Mary Currier Email Address

Vice President Information Technology Services

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A highly accomplished and agile Executive Leader with expertise aligning strategy, technology, and operations with corporate goals enterprise-wide. I provide leadership excellence through authenticity, accountability, and relationship management. I have strong experience in cross-functional senior leadership roles resulting in deep knowledge of business function strategies and operations. A collaborative and engaging leader with an entrepreneurial style, I build and retain high-performance teams by hiring, developing, and motivating next-generation leaders. I am consistently acknowledged for critical thinking, complex problem solving, and building enterprise-wide collaboration to achieve shared goals and values. I am committed to ongoing learning and development. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS •Planned and managed budgets up to $250M. •Achieved 3% run-rate savings year over year for the IT budget since 2015. •Managed a budget for maintenance and licensing saving 16% year over year by creating a service asset configuration management capability. •Managed vendor contracts and successfully negotiating multi-million dollar run-rate savings •Managed multi-million dollar spend in vendor management including offshore and onshore resources. •Served in rotations as VP of Administration Strategy and Management leading a 150-member team. •Completed shadowing of SVP of Operations. Completed a rotation in Distribution in 2016. •Coach for Women's Leadership Exchange at Allianz. •Developed and sponsored the first Allianz Employee Resource Group for Women in 2011. AS VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT at Allianz Life, I lead the CAO Finance functions including IT, Operations, and the Administrative Strategic Management functions for a large, complex budget. I am also responsible for Sourcing & Vendor Management, and Hardware and Software Asset Management for the largest Allianz entity in North America. Passionate about mentoring, I am a coach for the Women's Leadership Exchange at Allianz, focused on developing women leaders.