VP, Architecture - Chief AI Architect

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Technology

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$210,500.00 - $339,500.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Collaborative Environment, Transformational Projects, and a Growing Team!

As a member of Enterprise Architecture, you’ll be joining a strategic and collaborative team that is passionate about transforming our business and technology capabilities and paving the way for best-in-class solutions.

As a direct report to the VP, Enterprise Architecture, you will collaborate directly with the Chief AI Officer and other senior Technology and Business leaders. You will apply your knowledge of modern technology to influence and innovate solutions that impact the business. In this role we will look to you to:

-Define the Vision: Develop and articulate the north star architecture vision for Advanced AI initiatives at Travelers, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals.

-Strategic Decision-Making: Leverage your expertise to guide critical AI decisions, establishing and maintaining AI standards across the organization.

-Platform Guidance: Provide expert guidance on the selection a nd use of enterprise-grade AI/ML platforms, ensuring scalability and robustness.

-Technology Approval: Evaluate and approve technology solutions for AI, ensuring they meet organizational needs and industry best practices.

-Methodology Leadership: Drive the development and implementation of standards in fine-tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Large Language Model (LLM) approaches, prompt engineering, and multi-agent collaboration and orchestration frameworks.

-Security and Integrity: Ensure the security of AI systems, focusing on data privacy, model integrity, and observability to maintain trust and reliability.

-Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams to ensure AI solutions adhere to enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.

Let us help you accelerate your career as we grow our team and transform our business! 

• What Will You Do?

• • Technology Architecture Leadership: Assume full organizational responsibility for Technology Architecture, supporting the Enterprise AI & Emerging Tech team. Optimize talent strategy to ensure a balanced mix of resources, attracting and recruiting top talent. 

  • Thought Leadership: Exhibit strong thought leadership in advocating for modern architecture principles and technology modernization. 

  • Industry Analysis: Identify opportunities to leverage technology advancements by analyzing key industry and technology trends to assess their potential impact on the enterprise. 

  • Strategic Collaboration: Engage with senior leadership in Technology and Business to establish architecture priorities and directions that enable business imperatives. Build strong partnerships with colleagues to ensure alignment and synergy. 

  • Technology Transformation: Drive continuous technology transformation efforts to minimize technical debt and enhance system efficiency. 

  • Proof of Concept Leadership: Define and lead technology proof of concepts to validate the feasibility of new technology arch