VP, Enterprise Architecture - Modernization

AIG•Jersey City, NJ

1d•$118,000 - $178,000•Onsite

About The Position

At AIG, we are reimagining the way we help customers to manage risk. Join us as a VP, Enterprise Architecture - Modernization to play your part in that transformation. It’s an opportunity to grow your skills and experience as a valued member of the team. Make Your Mark At AIG, technology is at the heart of everything we do, from underwriting risks to processing claims. The Information Technology (IT) team equips our colleagues with the latest tools to complete their work efficiently, with the highest standards of excellence. The team is responsible for shielding the company’s systems from security risks, while designing technology strategies that enable AIG’s businesses to achieve their goals. Innovation in IT drives innovation across the organization. How you will create an impact The VP, Enterprise Architect will report to the Global head of Architecture in IS, and work closely with IS leaders across functional disciplines, business unit CIOs and architects across LoBs, Data Office, Enterprise Risk, Operations, ISO, Enterprise Systems organizations as part of a federated architecture Center of Excellence. Focus on delivering value, enabling well-architected capabilities and ensuring world class digital experiences. They will be a key member of the Enterprise Architecture leadership, and the Architecture Community, leading modernization strategy and implementation planning for new and emerging technologies. The leader will be accountable for the modernization and innovation practice management operating model. Shape enterprise IT strategies for cross-LOB capabilities including modern data platforms, integration techniques and taxonomy development to ensure future-ready AI lead capabilities and solutions. Establish enterprise asset taxonomies that address holistic views of infrastructure, data, software, business capabilities, governance risk and compliance controls to ensure both agile capability delivery and risk management. Lead innovative technologies, anchoring them in the business and operating model to assess their potential, and use agile, DevOps and lean approaches to evolve and manage innovation. Develop and mature overall enterprise architecture approach to AI/ML, GenAI and agentic framework for intelligent employee assistants, workflows and autonomous systems for optimal operational efficiencies across AIG stakeholder roles. Communicate technical architecture direction and recommendations for AI-enabled IT and LoB initiatives. Responsible for defining and setting standards and approach for AI/ML and agentic approaches, with necessary controls and guardrails. Define emerging hybrid cloud reference architectures and cloud infrastructure patterns. Plan and manage a talent pool of enterprise and domain architects that works with EA and non-EA related disciplines to deliver AIG's goals, objectives, and outcomes. Integrate emerging technology trends, patterns and technologies into overall enterprise architecture vision, principles, roadmaps and IT operating model priorities. Lead community best practices, standards and governance for emerging technology onboarding and maturity, architecture design reviews, dependency and impact management. Work closely with strategic business partners, cloud hyperscalars, Sis and expert groups to formulate guidance, experiment, validate, and execute on key priorities. Participate in IT leadership committees/teams. Plan and manage a talent pool of enterprise and domain architects that works with EA and non-EA related disciplines to deliver AIG's goals, objectives, and outcomes. Supervise a team of architects (enterprise, domain and technical) directly and indirectly. What you need to succeed Serves as a Subject Matter Expert for AIG and AIG Stakeholders in the field of technical architecture, existing, new and emerging technologies and processing environments.

Requirements

Master's or Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, system analysis, related field of study, or equivalent experience
10+ years in at least three disciplines across: information, solution or technical architecture, application development, infrastructure, information security or operations in a hybrid environment (i.e., Cloud, on-prem)
Minimum of 10+ years of technology leadership position
Expert knowledge of business ecosystems, Gen AI/ML, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) on hybrid cloud(s), microservices & APIs, event-driven architectures, Open data, DevSecOps, predictive analytics and AI/ML
Expert resource for information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
Able to resolve complex operational problems for multiple teams or functions in collaboration with senior IT Leadership on strategic issues.
Ability to recommend innovations and improvements to policies or procedures, adapting plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.
Experience with managing fiscal responsibilities that require frequent interaction with all levels of management.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to build trust and able to communicate vision effectively with technical teams and business leadership

Responsibilities

Shape enterprise IT strategies for cross-LOB capabilities including modern data platforms, integration techniques and taxonomy development to ensure future-ready AI lead capabilities and solutions.
Establish enterprise asset taxonomies that address holistic views of infrastructure, data, software, business capabilities, governance risk and compliance controls to ensure both agile capability delivery and risk management.
Lead innovative technologies, anchoring them in the business and operating model to assess their potential, and use agile, DevOps and lean approaches to evolve and manage innovation.
Develop and mature overall enterprise architecture approach to AI/ML, GenAI and agentic framework for intelligent employee assistants, workflows and autonomous systems for optimal operational efficiencies across AIG stakeholder roles.
Communicate technical architecture direction and recommendations for AI-enabled IT and LoB initiatives.
Responsible for defining and setting standards and approach for AI/ML and agentic approaches, with necessary controls and guardrails.
Define emerging hybrid cloud reference architectures and cloud infrastructure patterns.
Plan and manage a talent pool of enterprise and domain architects that works with EA and non-EA related disciplines to deliver AIG's goals, objectives, and outcomes.
Integrate emerging technology trends, patterns and technologies into overall enterprise architecture vision, principles, roadmaps and IT operating model priorities.
Lead community best practices, standards and governance for emerging technology onboarding and maturity, architecture design reviews, dependency and impact management.
Work closely with strategic business partners, cloud hyperscalars, Sis and expert groups to formulate guidance, experiment, validate, and execute on key priorities.
Participate in IT leadership committees/teams.
Plan and manage a talent pool of enterprise and domain architects that works with EA and non-EA related disciplines to deliver AIG's goals, objectives, and outcomes.
Supervise a team of architects (enterprise, domain and technical) directly and indirectly.
Serves as a Subject Matter Expert for AIG and AIG Stakeholders in the field of technical architecture, existing, new and emerging technologies and processing environments.

Benefits

In addition, we’re proud to offer a range of competitive benefits, a summary of which can be viewed here: US Benefits Overview.
At AIG, our people are our greatest asset. We know how important it is to protect and invest in what’s most important to you. That is why we created our Total Rewards Program, a comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to offer benefits focused on your health, wellbeing and financial security—as well as your professional development—to bring peace of mind to you and your family.

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