AI Platform Execution Lead

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is seeking a Head of AI Platform Engineering – Execution Plane to lead the enterprise platform’s execution layer, manage agent runtimes, gateways, and MCP services, and drive automation across teams. You will own the roadmap for execution-plane capabilities while ensuring security, reliability, and low-latency operation.

Ideal candidates bring a strong background in distributed systems, AI/ML platforms, and leadership of software engineering teams,

Qualifications

• You must have a strong leadership background managing software engineering teams.
• You should have hands-on experience designing, building, and operating production-grade distributed systems.
• You will lead execution-layer capabilities and contribute to platform reliability and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of the enterprise platform’s execution layer.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive automation and reduce costs.
• Own roadmap and delivery for execution plane capabilities including model gateways and runtimes.

Skills

People leadership

Distributed systems

AI/ML platforms

Platform execution

Roadmap ownership

Data access patterns

Security & compliance

CI/CD & automation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering/Management or related field

Job description

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is seeking a Head of AI Platform Engineering – Execution Plane to lead the enterprise platform’s execution layer, manage agent runtimes, gateways, and MCP services, and drive automation across teams. You will own the roadmap for execution-plane capabilities while ensuring security, reliability, and low-latency operation.

Ideal candidates bring a strong background in distributed systems, AI/ML platforms, and leadership of software engineering teams,