***At Securian, the internal job title is Infrastructure Manager.
Position Summary
The Change Governance Leader is accountable for defining, enforcing, and continuously improving Securian’s enterprise change management and release readiness practices.
Reporting to the IT Technology Services leader, this role ensures that all production changes, whether manual or automated, are executed safely, compliantly, and predictably through policy-driven controls, auditable evidence, and readiness validation.
Mission Statement
To safeguard production stability and compliance by governing risk-aware, evidence-driven, and policy-aligned change practices that enable safe, auditable, and reliable technology delivery.
The Change Governance Leaderowns the enterprise change policy, the control framework, and the service readiness governance functions forETproduction deployment. They define how changes are proposed, risk-assessed, approved,validated, andevidenced.
Theypartnerwith engineering, operations, and compliancestakeholders to embed risk-based change governance, policy-as-code automation, and service readiness gates into the technology delivery lifecycle.
By integrating governance into engineering and operational workflows, this role ensures that every change entering production meets defined criteria for testing, rollback readiness, security validation, and operational preparedness.
1. Change Governance & Policy Ownership
Ensureevery change to production is authorized, tested,validated, andevidencedin accordance withpolicy.
2.Leadership& Organization
3. Policy-as-Code & Continuous Compliance
Define control evidence requirements for testing, approvals, rollback, and post-change verification.
4. Release Readiness & Service Validation
Define and enforce Go/No-Go criteria — including validation of testing, observability instrumentation, rollback plans, and capacity readiness.
5.ChangeAdvisory & Risk Governance
Modernize the Change Advisory Board (CAB) process,emphasizingrisk intelligence, automation evidence, and cross-domain visibility.
6. Metrics, Transparency & Continuous Improvement
Define and monitor KPIsincluding:Change Success Rate, Change Failure Rate (CFR), Emergency Change Rate, Approval Cycle Time, Evidence Completeness, and Audit Findings Closure.
Required Capabilities & Skills
#LI-Hybrid **This position will have a hybrid working arrangement, working in-office for a minimum of 3 days a week.**
Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. If you’re in a commutable distance (90 minutes) you’ll join us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules.
The estimated base pay range for this job is:
$110,200.00 - $203,500.00
Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.
Be you. With us. At Securian Financial, we understand that attracting top talent means offering more than just a job – it means providing a rewarding and fulfilling career. As a valued member of our high-performing team, we want you to connect with your work, your relationships and your community. Enjoy our comprehensive range of benefits designed to enhance your professional growth, well-being and work-life balance, including the advantages listed here:
Paid time off:
We want you to take time off for what matters most to you. Our PTO program provides flexibility for associates to take meaningful time away from work to relax, recharge and spend time doing what’s important to them. And Securian Financial rewards associates for their service by providing additional PTO the longer you stay at Securian.
Leave programs: Securian’s flexible leave programs allow time off from work for parental leave, caregiver leave for family members, bereavement and military leave.
Holidays: Securian provides nine company paid holidays.
Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan: Share in the success of our company. Securian’s 401(k) company contribution is tied to our performance up to 10 percent of eligible earnings, with a target of 5 percent. The amount is based on company results compared to goals related to earnings, sales and service.
Health insurance: From the first day of employment, associates and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners and children – are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage.
Volunteer time: We know the importance of community. Through company-sponsored events, volunteer paid time off, a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program and more, we encourage you to support organizations important to you.
Associate Resource Groups: Build connections, be yourself and develop meaningful relationships at work through associate-led ARGs. Dedicated groups focus on a variety of interests and affinities, including:
Mental Wellness and Disability
Pride at Securian Financial
Securian Young Professionals Network
Securian Multicultural Network
Securian Women and Allies Network
Servicemember Associate Resource Group
For more information regarding Securian’s benefits, please review our Benefits page.
This information is not intended to explain all the provisions of coverage available under these plans. In all cases, the plan document dictates coverage and provisions.
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