Thrivent

Provide personalized financial advice, develop client relationships, and promote financial products and services. | Bachelor's degree, FINRA SIE, life and health licenses, and relevant background check. | About the job Meaningful work. Rewarding career. Make an impact providing expert financial advice with heart. Thrivent is a different kind of financial services firm, one that puts generosity at the center of saving and investing. Here, you’ll make an impact in the lives of the people you serve, helping them build, grow and protect financial well-being through purpose-based advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity. At Thrivent, you’ll receive the support, stability and opportunity of a Fortune 500 leader. We offer up to 14 weeks of paid training and coaching as you obtain your state insurance licenses (life, health & variable contracts), Series 7 and 66 registrations, and complete Thrivent’s comprehensive advisor onboarding program. After onboarding, you’ll have control over the income you earn, as you’ll be paid through commissions and incentives based on your success. Job Description As a Thrivent Financial advisor, you’ll: • Build a financial practice guiding Christians on their journeys to financial clarity, empowering lives of service and faith. • Provide personal, actionable and achievable advice and connect clients to Thrivent products and programs. • Develop and maintain genuine, long-term relationships throughout generations based on trust and understanding, with the ability to serve clients in your chosen community. • Make client appointments by leveraging your network and Thrivent’s reputation, delivering award-winning financial workshops and marketing your practice. • Have the flexibility to control your schedule, allowing for work-life balance. • Find a collaborative culture with colleagues who want you to be successful and are willing to help you do so. • Get the support of specialists from every facet of the organization—such as business development, marketing, technology, engagement, and experienced advisors—as you build your business. Desired Characteristics Our culture and our people are special. We’re looking for people who are – or want to become – part of the communities where clients live, work and worship. Whether you’re a seasoned financial professional or looking for a career change, you could be a successful Thrivent Financial advisor if you’re: • Self-disciplined, independent and driven to succeed. • Motivated by helping others and seeing them achieve their goals. • A natural coach or guide with strong interpersonal skills. • Passionate about living a life of generosity by serving others, not just selling products. Successful Thrivent financial advisors have come from a variety of career backgrounds, including outside sales, business management, education, ministry, hospitality, military and more. Skills acquired in these fields transition well into the financial advisor role. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Military veterans are encouraged to apply. • Attainment of FINRA SIE, life and health licenses (licensed role only) before contracting. • Satisfactory background check, fingerprinting and securities registration and/or insurance licensing verification, if applicable. Compensation and Benefits You’ll get all the benefits of a Fortune 500 organization and more. Here, you’ll enjoy: • Unlimited earning potential through biweekly base commissions, bonus opportunities and incentive pay structures, recurring revenue streams, and dedicated planning fees for those who qualify. • Medical, dental, vision, disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. • Pension, 401(k) and retiree medical plans. • Ongoing support, training and opportunity for professional growth as you build your business. • Well-being programs to help you manage your physical, emotional and financial health. • Gift matching program to double your contributions to eligible nonprofit organizations and volunteer programs that support your efforts to make a difference. • Membership programs that help you connect with your clients and engage Christians to make a real impact in your community. About Thrivent Thrivent is a diversified financial services organization that, with its subsidiary and affiliate companies, serves more than 2.4 million clients, offering advice, insurance, investments, banking and generosity products and programs. For more than 100 years, Thrivent has been helping Christians build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, Thrivent is a not-for-profit, membership-owned Fortune 500 company with $179 billion in assets under management/advisement (as of 12/31/23). Thrivent carries ratings from independent rating agencies which demonstrate the strength and stability of the organization, including an A++ rating from AM Best; an Aa2 rating from Moody's Investors Service; and an AA+ rating from S&P Global Ratings. Ratings are based on Thrivent's financial strength and claims-paying ability, but do not apply to investment product performance. Thrivent values diversity and inclusion, and we’re committed to providing an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, sex, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state or federal laws. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. To learn more about the privacy of your information, visit our workforce privacy policy at thrivent.com/privacy. Thrivent is the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide investment advisory services. Visit Thrivent.com or FINRA’s Broker Check for more information about our financial advisors. •

Owns and manages product backlog, collaborates with stakeholders, and ensures delivery of customer value through agile practices. | Requires 4-6 years of relevant experience, familiarity with Agile product management, stakeholder management, and strong communication skills. | The Product Owner works on a cross functional team to create meaningful and simple experiences for their product’s customers. They own the direction-setting, discovery, and prioritization of customer wants and needs. A PO-I typically is new to the role of Product Owner, and as such likely manages products with limited scope and impact. For this role, knowledge of payment processing and money movement is important. The Product Owner role is highly collaborative working closely with several key partners. The Product Owner articulates, translates, and executes the Product Manager’s long-term strategy and vision of the product through tactical strategies and solutions to drive necessary business outcomes. This requires the right alignment and regular, transparent communication to ensure both roles deliver on their goals. Additionally, the Product Owner works closely with stakeholders, end users, and functional and technical team members to rapidly deliver quality solutions to customers. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Works as a key team member on a cross functional team, responsible for continuous delivery of value to the customer through compelling and empowering customer experiences. Collaborate with Product Manager and stakeholders to ensure work prioritization is aligned with Thrivent’s priorities and overall product roadmap as well as to provide product development feedback and direction. Continuously innovates and evolves the product in alignment with strategic priorities. Is responsible for creating, maintaining, and evolving the product roadmap. Maintain and refine product backlog: Create user stories and acceptance criteria and prioritize all stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum business value that align with product strategy. Ensure stories clearly communicate the customer and stakeholder needs to meet key business objectives and strategies for the product. Is available for consultation during agile team planning and grooming sessions as needed. Works with other product teams/owners to align product roadmaps and sprint plans, and to focus on delivering the maximum business value to the organization. Working as a part of an agile team, ensures the team is aligned around similar goals and objectives and attending all team meetings. Engages with customers and users on a regular basis to uncover implicit and explicit needs. Develop and track key value drivers that measure effectiveness of product discovery and overall product performance and communicate these to stakeholders and business leaders on a regular basis. Foster a sense of urgency to achieve goals and leverage resources to overcome unexpected obstacles. Inspire others to achieve challenging goals and high standards of performance while committing to the organization’s direction (Product/Agile/DevOps). Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable. Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience 4-6 years relevant business experience Understand fundamentals of iterative development, software development process and procedures Familiarity with principles of Agile Product Management, stakeholder management, market and user research, technology management, and process design High level of organization and attention to detail Passion and understanding of new technology and trends Strong communication abilities to all levels of seniority and disciplines within the organization Preferred: Certified Product Owner or similar certification Experience developing business cases, roadmaps, product execution strategies Ability to prioritize work against enterprise, division, and product strategies. Can effectively communicate rationale and impact for prioritization choices Experience in defining high-quality business requirements and proficient in Agile story writing Experience with foundational product management tools, techniques and principles across discovery, design, build, release, and measure cycle Strong leadership skills to coordinate and motivate product teams, even outside direct reporting relationships Demonstrated experience with user interface design and best practices for usability Experience working in large, complex organizational initiatives Advanced skills in MS Office Suite with particular emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $114,731.00 - $155,224.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

Leading product strategy, managing product teams, and driving product performance and growth. | Extensive experience in product management, leadership skills, expertise in Agile, and familiarity with financial services or payment processing. | A Mgr, Product is a product leader who manages the product team responsible for one or more complex products. A player-coach role, the Mgr, Product brings together the individual skillsets of a product manager with those of a leader of people. They are responsible for the long-term strategy and vision for a set of products as well as for the performance and growth of the product practitioners on the product team(s) they oversee. This role requires strong domain expertise in payment processing and money movement. Mgr, Product is a critical leadership role for Thrivent’s operating model product teams. They lead product discovery efforts and are accountable for improving the performance of their product over time by overseeing effective delivery of product improvements and successfully marketing and promoting their product with users. They partner effectively with, and provide clarity and inspiration to, other disciplines on their team (business, design, engineering, analytics, etc.) and lead collaboration efforts with stakeholders from other teams across Thrivent to align on priorities and develop effective solutions to user challenges to optimize the end user experience. A Mgr, Product typically will have deep experience as a product manager and aspire to manage both products and people. They play a key role across product stakeholders to actively engage, develop, coach and influence product team operations, practices, and talent. This role typically has direct supervision responsibilities for between 1 and 4 product owners. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for the long-term product roadmap as part of a larger business strategy. Develops a compelling product strategy through analysis of personas, use cases, customer benefits, and solution value propositions. Consistently and iteratively ensures that business strategies are being executed through product roadmaps. Leads team collaboration to manage and prioritize product roadmap and releases across multiple products. Collaborates to resolve conflicts in a constructive manner when they arise. Accountable to ensure that product teams understand the business outcomes needed, and that business outcomes are tied to a broader business goal or objective. Identifies and tracks performance metrics both evergreen key performance indicators to monitor the overall health of the product and objectives to focus efforts on making specific, measurable improvements to experiences that drive positive outcomes. Facilitates conversations and coaching with product teams and relevant stakeholders to address gaps and necessary improvements to delivering specific improvements. Identifies and tracks Key Performance Metrics; accountable to ensure that KPIs are delivering the necessary business value. Ensures outcomes on the roadmap fit within capacity constraints and are prioritized and sequenced in order to maximize value to the customer. Engages with customers and users on a regular basis to uncover implicit and explicit needs and translate to product hypothesis which are tested and refined to deliver solutions. Collaborates across product teams to develop and roll out operational plans. Researches and identifies industry best practices and trends to increase effectiveness. Acquires, maintains and applies advanced knowledge of the business, its products and processes, and an academic understanding of Product Management. Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization. Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes. Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. 10+ years relevant business experience, including in product manager role, product owner role or similar. Understand fundamentals of iterative development, software development process and procedures. Expertise in the principles of Agile Product Management, stakeholder management, market and user research, technology management, and process design. High-level of organization and attention to detail. Passion and understanding of new technology and trends. Excellent communication, collaboration and influence skills among all organizational levels; strong facilitation and executive communications skills. Preferred: Certified Product Manager or similar certification. May have prior supervisory experience. Strong ability to effectively manage and resolve conflicting priorities. Experience in developing and delivering product strategy, articulated in terms of value and outcomes with relevant and compelling metrics and measurements. Expertise with foundational product management tools, techniques and principles across discovery, design, build, release, and measure cycle. Proven experience in leading and influencing cross-functional teams. Demonstrated experience with user interface design and best practices for usability. Experience working in large, complex organizational initiatives. Advanced skills in MS Office Suite with particular emphasis on Excel and Powerpoint. Adept at financial management to administer budgets across multiple products and ensure the product meets its requirements for return on investment. Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $146,428.00 - $198,108.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

Grow the market by attracting diverse talent, develop new financial professionals, and lead the market team to meet strategic goals. | Proven sales results, experience with financial advising tools and systems, leadership in recruiting and developing financial professionals, licensing in securities and insurance. | The Successful Market Director: • Grows his/her market by attracting high quality, diverse talent into financial professional (FP) roles • Ensures new FPs are given the tools, resources and knowledge needed in order to be successful in their new role. Attract, Recruit and Select Diverse Talent Create and implement a recruiting strategy to grow capacity by attracting and cultivating quality, diverse FP candidates in focus market. Execute a plan to recruit quality talent by spending focused time developing trusting relationships within broad and diverse networks, leveraging centers of influence and obtaining referrals from FPs for quality, diverse talent Partner with other Thrivent leaders/key stakeholders to develop capacity plan and understand recruiting and selection systems. Actively manage a pipeline of high quality, diverse candidates, Conduct selection interviews and assess candidates for high probability for success. Create followership by demonstrating enthusiasm for the career and for Thrivent and by caring about the success of others. Develop New FPs and Support the Launch of New FP Practices Demonstrate mastery of the Thrivent Financial Advice Process and be able to model and coach on all elements. Conduct high levels of joint field work (approx 3 days per week) as scheduled by new FPs to observe and offer feedback, and help with case prep as needed. Demonstrate, model and coach on the use of Salesforce and other Thrivent tools (i.e. CAP, Illustrations, etc.) during the sales process. Be available to FPs to develop their goals and conduct meetings with new FPs to discuss progress toward their goals, analyze what’s working and not working and ways to overcome challenges and issues. Be available to FPs to develop/execute a marketing plan to achieve their goals that leverage relationships within their natural market, referrals and communities. Collaborate with Others Inform and communicate with leadership team regarding FP (new and vet) progress toward goals and success. Facilitate connections between new FPs and vet FPs to provide additional joint field work experiences or practice experiences for new FPs Connect with corporate resources to stay informed of best practices or changes that directly impact recruiting, launch and vets Demonstrate ability to use technology effectively with FPs to assist in coaching and training Build a plan with the Community Engagement team and others to develop and implement a plan to grow the market, and identify communities or congregations within the market on which to focus, using generosity and other marketing programs. Build and maintain relationships with leaders within the Christian Community and centers of influence. Manages Market Engages in business planning to set strategy for market and to determine how to meet goals Provides leadership and coaching to market team Develops a healthy culture within the market, enabling good results and ensuring a culture of excellence in the market Work with the Community Engagement team and others to develop and implement a growth plan, and identify key markets on which to focus. Build and maintain relationships with leaders within the Christian Community and centers of influence. Characteristics of Ideal Candidate Drives for Results: strives for success, and takes ownership of market’s performance Passionate about Attracting and Developing Others; gains professional satisfaction from the success of others and being a source of help Adaptable: flexible, agile and amenable Courageous: willingness to take risks and do what needs to be done to grow individuals and the market Credible: Seen as an expert in what it takes to be a successful FP, both in sales process/methods and systems/technology Minimum Requirements: Demonstrated track record of solid sales results (i.e. L/H/A, investments, etc). Experience in using the Thrivent Financial Advice Process, Salesforce and other Thrivent tools and systems (i.e. CAP, Illustrations, etc.) and ability and willingness to model, promote and demonstrate usage of tools as needed. Previous experience in attracting others. Will and skill to commit to joint field work expectations. Experience in leading groups, specifically in presenting and facilitating in order to drive understanding of concepts and practices that lead to new FP success. Licensing: FINRA Series 7, 63/65 or 66 required or obtained within 90 days. State insurance licensed and appointed in life, health and variable lines of authority or attained within 90 days. State securities registered and insurance licensed and appointed in all states that comprise the Advisor Group. Once FPs are assigned to this position, this position will require securities registrations, state insurance licenses and appointments in all states where FPs are conducting business and receiving commissions. Satisfactory background check and clean compliance record. Flexibility to travel within the Advisor Group (may include overnight) and conduct business during evening hours. Must have own automobile to use for business purposes. Demonstrated track record of satisfactory performance. Strongly Preferred: Four year college degree strongly preferred. Professional designation or history of significant progress toward achievement preferred. Key Dependencies and Relationships: Advisor Group Leadership Team; vet FPs; new FPs; Advisor Group staff; corporate recruiting, launch and practice management teams. Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. Compensation for this role is a combination of base, bonus, and incentives. The applicable total compensation range for this full-time role is $145,000 - $211,000 per year, which is dependent upon performance and factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

Manage and execute college recruiting and intern programs, build relationships with educational institutions, and develop inclusive hiring practices. | Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years in talent acquisition, strong relationship management, and project coordination skills. | The College Recruiting Lead is responsible for managing and executing the college recruiting process and intern program for corporate functions. The incumbent will assist in implementing leading edge college and university relations outreach efforts which impact faculty, staff, students, and the engagement of Thrivent leaders, alumni and community leaders as deemed appropriate in recruitment and/or related relationship management efforts. In addition, this position will maintain and deliver intern programming designed to create meaningful experiences to cultivate professional development of students and provide training and process resources for hiring managers, mentors, and program sponsors. This role acts as the SME for college recruiting, university relations, and intern program best practices. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Build relationships with institutions and students to develop a pipeline of vital, diverse, and early career talent. Develop brand recognition at target schools through strategic partnerships and recruitment marketing efforts. Establish and execute intern event programming to develop soft skills, leadership, and volunteerism. Create meaningful onboarding and social engagement experiences for interns designed to position Thrivent as an employer of choice. Provide training and program resources for hiring managers and set leader expectations & protocols for intern experience, projects, and performance evaluation. Consult and advise hiring managers on sourcing strategies, job and profile requirements, candidate pools, screening process, and job offer. Develop tools and resources for managers to support effective and inclusive recruiting and selection practices. Manage full life cycle recruiting, including job posting, phone screening, job interviews, selection, and offers for intern job openings. Manage the day-to-day relationship with external service vendors and internal program partners (e.g. relocation, community affairs, events, facilities, collateral & merchandise) QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent associated experience 5+ years of talent acquisition experience Strong relationship management skills and demonstrated experience partnering with multiple organizational levels across remote teams Project coordination experience with the ability to prioritize projects and formulate the best course of action while communicating and updating multiple stakeholders Preferred: Extensive campus recruiting and university relations knowledge Experience utilizing a talent management system and/or applicant tracking system High sense of urgency with proven ability to effectively navigate shifting priorities and rapid change High degree of curiosity and drive to continuously learn, develop, and grow Gain credibility quickly and coaches others through outstanding interpersonal skills Expertly communicates and negotiates complex issues Knowledge of reporting best practices and approaches Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $81,537.00 - $110,315.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

Supporting and mentoring new financial advisors to develop their sales and client management skills, including joint fieldwork, training, and strategic planning. | A four-year college degree, sales experience, proficiency with financial tools and systems, licensing in securities and insurance, and ability to travel. | The Market Developer is responsible for providing sales mentorship, practice guidance, and joint field work to increase productivity and total sales for advisors and other sales roles in the area. They serve as the primary support person for new advisors within their first year and offer supplementary support throughout their first four years. The Market Developer ensures that clients receive purpose-based advice by providing training, case consultation, and mentorship, working side-by-side with new advisors and other sales associates. This role will foster a culture of excellence, compliance, and client-centric service, ensuring that advisors are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to succeed. It is critical in retaining financial advisors and sales roles by helping them get off to a productive start in their new careers. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:  Launch New Financial Advisors into Teams:  • Conduct high levels of joint fieldwork as scheduled by new financial advisors to observe and offer feedback. Provide support for case preparation, consultation, and delivery.  • Demonstrate, model and coach on the use of Salesforce, MoneyGuidePro, Thrivent Planning Platform and other Thrivent advice tools during the sales process.  • Serve as the main point of contact for financial advisors as they develop their sales goals and help analyze gaps and opportunities to grow.   • Help financial advisors to develop/execute marketing plans that leverage relationships within their natural market, referrals, and communities.  • Advise financial advisors as to what activities will enable them to achieve their sales goals.  • Serve as an extension of the field training team to enable the development and execution of advisor training deliverables. Foster Growth within Existing Teams:  • Support existing practices to launch client facing sales roles directly on to their team.   • Create an onboarding approach to fit the development path within the team.   • Communicate consistently with the existing team and leadership on strengths and development gaps.   • Work closely with the team to connect support and core training needs to deliver purpose-based advice.    Collaborate with Others:  • Work with market and area leadership to support referrals for talent.   • Directly influence market and area plans to drive total sales growth.   • Inform and communicate with leadership team regarding financial advisor progress toward development and sales goals.  • Facilitate connections with experienced financial advisors to provide additional joint field work and support.  • Leverage matrix partners to stay informed of best practices or changes that directly impact new financial advisor launch.  Market Leadership:  • Work with the Community Engagement team to execute financial advisor growth plans.   • Execute a plan to develop quality talent by spending focused time understanding the development needs of the advisors, staying up to date on processes and systems and working closely with matrix partners for support.   • Conduct selection interviews and assess candidates as needed in support of the market director.   • Create followership by demonstrating enthusiasm for the career and for Thrivent and by caring about the success of others.   QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:   Required: • Four-year college degree strongly preferred.  • Demonstrated track record of solid sales results (i.e. L/H/A, investments, etc.) and alignment to providing clients wholistic, purpose-based advice.   • Experience in leading groups, specifically in presenting and facilitating to drive understanding of concepts and practices that lead to new financial advisor success.  • Professional designation or history of significant progress toward achievement preferred.  • Experience in using the Thrivent Financial Advice Process, Salesforce and other Thrivent tools and systems and ability and willingness to model, promote and demonstrate usage of tools as needed.  • Ability to utilize technology effectively to coach and train new financial advisors.  • Will and skill to commit to joint field work expectations.  • Licensing:  • FINRA Series 7, 63/65 or 66 required or obtained within 90 days.  • State insurance licensed and appointed in life, health and variable lines of authority or attained within 90 days.  • State securities registered and insurance licensed and appointed in all states that comprise the market or are aligned to specific financial advisors that are assigned.  • Satisfactory background check and clean compliance record.  • Flexibility to travel within the region (may include overnight), up to 50%, and conduct business during evening hours. • Must have own vehicle to use for business purposes. • Demonstrated track record of satisfactory performance. Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. Compensation for this role is a combination of base, bonus, and incentives. The applicable total compensation range for this full-time role is $104,000 - $130,000, which is dependent upon performance and factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

Manage a diverse contact center team, optimize operational KPIs, and improve customer experience across product lines. | 5+ years in contact center roles with leadership experience, knowledge of workforce management, and familiarity with financial products and systems. | The Contact Center Manager role is directly responsible for ensuring a superior Client experience, while managing a team of up to 12-15 front line Client Care Professionals (CCP) or cross functional CCPs. The CCP role handles requests from clients and financial advisors, utilizing a variety of complex system tools and processes. The Contact Center Manager position is diverse and handles people, process, and technology across business and product lines to support the contact center operations. Outside of the day-to-day management of a diverse workforce in a mostly telecommuting work environment, this role also handles call escalations, problem solving across product lines, IVR call routing, an understanding of workforce management practices and principles and system knowledge to help support their team members. The Contact Center Manager is responsible for creating and running various business reports on their respective business areas and providing insight and call metrics for their operational area to implement and drive change within the contact center to improve efficiencies. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage a diverse team of front-line Client Care teams within a large Contact Center that includes problem solving, resolution and call/chat/email handling for Clients and Financial Advisors Deep knowledge of workforce management principles and various KPIs to support contact center operations such as occupancy, Average handle time (AHT), After Call work, (ACW), Net Promoter Score (NPS), AUX time, Shrinkage, Adherence, and Staff Utilization. Analyze and coach Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey information for your team members to optimize performance and drive the client experience Work across product lines to avoid business impact and ensure ongoing training to support the business needs and enhance employee engagement. Participate in, represent and/or lead divisional / departmental projects or operational improvements that improve operational unit performance. Assist in and develop goals, priorities and metrics for team members that align with Contact Center operational standards Ensure progress toward individual and team goals, analyze variances, take corrective action and adapt plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges. Partner with legal, HR and compliance to conduct operations in compliance with pertinent laws and regulations. Recruit, develop, and sustain a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization. Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: College degree or equivalent experience Five+ years of Contact Center experience with two years+ of demonstrated people leadership experience leading teams that collaborate cross-organizationally to achieve desired outcomes. Leader who drives vision, collaboration, and teamwork. Knowledge of financial products Strong communication/interpersonal skills with emphasis on customer service, conflict management, teamwork and coaching skills Knowledge of systems and processes including Salesforce, Avaya CMS, Workforce Management and Verint call recording Experience with identification of problems and significantly improving processes and leading through organizational change FINRA Series 6 and 26 required or obtained within 180 days of hire/transfer, as well as the Operations Professional registration due to: Oversight for Thrivent’s customer interaction centers, which handle customer orders, transaction processing. Respond to customer complaints where needed Approve any ad-hoc customer correspondence Ensure quality and training programs are in place for licensed personnel Ensure policy and procedures follow applicable securities rules and regulations The product lines involved are insurance (life, DI, MS, LTC), annuity (fixed and variable), and our tax-exempt programs. Managers may oversee just specific product lines in some cases but assist and support staff/peers across product lines. Preferred: Broad knowledge of Thrivent business, products and systems Bilingual in Spanish is a plus Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $104,063.00 - $140,793.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

Manage and develop a diverse contact center team, optimize operational KPIs, and ensure compliance with financial regulations. | 5+ years of contact center experience with leadership in a financial or regulated environment, knowledge of financial products, and relevant certifications. | Job Description: • Manage a diverse team of front-line Client Care teams within a large Contact Center that includes problem solving, resolution and call/chat/email handling for Clients and Financial Advisors • Deep knowledge of workforce management principles and various KPIs to support contact center operations such as occupancy, Average handle time (AHT), After Call work, (ACW), Net Promoter Score (NPS), AUX time, Shrinkage, Adherence, and Staff Utilization. • Analyze and coach Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey information for your team members to optimize performance and drive the client experience • Work across product lines to avoid business impact and ensure ongoing training to support the business needs and enhance employee engagement. • Participate in, represent and/or lead divisional / departmental projects or operational improvements that improve operational unit performance. • Assist in and develop goals, priorities and metrics for team members that align with Contact Center operational standards • Ensure progress toward individual and team goals, analyze variances, take corrective action and adapt plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges. • Partner with legal, HR and compliance to conduct operations in compliance with pertinent laws and regulations. • Recruit, develop, and sustain a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization. • Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. • Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. Requirements: • College degree or equivalent experience • Five+ years of Contact Center experience with two years+ of demonstrated people leadership experience leading teams that collaborate cross-organizationally to achieve desired outcomes • Leader who drives vision, collaboration, and teamwork • Knowledge of financial products • Strong communication/interpersonal skills with emphasis on customer service, conflict management, teamwork and coaching skills • Knowledge of systems and processes including Salesforce, Avaya CMS, Workforce Management and Verint call recording • Experience with identification of problems and significantly improving processes and leading through organizational change • FINRA Series 6 and 26 required or obtained within 180 days of hire/transfer, as well as the Operations Professional registration due to: Oversight for Thrivent’s customer interaction centers, which handle customer orders, transaction processing • Respond to customer complaints where needed • Approve any ad-hoc customer correspondence • Ensure quality and training programs are in place for licensed personnel • Ensure policy and procedures follow applicable securities rules and regulations. Benefits: • various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives) • medical, dental, and vision insurance • health savings account • flexible spending account • 401k • pension • life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance • disability insurance • supplemental protection insurance • 20 days of Paid Time Off each year • Sick and Safe Time • 10 paid company holidays • Volunteer Time Off • paid parental leave • EAP • well-being benefits • other employee benefits

Manage and develop a high-performing contact center team, optimize operational KPIs, and ensure compliance with industry regulations. | Requires 5+ years of contact center experience, leadership skills, knowledge of financial products, and relevant licenses such as FINRA Series 6 and 26. | Job Description: • Manage a diverse team of front-line Client Care teams within a large Contact Center that includes problem solving, resolution and call/chat/email handling for Clients and Financial Advisors • Deep knowledge of workforce management principles and various KPIs to support contact center operations such as occupancy, Average handle time (AHT), After Call work, (ACW), Net Promoter Score (NPS), AUX time, Shrinkage, Adherence, and Staff Utilization. • Analyze and coach Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey information for your team members to optimize performance and drive the client experience • Work across product lines to avoid business impact and ensure ongoing training to support the business needs and enhance employee engagement. • Participate in, represent and/or lead divisional / departmental projects or operational improvements that improve operational unit performance. • Assist in and develop goals, priorities and metrics for team members that align with Contact Center operational standards • Ensure progress toward individual and team goals, analyze variances, take corrective action and adapt plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges. • Partner with legal, HR and compliance to conduct operations in compliance with pertinent laws and regulations. • Recruit, develop, and sustain a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization. • Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. • Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. Requirements: • College degree or equivalent experience • Five+ years of Contact Center experience with two years+ of demonstrated people leadership experience leading teams that collaborate cross-organizationally to achieve desired outcomes • Leader who drives vision, collaboration, and teamwork • Knowledge of financial products • Strong communication/interpersonal skills with emphasis on customer service, conflict management, teamwork and coaching skills • Knowledge of systems and processes including Salesforce, Avaya CMS, Workforce Management and Verint call recording • Experience with identification of problems and significantly improving processes and leading through organizational change • FINRA Series 6 and 26 required or obtained within 180 days of hire/transfer, as well as the Operations Professional registration due to: Oversight for Thrivent’s customer interaction centers, which handle customer orders, transaction processing • Respond to customer complaints where needed • Approve any ad-hoc customer correspondence • Ensure quality and training programs are in place for licensed personnel • Ensure policy and procedures follow applicable securities rules and regulations. Benefits: • various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives) • medical, dental, and vision insurance • health savings account • flexible spending account • 401k • pension • life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance • disability insurance • supplemental protection insurance • 20 days of Paid Time Off each year • Sick and Safe Time • 10 paid company holidays • Volunteer Time Off • paid parental leave • EAP • well-being benefits • other employee benefits

Manage product backlog, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prioritize features to deliver customer value. | Experience in digital product development, Agile methodologies, stakeholder engagement, and technical integration. | The Product Owner works on a cross functional team to create meaningful and simple experiences for their product’s customers. They own the direction-setting, discovery, and prioritization of customer wants and needs. A PO typically is new to the role of Product Owner, and as such likely manages products with limited scope and impact. The Product Owner role is highly collaborative working closely with several key partners. The Product Owner articulates, translates, and executes the Product Manager’s long-term strategy and vision of the product through tactical strategies and solutions to drive necessary business outcomes. This requires the right alignment and regular, transparent communication to ensure both roles deliver on their goals. Additionally, the Product Owner works closely with stakeholders, end users, and functional and technical team members to rapidly deliver quality solutions to customers. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Works as a key team member on a cross functional team, responsible for continuous delivery of value to the customer through compelling and empowering customer experiences. Collaborate with Product Manager and stakeholders to ensure work prioritization is aligned with Thrivent’s priorities and overall product roadmap as well as to provide product development feedback and direction. Continuously innovates and evolves the product in alignment with strategic priorities. Is responsible for creating, maintaining, and evolving the product roadmap. Maintain and refine product backlog: Create user stories and acceptance criteria and prioritize all stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum business value that align with product strategy. Ensure stories clearly communicate the customer and stakeholder needs to meet key business objectives and strategies for the product. Is available for consultation during agile team planning and grooming sessions as needed. Works with other product teams/owners to align product roadmaps and sprint plans, and to focus on delivering the maximum business value to the organization. Working as a part of an agile team, ensures the team is aligned around similar goals and objectives and attending all team meetings. Engages with customers and users on a regular basis to uncover implicit and explicit needs. Develop and track key value drivers that measure effectiveness of product discovery and overall product performance and communicate these to stakeholders and business leaders on a regular basis. Foster a sense of urgency to achieve goals and leverage resources to overcome unexpected obstacles. Inspire others to achieve challenging goals and high standards of performance while committing to the organization’s direction (Product/Agile/DevOps). Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable. Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience 4-6 years relevant business experience 3+ years of working in the product model with a dedicated product, design and engineering triad 3+ years developing custom user-facing digital experiences with familiarity of design systems, javascript frameworks, CMS implementation and CRM integration 3+ years implementation and managing third-party vendor software 3+ years of experience creating unified experiences for financial advisors and their clients 3+ years connecting directly with field members to deeply understand user and customer needs Understand fundamentals of iterative development, software development process and procedures Familiarity with principles of Agile Product Management, stakeholder management, market and user research, technology management, and process design High level of organization and attention to detail Passion and understanding of new technology and trends Strong communication abilities to all levels of seniority and disciplines within the organization Preferred: Demonstrated experience with user interface design and best practices for usability Certified Product Owner or similar certification Experience developing business cases, roadmaps, product execution strategies Ability to prioritize work against enterprise, division, and product strategies. Can effectively communicate rationale and impact for prioritization choices Experience in defining high-quality business requirements and proficient in Agile story writing Experience with foundational product management tools, techniques and principles across discovery, design, build, release, and measure cycle Strong leadership skills to coordinate and motivate product teams, even outside direct reporting relationships Experience working in large, complex organizational initiatives Advanced skills in MS Office Suite with particular emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $114,731.00 - $155,224.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

Lead enterprise architecture strategy, develop standards, and collaborate across teams to align technology solutions with business goals. | Requires 15+ years in IT, 10+ years in enterprise architecture, and a bachelor's degree in a related field. | The Principal Architect will take the lead to drive strategy and innovation in the evaluation of existing systems and technologies and development of strategic solutions and blueprints to solve stated business challenges. The principal architect will drive the development and refinement of our Enterprise Architecture Framework. The incumbent will provide architectural leadership across our organization’s systems, products, and technologies. They will lead our Enterprise Architecture teams and have significant collaboration with external partners to ensure that technology decisions and blueprints align with the overall Enterprise Architecture Framework. Communication and Influence • The ability to communicate verbally and in written form across all levels of the organization. • The ability to present to leadership, engineering and large groups. • The ability to facilitate a meeting across many different viewpoints coming to a resolution. • Ability to ask the hard questions and drive to the outcome needed across the organization. Critical Thinking • The ability to review and provide feedback on architecture and implementation across the enterprise. • The ability to determine an enterprise direction given a business outcome and enterprise architecture standards. • The ability to solve complex, critical problems related to significant and unique issues affecting the enterprise. • Ability to make sound judgements across portfolios while understanding the overall organization and enterprise fit and needs. Provide expertise across the Enterprise • Research and maintain knowledge in emerging technology strategies and the possible application to the business & technology processes. • Research, evaluate and recommend technologies that support enterprise current or future company strategies. • Analyze industry, technology, and market trends to determine their potential impacts on the enterprise. Provide architectural leadership across the Organization • Lead the creation of governing principles to guide the enterprise IT Strategy and solution decisions for the enterprise. • Drive cross-product, cross-functional architecture alignment to deliver technology initiatives that meet our enterprise architecture standards. • Identify business needs that affect the enterprise architecture and provide solutions that integrate into the overall architectural vision and strategy. • Work closely with subject matter experts and technology discipline leaders to continually enhance reference architecture, technology standards, policy and governance. • Maintain an organization-wide view on current and future business and application architecture in support of goals and objectives. Collaborating Across Teams • Promote cross team adherence to architecture standards and target architecture. • Supports and provides broad expertise to other architects when collaborating across teams to create solutions that lead to outcomes. • Broker architecture differences across portfolios to achieve outcomes for the most critical technology and/or strategic priorities for the organization. Collaborating Across the Organization • Able to provide architecture leadership to large scale business and technology initiatives across the enterprise/company. • Drive solutions that fully meet our enterprise architecture standards. • Lead the definition of new standards and principals when we encounter gaps with current standards. • Support, communicate and gain alignment for the Thrivent Strategies across the organization. Help identify the impact of Thrivent Strategies on the architecture and systems. • Identify the organizational impact (for example, on skills, processes, technology and culture) and financial impact of the enterprise Architecture. • Define and execute the company’s enterprise architecture values and standards for acquiring or developing systems, equipment, or software within the company. Coaching Architects and Engineers • Coach / mentor other team members as appropriate. • Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization Recruiting and Building Talent • Engage in the tech community to build the Thrivent technology brand and position as the employer of choice in the market. • Contributes / helps in the recruitment process to hire the right engineering talent for the organization. • Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies - Model the Way, Rally the Team and Deliver Outcomes. Required: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience • 15+ years progressively responsible positions in Information Technology or related fields • 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, application architecture and/or software development Preferred: • Master’s Degree • Financial Services industry experience Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $161,436.00 - $218,415.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

Collect, analyze, and report data to ensure accuracy and compliance, create and maintain dashboards and reports, identify trends and insights, and communicate findings to stakeholders. | Bachelor's degree with 4-6+ years of data analytics or reporting experience, strong analytical and financial skills, ability to work independently and collaborate with multiple functional areas. | The data and reporting analyst assists in the collection, analysis and reporting of data, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance within company standards. The individual will create and maintain Advice & Planning data and communicate findings to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner. This role will be primarily focused on Dedicated Planning Services (DPS) data but will assist with Advice & Planning broader data analysis as needed. The individual will analyze data to identify trends, patterns and insights so stakeholders including engagement teams so they can coach and solve any issues to drive further advice adoption. The individual will also own DPS reports and dashboards to ensure clear visualization and that data is accessible to the end user. This can be a remote position within the US. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Defines, develops, and provides information and analysis to drive and support decision-making for moderately complex processes and business operations for internal and external customers. Ensures data quality, integrity, and security. Collaborates with key partners including other data & analytics teams to ensure data is being interpreted correctly. Make data accessible for stakeholders where applicable to create self-service data. Create and maintain reports, dashboards, and visualizations for Dedicated Planning Services (and broader Advice dashboards as needed). Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, and insights; Communicate findings to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner. Develop and implement reporting processes including working monthly with finance and other partners to ensure data is reporting accurately throughout the enterprise. Ensure reports are accurate, timely, and compliant with company standards. Responsible for tracking & reporting the on-going performance of DPS (e.g., quantity of plans, revenue, fees, renewals, advisor productivity, etc.) as well as modeling or forecasting scenarios to inform future prioritization Assists in defining, developing, and providing information and analysis to drive and support decision-making for moderately complex processes and business operations for internal and external customers. Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes. Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. Describe below the audience this role will interact with and level of influence they will have on those roles. Individual contributors within Thrivent Field organization External vendors, contractors and/or consultants Thrivent Members Managers and/or Directors within Thrivent QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent 4-6+ years of experience in the data analytics or reporting or related area Technical expertise and strong understanding within multiple (3+) functional areas Moderate levels of analysis and independence Strong financial and analytical skills Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $69,053.00 - $93,425.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

The Field Practice Solutions Specialist is responsible for completing applications and service forms for various financial products while ensuring they are in good order. This role also involves resolving issues, collaborating with departments, and enhancing the client experience. | Candidates must have 2+ years of experience in the financial industry with knowledge of financial products. Strong communication skills and the ability to navigate multiple systems are essential. | The Field Practice Solutions Specialist brings a foundational understanding of all financial products and expertly navigates various systems and tools to complete applications, generate illustrations, and facilitate money movement on behalf of Financial Advisors (FAs). This role involves gathering missing personal and financial information from clients, guiding them through service and money movement processes, and ensuring a positive client experience – all while increasing advisor capacity. This role requires taking ownership of issues, collaborating with departments to resolve errors, and clearly communicating product-specific information to FAs, support staff, and other stakeholders. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Complete applications and service forms for all product lines, including Life Insurance, Health, Annuities (LHA), Mutual Funds (MF), Financial Planning, and Brokerage, ensuring they are in good order (IGO). Research & resolve not-in-good-order (NIGO) issues across all product lines by analyzing processes, correcting errors, and gathering additional information as needed. Collaborate with external companies to ensure forms are in good order (IGO) Efficiently navigate over 40 systems to accurately process applications and service forms, minimizing the need for additional outreach to representatives and clients Facilitate money movement for internal and external products on behalf of the FA/Client, ensuring accuracy and compliance Proactively contact clients to gather information, provide reminders to the client to complete various applications/forms, assist in conversations with external companies and clients to verify form accuracy, gather additional details, and complete required paperwork Understand and apply back-end and front-end processes across all product lines to ensure seamless handling of transactions Review external company statements to input accurate data for financial planning This role engages with a diverse audience across the organization. Key interactions include Financial Advisors and Office Professionals in the field, as well as internal teams. While most interactions are with individual contributors and managers, the role requires the ability to collaborate across varying levels of the organization. The Field Practice Solutions Specialist is expected to address undefined problems with limited information, applying evaluation, judgment, and analytical skills. They contribute to identifying recurring issues, streamlining inefficient processes, and implementing solutions to reduce costs while enhancing field and client satisfaction. Effective communication is critical, requiring the ability to resolve conflicts and inspire action. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: 2+ years of diverse experience in the financial industry with in-depth experience with one or more financial products (Mutual Funds, Brokerage, Investments, Annuity, Life, Health) and supporting systems Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong written and verbal communication and high attention to detail. Able to clearly communicate with diverse audiences across the enterprise Demonstrates adaptability in a dynamic, fast-changing environment Maintains integrity of sensitive and confidential information Ability to establish rapport and build relationships with external and internal customers and coworkers Ability to anticipate customer needs with insights from industry best practices Strong proficiency in navigating multiple systems Preferred: Flexibility to work a schedule based on business needs. Schedules do not typically fluctuate; however, there are times where it may change Proven ability to independently problem-solve and research client and field-related issues with minimal direction Licensing Grid: FINRA SIE, Series 6 required or obtained within 12 months of hire/transfer. 2 positions available for this posting Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $21.40 - $28.95 per hour, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

Lead multiple product teams using Scrum to deliver high-impact HR products, coach teams and stakeholders on Agile practices, manage product lifecycle activities, and communicate progress to executives. | Requires 4-6 years leading Scrum teams or projects, expertise in Agile methodologies, excellent communication and facilitation skills, and preferably Scrum Master certification and experience with HR technology. | Be Part of a pivotal transformation as Thrivent's HR teams adopt a product operating model. In this role, you’ll help lay the foundation for one of our first HR product teams and influence the direction of future products. Your initial focus will be leading the performance management team, with opportunities to take on additional product teams as they are established. The Scrum Master II is a “servant leader” who helps teams follow Scrum. The Scrum Master II has expert level understanding of the Scrum framework, Scrum values, Agile principles and values in the Agile manifesto. This person is sought out to coach other teams on the subtleties of Scrum. They partner effectively with stakeholders to ensure alignment of priorities and product delivery, planning and executing on product tasks and driving for results through both product team members and stakeholders. They leverage technical/functional subject matter experts to maximize velocity for product completion, carefully balancing the three constraints of cost, time, and scope to best suit the needs of the business and the enterprise. They ensure accountability, transparency, and regularity in product status updates. They serve as a leader in the deployment of Agile methodology and processes for assigned line of business product being supported by Information Technology. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provides expert consulting to the Product Owner in building and maintaining the product roadmap, release plan and strategic product roadmap based on the priorities set by the Product Owner and input from the Team. • Responsible for leading multiple product teams or large initiatives monitoring progress across all products to ensure on target and providing needed support to remove obstacles to achieving product deliverables. • Responsible for leading product teams and managing all activities (including strategy and ideation), in a product life-cycle (initiation, planning, executing/controlling, and closing) associated with high visibility products that are long-term, across one or more lines of business and carry a substantial impact to the relevant businesses. • Foster self-organization and cross team collaboration. Enable the Team to make decisions and remove decision making barriers whenever possible. Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution • Identify areas for process improvement and establishes effective and efficient processes, by analyzing current and new product management processes. • Provide leadership to assigned product managers to establish product plans and objectives that result in on-time and on-budget outcome. Track progress and provide updates on any changes in strategy or priorities. • Effectively communicate relevant status and initiative level metrics to senior executives on the progress of individual products and the overall initiative. • Establishes and maintains a strong partnership with internal customers to fully understand the business and their business needs. Work cross functionally in a matrixed environment to drive partnerships to achieve shared goals. • Strengthen the presence of our team as an Agile center of excellence. Actively contribute to the company’s Agile and Product Community. Keep the rest of the company network aware of our activities • Inspire others to achieve challenging goals and high standards of performance while committing to the organization’s direction (Product/Agile/DevOps)) • Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable. ​ • Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business or other technical related field or equivalent work experience • 4-6 years in a lead role on projects, scrum teams, and/or business lead initiatives, at least 3 years as a ScrumMaster or related experience • Understand fundamentals of iterative development, software development process and procedures • Expertise with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices • High level of organization and attention to detail • Passion and understanding of new technology and trends. • Excellent communication, collaboration and influence skills among all organizational levels; strong facilitation and executive communications skills. • Strong ability to effectively manage and resolve conflicting priorities Preferred: • Experience leading agile teams in SAFe, Scrum, or Kanban contexts • Certified Scrum Master or similar certification • Experience managing essential risk mitigation activities including identification, tracking, follow-up, escalation, and contingency planning on risks, issues • Strong Technical proficiency with HR technology platforms and systems. • Demonstrates mastery of software development processes and procedures, including test driven development, incremental development approaches and technical change management. • Strong leadership skills to coordinate and motivate product teams, even outside direct reporting relationships. • Experience developing and implementing initiative and product level performance metrics • Experience working in large, complex organizational initiatives Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $124,010.00 - $167,778.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

Lead multiple product teams through Agile Scrum practices, facilitate product lifecycle management, remove obstacles, foster collaboration, and communicate progress to executives. | Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 4-6 years leading Scrum teams or projects, expert Scrum knowledge, Agile methodology expertise, strong communication and leadership skills, with preferred certifications and HR tech experience. | Be Part of a pivotal transformation as Thrivent's HR teams adopt a product operating model. In this role, you’ll help lay the foundation for one of our first HR product teams and influence the direction of future products. Your initial focus will be leading the performance management team, with opportunities to take on additional product teams as they are established. The Scrum Master II is a “servant leader” who helps teams follow Scrum. The Scrum Master II has expert level understanding of the Scrum framework, Scrum values, Agile principles and values in the Agile manifesto. This person is sought out to coach other teams on the subtleties of Scrum. They partner effectively with stakeholders to ensure alignment of priorities and product delivery, planning and executing on product tasks and driving for results through both product team members and stakeholders. They leverage technical/functional subject matter experts to maximize velocity for product completion, carefully balancing the three constraints of cost, time, and scope to best suit the needs of the business and the enterprise. They ensure accountability, transparency, and regularity in product status updates. They serve as a leader in the deployment of Agile methodology and processes for assigned line of business product being supported by Information Technology. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides expert consulting to the Product Owner in building and maintaining the product roadmap, release plan and strategic product roadmap based on the priorities set by the Product Owner and input from the Team. Responsible for leading multiple product teams or large initiatives monitoring progress across all products to ensure on target and providing needed support to remove obstacles to achieving product deliverables. Responsible for leading product teams and managing all activities (including strategy and ideation), in a product life-cycle (initiation, planning, executing/controlling, and closing) associated with high visibility products that are long-term, across one or more lines of business and carry a substantial impact to the relevant businesses. Foster self-organization and cross team collaboration. Enable the Team to make decisions and remove decision making barriers whenever possible. Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution Identify areas for process improvement and establishes effective and efficient processes, by analyzing current and new product management processes. Provide leadership to assigned product managers to establish product plans and objectives that result in on-time and on-budget outcome. Track progress and provide updates on any changes in strategy or priorities. Effectively communicate relevant status and initiative level metrics to senior executives on the progress of individual products and the overall initiative. Establishes and maintains a strong partnership with internal customers to fully understand the business and their business needs. Work cross functionally in a matrixed environment to drive partnerships to achieve shared goals. Strengthen the presence of our team as an Agile center of excellence. Actively contribute to the company’s Agile and Product Community. Keep the rest of the company network aware of our activities Inspire others to achieve challenging goals and high standards of performance while committing to the organization’s direction (Product/Agile/DevOps)) Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable. Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business or other technical related field or equivalent work experience 4-6 years in a lead role on projects, scrum teams, and/or business lead initiatives, at least 3 years as a ScrumMaster or related experience Understand fundamentals of iterative development, software development process and procedures Expertise with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices High level of organization and attention to detail Passion and understanding of new technology and trends. Excellent communication, collaboration and influence skills among all organizational levels; strong facilitation and executive communications skills. Strong ability to effectively manage and resolve conflicting priorities Preferred: Experience leading agile teams in SAFe, Scrum, or Kanban contexts Certified Scrum Master or similar certification Experience managing essential risk mitigation activities including identification, tracking, follow-up, escalation, and contingency planning on risks, issues Strong Technical proficiency with HR technology platforms and systems. Demonstrates mastery of software development processes and procedures, including test driven development, incremental development approaches and technical change management. Strong leadership skills to coordinate and motivate product teams, even outside direct reporting relationships. Experience developing and implementing initiative and product level performance metrics Experience working in large, complex organizational initiatives Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $124,010.00 - $167,778.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.

Lead and implement leadership development programs across the enterprise, collaborate with senior leaders and HR to design and execute learning solutions, and manage multiple projects to improve organizational effectiveness. | 8-10+ years in learning or organizational effectiveness roles, experience with leadership development especially for senior leaders, expert facilitation and coaching skills, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent. | The Senior Leadership Development Consultant is an Organizational effectiveness consultant that advances business effectiveness through high-impact leadership development. This role is a critical part of Thrivent’s Enterprise Learning and Development team and has accountabilities for leadership development and team effectiveness programs across all levels of the organization, from individual contributors to senior leaders. This role reports to the Director, Enterprise Learning and Development. The Senior Leadership Development Consultant is an individual who can effectively collaborate with stakeholders inside Human Resources, as well as senior leaders across the organization. This individual is a performance consultant who can create, develop, and execute learning solutions to build leadership capability in individual contributors and leaders of others. The individual will possess excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills and must have the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization. This position may be remote within the United States. Job Duties and Responsibilities • Leads development and implementation of leadership development and effectiveness programs across the enterprise, especially mid- and senior-level leadership programs • Oversight of programs for leading self and others, including nominations, facilitation, event management and program analysis • Collaborates with leaders and business partners to gain business insight for program design and implementation, using data, metrics, outcomes and industry best practices to learn, iterate, and adapt programs • Demonstrate and maintain leading edge expertise to ensure Thrivent implements the most effective programs and processes to drive organizational outcomes • Manage multiple projects and processes in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment • Anticipate requirements to support larger-scale development needs within and across teams and build plans to develop resources and skills accordingly Required Job Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in applicable field required (Human Resources, Psychology, Business) • 8-10+ years of related experience in learning, consulting or program management roles related to large scale organizational effectiveness initiatives • Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring leadership development programs/processes across the enterprise, with a strong emphasis on executive-level audiences (Director and above), including understanding the unique challenges and expectations of senior leadership • Expert facilitation skills including experience with large and small groups in multiple modalities, ideally including executive coaching, 360-degree assessments, and other executive development tools • Understanding of adult learning theory and principles, and Preferred Job Qualifications • Master’s degree or certification in formal instructional design, training & development, and human resources fields preferred. Prior experience in executive education environments is highly desirable • Certification and experience facilitating Situational Leadership II and certifications in Insights Discovery, StrengthsFinders, or similar assessments preferred • 3-5 years of experience in human resources, organization development or business management capacity preferred • Experience in financial services and/or fraternal benefit societies preferred • Proven success in rolling out leadership development programs for Director+ levels, with the ability to articulate long-term impact and organizational benefits Other Critical Factors • Ability to maintain professional judgment, discretion and confidential information • Exceptional communication and group facilitation skills • Strong influencing and coaching skills • Cross-functional collaboration abilities • Strong program and project management skills • Ability to build trusted relationships with various levels of leadership across the organization • Strong business acumen • Results oriented and execution focused • Learning agile and adaptable Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $107,125.00 - $144,933.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

Lead and implement leadership development programs across the enterprise, collaborate with senior leaders and HR, manage multiple projects, and use data to improve organizational outcomes. | 8-10+ years in learning or organizational development roles with experience in leadership development programs for senior leaders, expert facilitation skills, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent. | The Senior Leadership Development Consultant is an Organizational effectiveness consultant that advances business effectiveness through high-impact leadership development. This role is a critical part of Thrivent’s Enterprise Learning and Development team and has accountabilities for leadership development and team effectiveness programs across all levels of the organization, from individual contributors to senior leaders. This role reports to the Director, Enterprise Learning and Development. The Senior Leadership Development Consultant is an individual who can effectively collaborate with stakeholders inside Human Resources, as well as senior leaders across the organization. This individual is a performance consultant who can create, develop, and execute learning solutions to build leadership capability in individual contributors and leaders of others. The individual will possess excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills and must have the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization. This position may be remote within the United States. Job Duties and Responsibilities • Leads development and implementation of leadership development and effectiveness programs across the enterprise, especially mid- and senior-level leadership programs • Oversight of programs for leading self and others, including nominations, facilitation, event management and program analysis • Collaborates with leaders and business partners to gain business insight for program design and implementation, using data, metrics, outcomes and industry best practices to learn, iterate, and adapt programs • Demonstrate and maintain leading edge expertise to ensure Thrivent implements the most effective programs and processes to drive organizational outcomes • Manage multiple projects and processes in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment • Anticipate requirements to support larger-scale development needs within and across teams and build plans to develop resources and skills accordingly Required Job Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in applicable field required (Human Resources, Psychology, Business) • 8-10+ years of related experience in learning, consulting or program management roles related to large scale organizational effectiveness initiatives • Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring leadership development programs/processes across the enterprise, with a strong emphasis on executive-level audiences (Director and above), including understanding the unique challenges and expectations of senior leadership • Expert facilitation skills including experience with large and small groups in multiple modalities, ideally including executive coaching, 360-degree assessments, and other executive development tools • Understanding of adult learning theory and principles, and Preferred Job Qualifications • Master’s degree or certification in formal instructional design, training & development, and human resources fields preferred. Prior experience in executive education environments is highly desirable • Certification and experience facilitating Situational Leadership II and certifications in Insights Discovery, StrengthsFinders, or similar assessments preferred • 3-5 years of experience in human resources, organization development or business management capacity preferred • Experience in financial services and/or fraternal benefit societies preferred • Proven success in rolling out leadership development programs for Director+ levels, with the ability to articulate long-term impact and organizational benefits Other Critical Factors • Ability to maintain professional judgment, discretion and confidential information • Exceptional communication and group facilitation skills • Strong influencing and coaching skills • Cross-functional collaboration abilities • Strong program and project management skills • Ability to build trusted relationships with various levels of leadership across the organization • Strong business acumen • Results oriented and execution focused • Learning agile and adaptable Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $107,125.00 - $144,933.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

Develop and analyze data to provide business insights, consult with customers on requirements, and mentor associate analysts. | Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 3+ years in financial services analytics, intermediate skills in statistical modeling and analytics tools, and experience with relational databases and experimental design. | The Business Intelligence Analyst is a mid-level position with responsibility for obtaining, developing and analyzing data, prove/disprove hypotheses, and develop insights. The individual in this role will be expected to consult with costumers to develop business requirements and provide possible solutions and approaches to their analytic needs. While expected to exhibit a significant amount of independence in interacting with business partners and in preparing analyses, the role works under the general direction of their leader and also trains, mentors, and provides work direction to associate analysts. Develops an understanding of Thrivent’s products, systems, and processes. Job Duties and Responsibilities • Collaborates with technical resources, business resources, and business owners to: 1) define specific hypothesis/questions to evaluate and analyze, or 2) gather, develop, validate and analyze data and data requirements in support of business operations. • Conducts moderately complex SQL queries and works with other data extraction, reporting and analytic tools to validate and/or develop analysis and reporting to provide insight. • Develops plans to evaluate hypothesis/questions and measure performance. • Produce and maintain models and data using a variety of corporate software tools. • Partners with business, IT and customers to ensure that the design, execution, presentation, and distribution of actionable insights or data streams can be readily implemented and meets management requirements. Required Job Qualifications • Minimum of a bachelor's degree in economics, quantitative business analysis, applied mathematics, statistics, management information systems, actuarial science, or equivalent experience required • 3+ years of experience in financial services and/or research and analytics or 2+ years of experience in the actuarial field. • Intermediate skill in using analytics tools (such as SAS, SPSS, Minitab, R, etc.) in a corporate environment. • Intermediate skill in design and execution of complex statistical modeling and testing involving linear and non-linear regression techniques (e.g. CHAID, CART, ANOVA, MANOVA, LOGISTIC, TTEST etc.) • Intermediate skill with relational databases, data warehousing, data mining and OLAP. • Experience in experimental design and impact assessment. Other Critical Factors • Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational, planning and problem solving skills • Able to work with a sense of urgency on multiple projects at the same time • Demonstrated ability to work independently, within a stated objective • Ability to utilize technology to create reports and/or secure information necessary for decision making in a manner that is readily consumable by customers. Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $72,505.00 - $98,097.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

Develop and analyze data to provide business insights, consult with leaders to define requirements, lead projects, and mentor analysts. | Bachelor's degree plus 5+ years in financial services analytics or actuarial field, advanced skills in statistical modeling and analytics tools, strong business acumen in insurance/investment, and leadership ability. | The Senior Business Intelligence Analyst is a fully-qualified -level position with responsibility for obtaining, developing and analyzing data, prove/disprove hypotheses, and develop insights. The individual in this role will be expected to consult with divisional leaders to develop business requirements and provide possible solutions and approaches to their analytic needs. This role is expected to exhibit a significant amount of independence in interacting with business leaders and be proactive about opportunities to further analysis that will help the business achieve its goals. Develops a detailed understanding of Thrivent’s products, systems, and processes. Job Duties and Responsibilities • Collaborate with technical resources, business resources, and business owners to: 1) define specific hypothesis/questions to evaluate and analyze, or 2) gather, develop, validate and analyze data and data requirements in support of business operations. • Conducts complex SQL queries and works with other data extraction, reporting and analytic tools to validate and/or develop analysis and reporting to provide insight. • Develop plans to evaluate hypothesis/questions, measure performance, and/or produce models and data. • Partner with business, IT and customers to ensure that the design, execution, presentation, and distribution of actionable insights or data streams can be readily implemented and meets management requirements. • Lead medium to large sized projects and collaborate, train, and mentor other analysts as needed. • Performs complex modeling, data mining and analysis projects that inform and support corporate stakeholders. Evaluate/model data utilizing accepted advanced statistical methods. • Perform regular procedures such as preparing scheduled reports. • Work with a diverse business community to document as-is and to-be business processes. Required Job Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in applied mathematics, statistics, management information systems, actuarial science, or equivalent experience required. • 5+ years of experience in financial services and/or research and analytics or 4+ years of experience in the actuarial field. • Advanced skill in using analytics tools (such as SAS, SPSS, Minitab, R, etc.) in a corporate environment. • Advanced skill in design and execution of complex statistical modeling and testing involving linear and non-linear regression techniques (e.g. CHAID, CART, ANOVA, MANOVA, LOGISTIC, TTEST etc.). • Advanced skill with relational databases, data warehousing, data mining and OLAP. • Advanced skill in experimental design and impact assessment. • Solid business acumen working with insurance or investment environments. • Demonstrated ability to tailor key insights and messages appropriately for audience (senior leader, line manager, etc.). • Ability to work at both a conceptual and detail level with strong statistical data analysis skills, problem solving and decision making skills. • Able to translate strategic business logic into technical report requirements and schema design. • Efficient and effective communications skills with key business partners, tailored to client needs and expectations. • Effective in leading less experienced resources in large project work, providing assistance in consulting, design, implementation, and/or communication. Other Critical Factors • Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational, planning and problem solving skills. • Able to work with a sense of urgency on multiple projects at the same time. • Demonstrated ability to work independently, within a stated objective. • Ability to utilize technology to create reports and/or secure information necessary for decision making in a manner that is readily consumable by leadership. Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $92,538.00 - $125,199.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

Lead and manage the IGA and Directory Services engineering team to develop and implement identity governance solutions, manage projects and budgets, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive technology strategy and engineering standards. | Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 8+ years in IT with 5+ years in IT discipline, 3+ years leadership and management experience in IT, strong project management skills, and expertise in IGA and cybersecurity. | Accomplishes results primarily through management and/or experienced specialists who exercise significant latitude and independence. Provides strategic direction to one or more departments. Establishes operating policies and procedures that affect departments and subordinate sections, disciplines and work units. Interprets company-wide policies and procedures. Develops budgets, schedules, and department objectives and metrics derived from organizational objectives. Collaborate and interacts frequently with internal and external key stakeholders and senior-level business partners concerning projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements, and/or contractual clarifications. Leads briefings and technical meetings to support IT objectives. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manager, Engineering to lead our Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and Directory Services team within the Information Security department. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IGA, a passion for cybersecurity, and the ability to drive engineering principles for IAM products and services. Key Responsibilities: • Lead and manage the IGA and Directory Services engineering team, providing direction, mentorship, and support to ensure the successful delivery of projects. • Drive the development and implementation of IGA solutions, including Saviynt and SailPoint platforms, to enhance security frameworks and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. • Oversee the management and optimization of directory services, including LDAP, Active Directory, and cloud-based directory services. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders, to align IGA and directory services initiatives with business objectives. • Develop and maintain high-quality, audit-ready identity governance systems that adhere to differing regulatory requirements. • Manage project budgets, resource allocation, and deliverables to ensure projects are completed on time and within financial constraints. • Foster strong, trust-based relationships with clients and stakeholders, enabling collaboration and shared understanding. • Stay current with industry trends and best practices in IGA, directory services, and cybersecurity to continuously improve the organization's security posture. Designing Solutions • Review technical solution design and architecture and provide guidance and direction. • Take part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions. • Review technical solution and supports the execution of the solution Developing Software • Has Developed software. Can read code and stays up to date on best practices. • Ensure Code reviews are completed - Problem solving and analytical skills Learning and applying new techniques • Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc. They need to make space so teams can take time for these activities. • Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business Collaborating within team • Supports the team agile practices and learning events / trainings • Helps break down barriers for the team • Engages in sprint demos; Understands the desired and actual outcomes as well as the technology delivered by the team • Partner with Product Manager on Initiatives/ Features/ Epics and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise. • Collaborates with Product manager for strategies, operating plans, targets and measures for product groups • Creating a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging and appreciating each other’s ideas Collaborating across teams • Supports and empowers teams to broker solutions across products • Understands how the product integrates with other products and ensures consistency in approach to work towards a common goal / outcome. • Builds strong working relationships with peers across teams • Proactively identifies cross team challenges and works to empower teams in solve collaboratively Collaborating across the organization • Align your team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization for a given product area Setting product/platform technology strategy • Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps , objectives and alignments • Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap • Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area. Defining Engineering standards/patterns • Collaborating with Engineers to ensure Engineering practices and be an advocate to bring the engineering disciplines. • Promoting engineering practices and continuous improvement such as develops and observability • Contributes to the creation of enterprise frameworks and patterns DevOps • Define and supports the development Lifecyle processes • Supports the team and removes barriers to resolving production incidents/problems • DevOps continuously evaluated through observability, monitoring and alerting • Understands the health of technology products and promotes prioritization of work to maintain and continuously improve • Serve as an escalation point in product level support for ongoing maintenance and production issues Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors • Be an advocate to the team to define criteria’s for selecting the right platform/technology • Guides the team to build consensus on an approach and driving a build vs buy decision with the team. In a buy decision, works with the team to decide on criteria and vendor selection. • Execute or manage the overall technology solutions, platforms for the product groups and associated vendor relationships. Coaching Engineers • Holding regular 1:1s with team members and team meeting, • Provides constructive feedback, guidance and coaching to help engineers grow their skills and experience. • Provides career planning advice to engineers and creates development plans to help them achieve their career goals which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with learning opportunities. Recruiting/building talent • Leads the process of selecting and engaging the right consulting partners • Planning in advance for future people needs for the product groups, collaborate with the other teams on the recruitment process • Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization. • Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable. ​ • Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients. • Manage a team of direct and indirect staff ​ QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Required: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience • 8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years’ experience in IT discipline, e.g., customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and roadmap development. • 3+ years of leadership experience in all aspects of a specific IT discipline, e.g. IT/LOB customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and/or demand management. • 3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards. • Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline, high-performance work teams. • Strong competency in project management and execution of multiple or large projects. • Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems. • Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders to support business initiatives. • Proven ability to function in an environment which requires flexibility, good judgment and intelligent decision making, often based on limited information and/or extreme conditions. • Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans, programs and procedures applicable to customer relationship and demand management. Preferred: • MBA • Financial Services industry experience • Experience in IT planning and business relationship management • Experience working in a matrix management organization • Experience with product development and management Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $136,721.00 - $184,976.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.