Michael Vogel

About Michael Vogel

Experienced IT Executive and Leader in Insurance/Financial Services Industry with responsibility and proven results for IT Infrastructure, IT Security, Software Development, Portfolio Management, Project Management, Business Analysis, and Quality Assurance. Excels in Strategic Planning and Roadmaps, Business Partner and Vendor Negotiation and Contracts, Vendor Management, and Technology Modernization and Transformation. Successful in managing IT as a business. Trusted leader with ability to execute strategic enterprise initiatives while making tactical progress on incremental improvements.Excels in business focused strategic planning and alignment to meet short and long term business objectives while leveraging technology modernization opportunities. Especially adept at strategy execution and delivery. Successful in managing IT as a business and as a service to meet the needs of multiple strategic business units and shared service areas.Collaborative business partner to strategic business units and shared service areas. Viewed as a technology leader that knows and understands the business and makes significant contributions to business direction and decisions. Focused on business partner education and understanding of emerging technology as well as leveraging current technology.Strong proponent of building mutually beneficial strategic and tactical vendor relationships. Proficient at vendor negotiation, management, and assessment. Very capable at contract formation and negotiation with ability to bridge the gaps between business units, vendors, and corporate legal representatives for any new solution or service acquisition.Inclusive and enthusiastic coach, mentor, and team builder. Focused on the development and success of individuals and teams within responsible IT teams as well as relevant business teams. Demonstrates leadership across business units as well as IT. Proven results in building high performing teams across every measure of diversity. The postings on this site are my own and do not represent in any way Western & Southern Financial Group’s (including its member companies) positions, strategies, or opinions.

Experience

1. VP IT Shared Service Units and Product Development

   Western & Southern Financial Group

   Mar 2023 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US

   Responsible for various IT Shared Service Units including Enterprise Process Management, Enterprise Content Management, Enterprise Document and Reporting Management, and Customer Communication Management. Responsible for Life and Annuity New Business, Underwriting, and Policy Administration Systems. Responsible for HR/Benefits Management, Regulatory Compliance, and Producer Licensing Management.

Education

• University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Information Systems

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Disaster Recovery
• Process Improvement
• IT Audit
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Analysis
• Data Warehousing
• Sql
• Visio
• Business Intelligence
• Sdlc
• Active Directory
• Data Modeling
• Windows Server
• Information Technology
• Vmware
• Project Management
• Database Design
• Db2
• Vendor Management