Assistant Vice President, Data & Analytics - Enterprise Data Products and Enablement
About The Position
The Assistant Vice President of Architecture leads architecture teams aligned to the Enterprise Data Products and Data Enablement Value Streams within Travelers’ Enterprise Data, Digital and Analytics business unit. Reporting directly to the Chief Architect, this leader shapes the long-term architecture strategy and translates it into secure, scalable solutions and delivery. The role owns technical strategy and execution enablement for Master Data Management platforms, geospatial capabilities, and enterprise data products supporting Enterprise Distribution and Enterprise Underwriting. It also leads architecture for an Enterprise Generative Business Intelligence platform. For Data Enablement, the role sets architectural direction for data platform standards, data management and governance, catalog strategy, lineage and metadata, data quality tooling and pipelines, third-party data management, and the data platforms underpinning both value streams. The leader guides modern cloud-based data platform work and champions the integration of AI with architecture. The position is based at a Travelers hub in Hartford, Connecticut; St. Paul, Minnesota; or Hunt Valley, Maryland. Hybrid and fully in-office arrangements are available.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related STEM field, or equivalent education and/or work experience.
- At least 8 additional years of architecture or software engineering experience.
- At least 3 years of technical leadership experience.
- Advanced architecture expertise and recent, hands-on engineering experience with modern technologies.
- Experience creating and executing complex, large-scale technology strategies and initiatives.
- Extensive executive leadership experience influencing enterprise-wide technology strategy and business decisions.
- Experience leading strategic technology direction and architecture vision, and managing and mentoring technology architects and engineers.
- Ability to align multi-team goals and architecture strategies with organizational mission and long-term objectives while balancing strategic planning with operational needs.
- Advanced leadership skills, including coaching senior talent, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation.
- Experience working in an agile operational model.
- Experience supporting transformational change and adjusting plans, priorities, and strategies as circumstances change.
- Experience developing technology target states and roadmaps aligned to short- and long-term business goals.
- Advanced understanding of value creation and business capability models.
- Advanced knowledge of the insurance industry.
- Experience identifying and analyzing current and future problems and opportunities, determining root causes, and evaluating alternative solutions.
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues to achieve shared results and exercise sound judgment in decision-making.
- Advanced verbal, written, and listening communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Insurance technology experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead one or more architecture teams within major segments or domains for a business unit.
- Define target-state technology architecture and roadmaps.
- Ensure initiatives align with target-state architecture, enterprise standards, and business objectives.
- Assess industry and technology trends to identify opportunities and evaluate their potential enterprise impact.
- Define and lead large technology proof-of-concepts to assess the feasibility of architecture solutions.
- Champion continuous transformation to improve business and technology outcomes, including minimizing technical debt.
- Provide thought leadership on modern architecture principles and technology modernization.
- Influence Technology and Business senior leadership to develop architecture priorities and direction that enable business imperatives.
- Partner with Technology leadership and engineering to align skills with technology direction.
- Optimize talent strategy; attract, develop, engage, and retain high-performing talent; set goals, provide feedback, and address performance issues.
- Communicate architectural direction and its alignment with business strategy.
- Shape organizational relationships and inspire buy-in.
- Own technical strategy and execution enablement for Master Data Management platforms and geospatial capabilities.
- Architect enterprise data products serving Enterprise Distribution and Enterprise Underwriting.
- Lead architecture for the Enterprise Generative Business Intelligence platform.
- Set architectural direction for data platform standards, data management and governance, data catalog, lineage and metadata, and data quality capabilities.
- Oversee architecture for third-party data management and the data platforms underpinning the value streams.
- Guide the team's work on modern cloud-based data platforms and champion integration of AI and architecture.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage for eligible employees and family members from the first day of employment.
- Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching on contributions up to the first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
- Paying it Forward Savings Program contributions to an employee’s 401(k) when the employee makes student loan payments.
- Pension Plan funded 100% by Travelers.
- At least 20 days of paid time off annually.
- Nine paid company holidays.
- Wellness program with tools, discounts, and resources, including professional counseling and health coaching.
- Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
