Principal Technology Advisor - BEAM

 Principal Technology Advisor - BEAM
$124,814 - $152,551 per year, based on experience + commission | Full-Time 
United Methodist Communities Home Office| Neptune, New Jersey

Join our team at United Methodist Communities in New Jersey. This position offers $124,814 - $152,551 per year, based on experience, with commission opportunities.

Why UMC
United Methodist Communities has been Certified as a Great Place to Work for 9 years in a row and has proudly served New Jersey seniors for more than 100 years. Our team members feel the impact of what they do every day, with 87% saying their work makes a difference.  
  
What You'll Do:  

• Serve as the primary technology advisor for assigned clients, building trusted relationships with leadership, staff, boards, and strategic partners while gaining a deep understanding of their goals, operations, and technology needs
• Lead ongoing client engagement through regular meetings, proactive communication, action planning, and follow-up while maintaining a high level of professionalism, discretion, and consultative support

• Lead STRONG assessments (Strategy, Technology, Risk, Operations, Norms, Governance), CIS-based cybersecurity scoring, budget analysis, and IT structuring reviews, and build technology strategies, roadmaps, budgets, and staffing plans sized to each client’s revenue and maturity
• Advise boards and executives on cyber risk, breach readiness, AI governance, and affiliation or vendor diligence, translating technical risk into board terms: the decision, the cost, the exposure, and the timing

• Lead AI readiness, governance, and adoption, including policies, use-case selection, and Copilot and AI literacy rollouts, in partnership with BEAM’s digital literacy and adoption specialist

• Coordinate and oversee technology initiatives, including Microsoft 365, cybersecurity, automation, data, and integration projects, working closely with BEAM specialists and partners to support operational efficiency, risk management, and business objectives

• Expand within the portfolio by identifying the next service each client needs, and open new relationships through referral partners, LeadingAge, CAST, state associations, conferences, and your own professional network
• Prepare proposals and project documentation and represent BEAM Advisors through speaking engagements, workshops, and industry collaboration opportunities

• Turn repeated work into reusable BEAM assets such as assessment templates, benchmarks, an AI governance toolkit, and playbooks, while helping improve BEAM’s methodology and onboarding resources
• Mentor BEAM specialists as they join, and support UMC’s own technology strategy and innovation work, in an advisory role with no help desk or on-call duties

What You'll Need:  
Required

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business, healthcare administration, management, or a related discipline
• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in technology leadership, consulting, program or project management, IT operations, cybersecurity, digital transformation, or a related field, including at least 5 years owning executive-level relationships as a CIO, IT director, or senior consultant
• Ability to maintain any license, credential, or authorization required for assigned travel or client-site access

Preferred

• Master’s degree in business, information systems, healthcare administration, organizational leadership, or a related field
• Experience as a CIO, IT director, senior technology advisor, management consultant, or program leader; experience managing a portfolio of clients or business units; and experience in senior living, aging services, healthcare, nonprofit, or another regulated and operationally complex environment
• Experience in an MSP or advisory firm
• working knowledge of PointClickCare, MatrixCare, Yardi, or RealPage and of resident call and safety systems;
• PMP, ITIL, CISM, CISSP, CHCIO, Prosci, Microsoft, or a comparable technology, security, project management, or change management certification

Pay and Benefits:  

• $124,814 - $152,551 per year, based on experience + commission
• Health, dental, and vision insurance  
• Group Life and Voluntary Life Insurance 
• Tuition Assistance, Professional Development and E-Learning   
• Generous Paid Time Off and 9 Paid Holidays 
• Retirement Plan with Employer Match 
• Employee Assistance & Discount Programs 

• Full-Time
• No on-call or operational support duties
• Based at home office (located in New Jersey) with periodic travel to client locations