Lead Architect , AI Solutions Architecture - PI

Technical Expertise & Education:

Bachelor’s degree in technology-related field or equivalent, with 8 to 10 years of architecture experience.

Advanced level architecture and recent hands-on strong engineering experience with modern technologies.

Successful execution of complex, large scale technology strategies.

Leadership & Influence:

Advanced leadership skills with the ability to leverage cross-functional networks to collaborate with architecture and engineering leaders on problem-solving, build company-wide credibility, prioritize critical architectural challenges, and strengthen the Architecture organization through knowledge sharing, mentoring, and creating development opportunities for team members.

Strategic & Business Acumen:

Extensive experience working in an agile operational model.

Advanced experience supporting transformational change. Able to adjust plans, priorities and strategies in response to changing circumstances.

Experience developing technology target states and roadmaps that align to short- and long-term business goals.

Insurance technology experience preferred.

Strong understanding of value creation and business capability models.

Strong knowledge of the insurance industry.

Advanced experience identifying and analyzing current/future problems and opportunities, evaluating information to understand root causes, and exploring alternative solutions for effective decision-making.

Proven ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve mutually responsible results.

Extensive experience exercising sound judgment, making decisions and committing to a position.

Advanced and effective verbal, written and listening communication skills.

Proven track record defining scalable, production-grade AI systems, including distributed and parallel processing architectures

Hands-on expertise in AI/ML development and deployment, with deep knowledge of ML algorithms, neural network architectures, and optimization techniques

Strong mathematical foundation in linear algebra, statistics, and probability theory, supporting rigorous model design and evaluation

Experience with MLOps & AI Ops practices and CI/CD pipelines for AI/ML systems

Hands-on experience with agentic coding tools such as Claude Enterprise/CLI/Code, OpenAI Codex, and GitHub Copilot

Hands-on experience with Generative AI foundation — including transformer architectures, LLMs, diffusion models, VAEs, GANs, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and RLHF

Experience with multimodal AI systems

Experience building autonomous AI systems with planning and reasoning capabilities, including reinforcement learning and decision-making frameworks

Hands-on experience with agentic patterns — tool use, function calling, API integration, memory systems, RAG, vector databases, and multi-agentic orchestration

Hands-on or working experience with agent orchestration frameworks (LangChain, Strands, Crew AI) and protocols including MCP and Agent2Agent

Deep experience with cloud AI services AWS Bedrock including AgentCore (optional: Azure Foundry/Agent 365, or GCP/Gemini AI), including SaaS AI and agentic capabilities

Knowledge of AI ethics, bias mitigation, responsible AI practices, and regulatory frameworks (EU AI Act, GDPR)

Experience with AI governance frameworks and model risk management

Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.

Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.

Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.

Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.

Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/ .