SVP, AI Strategy

Arch Insurance Group Inc. • City of Hamilton, NY

1d • $260,000 - $350,000 • Remote

About The Position

As SVP of AI Strategy will have day-to-day responsibility for Arch’s enterprise approach to Artificial Intelligence, ensuring the organization becomes a smart, adaptable, early adopter of AI with appropriate governance and measurable business impact. This role will help define the AI vision, coordinate cross-segment initiatives, and prepare Arch for macro-level AI impacts across business, workforce, governance, and technology. Responsibilities include external sensing, governance frameworks, and producing the Annual AI Review to assess progress, risks, opportunities, and external trends.

Requirements

• 15+ years in AI strategy, delivery, or technology leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of AI technologies, applications, and governance needs.
• Deep understanding of insurance-related data, and the data needs to support AI broadly.
• Experience managing enterprise-level programs and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in quantitative, business or technology-related discipline preferred.
• Ability to travel 1-2 days monthly or as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Visionary thinker with strong execution discipline.
• Comfortable navigating complexity and rapid technological change.
• Passionate about innovation and emerging technologies.
• Collaborative leader with ability to influence diverse, enterprise-wide teams.

Responsibilities

• AI Strategy & Vision Define and maintain Arch’s enterprise AI strategy aligned with 2030 objectives & vision.
• Identify high-impact AI use cases and set measurable goals for adoption and impact.
• Develop appropriate governance frameworks to enable AI adoption with the right controls.
• Prepare Arch for advances such as agentic AI and autonomous systems.
• Executive Leadership Engagement Actively partner with senior leadership to prepare Arch for AI impact across four pillars: Business – Customers, brokers, distribution, new products, emerging risks and claims. Workforce – Productivity, training, literacy, and future talent and skills assessment. Governance & Controls – Legal and regulatory compliance, AI efficacy, and ethical AI. Technology – Advanced AI capabilities, and tools, platforms, infrastructure and data needs.
• External Sensing & Market Intelligence Manage and coordinate the AI Advisory Group composed of external AI experts.
• Conduct deep external sensing and future visioning to inform strategy.
• Monitor competitive landscape and emerging AI technologies.
• Enterprise Alignment & Coordination Lead cross-segment, cross-functional AI initiatives and multidisciplinary working groups.
• Establish and manage an AI Center of Excellence forum to enable knowledge sharing among internal AI experts and practitioners.
• Ensure alignment between AI programs and broader data/analytics/technology strategies.
• Partner with teams to create scalable, adaptable AI-ready platforms, infrastructure and data.
• Annual AI Review Produce an annual report assessing Arch’s AI posture, progress, risks, and opportunities.
• Include analysis of external trends, competitive intelligence, and emerging technologies.
• Present findings and recommendations to executive leadership, Board and key stakeholders.
• Governance & Controls Establish and implement an adaptive AI governance framework across all segments.
• Ensure governance responds to rapid changes in AI use cases, regulation and technologies.
• AI Education, Talent & Skills Drive AI literacy and adoption across the organization through training and communication.
• Identify future talent and skills needed aligned to 2030 objectives.

Benefits

• multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• a competitive 401k with generous matching
• PTO beginning at 20 days per year
• up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer
• basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks
• Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement, Backup Child and Elder Care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees