Senior Vice President, IT Strategy & Innovation

Brown & Brown is seeking a Senior Vice President, IT Strategy & Innovation to join our growing team!  This role offers a hybrid work arrangement and can be based out of our offices in Plano, Charlotte, Maryland, Washington, DC, or Virginia.

The Senior Vice President of IT Strategy & Innovation is a visionary technology executive responsible for shaping the long‑term technology direction of the enterprise while driving near‑term innovation and incubation. This leader will define and execute an integrated IT strategy aligned with corporate objectives, advance enterprise architecture, and champion innovation with a strong emphasis on data, AI, and interoperability. As a direct report to the CITO, this role influences the entire technology landscape and plays a critical part in enabling business growth through modern, scalable, and forward‑thinking solutions.

How You Will Contribute:  

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive, multi‑year IT strategy that is tightly aligned with the company’s business vision, priorities, and growth objectives.

• Ensure technology strategy directly enables business outcomes, operational excellence, and competitive differentiation.

• Lead the enterprise innovation agenda, with a strong focus on AI, automation, data‑driven capabilities, and next‑generation digital experiences.

• Balance long‑term strategic planning with agile, iterative incubation efforts that accelerate value creation.

• Oversee the Enterprise Architecture function, ensuring cohesive architectural standards, frameworks, and policies across the organization.

• Establish and maintain architectural guidelines that promote interoperability, scalability, security, and modernization.

• Partner with technology and business leaders to ensure architectural decisions support business outcomes and future‑state capabilities.

• Identify, evaluate, and incubate emerging technologies—especially in AI, data platforms, and integration ecosystems—to drive competitive advantage.

• Build and lead innovation programs, labs, and pilots that rapidly test, validate, and prove value for new concepts.

• Foster a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and responsible innovation.

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of technologists, architects, and innovators across the enterprise.

• Build organizational capability in AI, data engineering, architecture, and modern technology practices.

• Champion career development, technical excellence, and a culture of collaboration and empowerment.

• Serve as a brilliant communicator who can translate complex technology concepts into clear, compelling narratives for all audiences—from engineers to the Board.

• Partner closely with business leaders to co‑create technology‑enabled strategies that drive growth, efficiency, and transformation.

• Represent IT Strategy & Innovation in executive forums, steering committees, and cross‑functional initiatives.

Skills & Experience to be Successful: 

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in technology strategy, enterprise architecture, innovation, or related domains.

• Deep expertise in data platforms, AI/ML, interoperability, and modern integration patterns.

• Proven track record of developing and executing enterprise‑level technology strategies.

• Demonstrated success leading innovation programs and incubating emerging technologies.

• Exceptional people leader with a passion for developing high‑performing teams and nurturing technical talent.

• Outstanding communicator capable of engaging technical and non‑technical audiences with clarity, confidence, and influence.

• Strong collaborator who builds trusted relationships across business and technology functions.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to operate at both 30,000 feet and ground level.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, driving change, and making bold decisions.

• Entrepreneurial spirit with a bias for action and a commitment to delivering measurable outcomes.