HUBINTERNATIONAL

TBM Planning Manager/Senior Manager

Chicago, IL Full time

ABOUT US

At HUB International, we are a team of entrepreneurs. We believe in protecting and supporting the aspirations of individuals, families, and businesses. We help our clients evaluate their risks and develop solutions tailored to their needs. We believe in empowering our employees to learn, grow, and make a difference. Our structure enables our teams to maintain their own unique, regional culture while leveraging support and resources from our corporate centers of excellence.

HUB is a global insurance and employee benefits broker, providing a boundaryless array of business insurance, employee benefits, risk services, personal insurance, retirement, and private wealth management products and services. With over $5 billion in revenue and almost 20,000 employees in 600 offices throughout North America, HUB has grown substantially, in part due to our industry leading success in mergers and acquisitions

TBM Planning Manager / Senior Manager

We are hiring a TBM (Technology Business Management) Planning Manager / Senior Manager to join our Enterprise Strategy and Technology Planning function. This role serves as the finance leader supporting a $200M+ technology portfolio, owning consolidated budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance across multiple technology domains. As a trusted advisor to senior technology leadership, this individual drives financial standardization across infrastructure, applications, data, security, M&A and strategy technology portfolios — ensuring that forecasts reflect operational reality, risks are surfaced early, and investment decisions are financially sound.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in IT financial planning, financial reporting consolidation, and executive-level financial storytelling, combined with a proven ability to lead and develop finance talent. This role requires a strategic thinker who can operate across organizational boundaries, influence senior leaders, and build scalable finance processes that elevate the entire IT finance function.

In This Role, You'll Get To:

  • Own the consolidated annual budget and rolling forecast across $200M+ in technology spend, integrating inputs across multiple technology domains
  • Deliver consolidated variance analysis with clear drivers and forward-looking outlook
  • Provide multi-year financial views and scenario models aligned to IT strategy, transformation roadmaps, cost reduction, investment reprioritization, and workforce changes
  • Lead financial reviews, outlook discussions, and investment trade-off decisions with senior IT leadership
  • Oversee expense management, run-rate analysis, and trend identification to enable data-driven decision-making across the technology organization
  • Ensure financial controls and discipline across technology investments
  • Partner with procurement, TBM platform team, technology leadership, supplier financial governance, and corporate FP&A to ensure financial alignment, transparency, and disciplined IT spend management
  • Build strong relationships with business stakeholders to enhance transparency into their technology spend and support the development of a comprehensive total cost of ownership (TCO) view for each line of business
  • Coach, mentor, and develop TBM planning analysts across budgeting, forecasting, and reporting disciplines
  • Establish and continuously improve end-to-end IT finance processes, driving forecast discipline, accountability, and standardization across portfolios
  • Foster an environment that promotes trust, continuous improvement, innovation, quality outcomes, and professional development

We Are Looking for Someone with the Following Competencies:

  • IT Financial Planning & Analysis – Deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling at scale. Ability to synthesize inputs across multiple domains into a coherent, trusted financial picture
  • Executive Communication & Influence – Strong executive presence with the ability to lead financial reviews, articulate risks and trade-offs, and present decision-ready insights to senior technology and finance leadership
  • TBM & Financial Platforms – Experience with Apptio/TBM frameworks and tools, ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.), and reporting/visualization tools.
  • People Leadership & Development – Track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing finance professionals. Builds team capability, confidence, and ownership across planning and reporting disciplines
  • Process Optimization & Governance – Track record of building scalable, repeatable finance processes and governance standards. Drives standardization, automation, and continuous improvement to elevate financial discipline

Required Experience:

  • 7–12+ years of professional experience in IT Finance, FP&A, or Strategic Finance
  • 3–5+ years of leadership experience with demonstrated development and coaching capabilities
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related fields (required)
  • Experience supporting or consolidating large IT portfolios ($150M+ preferred)
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capability
  • Proven experience leading financial planning cycles and consolidation processes
  • Excellent Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with ERP (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and reporting tools
  • Apptio/Technology Business Management (TBM) exposure strongly preferred
  • Advanced certifications (MBA, CPA, TBM Certified Professional) a plus

JOIN OUR TEAM

Do you believe in the power of innovation, collaboration, and transformation? Do you thrive in a supportive and client focused work environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to help build and drive change in a rapidly growing and evolving organization? When you join HUB International, you will be part of a community of learners and doers focused on our Core Values: entrepreneurship, teamwork, integrity, accountability, and service.

Disclosure required under applicable law in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, and Washington states: The expected salary range for this position is $ 130,000 to $160,000 and will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope and level. If you believe that your qualifications and experience surpass the minimum requirements for this role, we encourage you to submit your application. By doing so, we will be able to keep your application on file for consideration for potential future positions within our organization. HUB International is proud to offer comprehensive benefit and total compensation packages which could include health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts, paid-time-off benefits such as vacation, sick, and personal days, and eligible bonuses, equity and commissions for some positions.

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Required Experience: 7-10 years of relevant experience

Required Travel: Negligible

Required Education: Bachelor's degree (4-year degree)

HUB International Limited is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran's status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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