Vice President, Business Integrations

Why join the Novacore team? Because your next stellar chapter starts here — and we’re building something bold and meaningful.
At Novacore, we’re not your average insurance company. We’re a team of driven professionals passionate about redefining the specialty insurance experience for our agents, carrier partners — and for each other.
We specialize in tailored solutions for niche industries, powered by advanced analytics, modern technology and a culture of innovation. Backed by strong leadership and strategic growth initiatives, Novacore is poised to scale and lead in the specialty insurance market.
But at our core, we believe it’s not just what we do — it’s how we do it and who we do it with.
Recognized as a top workplace, Novacore is a place where ambition is supported, growth is continuous and culture matters. From day one, you’ll find mentorship, hands-on learning and clear paths for advancement. You’ll grow your skills, expand your expertise and become even more exceptional — because when you succeed, we all do.
We offer:
A collaborative, results-driven environment
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
Year-round social and community events
Ongoing mentorship and professional development
Endless opportunities for upward mobility
So if you're ready to be part of something extraordinary — with a team that’s transforming commercial insurance — we want to meet you.
Vice President, Business Integrations
At Novacore, we’re entering an exciting new chapter. Novacore is the newly formed specialty insurance entity created from the April 2025 sale of NSM Insurance Group’s U.S. commercial division. We’re building something bold and meaningful, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission.
With more than $1.5 billion in premium across 20+ specialty insurance programs, we’re transforming the commercial insurance experience — delivering exceptional value to our agent partners and customers through smarter, faster and more collaborative ways of doing business. We specialize in tailored Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance solutions for niche industries, powered by advanced analytics, modern technology and a commitment to innovation at every level.
The Vice President, Business Integrations leads Novacore’s program management office and owns the delivery of our portfolio of new programs, carrier and platform transitions, acquisition integrations, and operational improvement initiatives, from intake through steady-state operations. You will oversee the governance and success of every program, build the PMO into a repeatable and scalable delivery function, personally lead priority initiatives while the team grows, and serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leadership. You will work cross-functionally with executives, external partners and vendors, and internal teams including Operations, Finance, Compliance, Actuarial, Claims, Technology and Marketing to bring programs live and writing profitable business.
This role owns outcomes end to end. You escalate early, close loops where they were opened, commit to dates and renegotiate them in advance when needed, and work transparently so that status and decisions are visible to the people who depend on them. Novacore is a fast-moving organization where every leader combines hands-on work with strategic responsibility, and ambiguity is something to be resolved rather than waited out.
**Position to sit in Conshohocken, PA Home office or Plano, TX Office on a hybrid schedule**
Responsibilities:
Lead all aspects of portfolio and program lifecycle management including intake, planning, execution, governance, vendor management, stakeholder communication, and reporting:
Overseeing the portfolio
Own the governance and success of all programs and implementations across the portfolio, including new program launches, carrier and platform transitions, acquisition integrations, and operational improvement initiatives.
Run the governance cadence across internal teams, external partners and executive stakeholders so leadership always has an accurate, current and risk-rated view of the portfolio.
Ensure every program has a named project lead, a current status, an active risk and issue log, and a clear plan to steady state.
Lead executive-level portfolio reviews.
Building the PMO and operating model
Define and own the integration operating model: phases, decision gates, roles and responsibilities, and escalation paths from intake through steady-state operations.
Develop standardized playbooks, templates, SOPs and governance artifacts so that kickoff, discovery, operational readiness and delivery are consistent and repeatable across program types.
Establish tooling and documentation standards for the project management team.
Clarify how the PMO works with Operations, Product and Technology so that ownership of testing, readiness, stabilization and ongoing support is explicit.
Recruit, develop and lead a growing team of project managers, and shape the team’s structure as the portfolio scales.
Leading program delivery
Personally project-manage priority programs while the team is being built, setting the standard the team adopts.
Lead planning sessions, set structured timelines, and prepare teams for key decisions and handoffs.
Guide workstream leaders, clarify priorities, and manage interdependencies so activities are sequenced correctly across functions.
Keep teams focused on delivering business value, not just checking boxes.
Managing vendors and delivery partners
Own change control for vendor-delivered programs, including impact assessment, internal decision-making, and communication back to partners.
Direct external delivery partner resources engaged on Novacore programs and manage their scope and cost.
Build internal delivery capability over time and reduce reliance on external partners where it makes sense to do so.
Tracking progress and reporting
Use project management tools and metrics to monitor milestones, identify delays, and adjust plans as needed.
Monitor and report on program delivery performance, ensuring accurate and timely updates to executive stakeholders.
Escalate issues requiring senior-level input early, before they become schedule impacts.
Ensuring readiness, exit criteria and handoffs
Partner with Operations on testing and operational readiness, ensuring all necessary stakeholders are engaged at the right time.
Define and enforce exit criteria for each phase and document handoffs to segment and operations leaders.
Support the transition of programs into steady-state support and continuous improvement.
Advising senior leadership
Act as a senior strategic voice across departments, advising the executive team on operations, delivery and organizational design.
Lead or sponsor operational improvement initiatives across the business as they are identified.
Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement in delivery practices and integration playbooks.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related discipline; PMP, PgMP or equivalent certification preferred.
10+ years of program or project leadership, including experience leading a PMO or a multi-program portfolio.
Experience building or maturing a PMO or delivery function, including operating model, playbooks, governance and team.
Prior experience in the insurance sector strongly preferred, specifically within an MGA or MGU, including program launches, carrier transitions and policy administration system implementations.
Proven experience leading business integration for new programs and/or M&A transactions, including the end-to-end stand-up lifecycle.
Experience managing external consulting, systems integrator or vendor delivery resources.
Experience managing complex, cross-functional programs involving multiple business units and e