Chief, Enterprise AI & Automation Platforms

Voya Financial; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 313,000 - 391,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching contributions

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Voya Financial is seeking an executive to own the strategy, development, and operation of the company’s AI, automation, intelligence, and data capabilities. You will lead a combined team across AI engineering, data science, and platform modernization to deliver scalable, observable, and compliant AI services.

The role focuses on embedding AI into software delivery, business operations, and customer experiences, driving measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and value while expanding

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 15+ years of experience leading technology, engineering, data, AI, automation, or platform organizations.
• Significant executive-level accountability for enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Experience leading AI, automation, or developer platform transformations and translating emerging technology into measurable business outcomes.
• Experience operating in highly regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of AI, automation, software engineering, data management, governance, and enterprise architecture.
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams and capability centers.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate Voya’s Enterprise AI Platform as the shared foundation for AI capabilities across the company.
• Establish enterprise standards, governance, security, observability, and responsible AI controls.
• Transform software development lifecycle by embedding AI across architecture, development, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Lead enterprise Data Science, ML, and Applied AI capabilities, from experimentation to production.
• Partner with business leaders to prioritize high‑value use cases and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Lead Intelligent Automation and RPA capabilities, evolving automation toward AI-enabled workflows.
• Define enterprise intelligence and data architecture to support AI, automation, and digital experiences.

Skills

Executive leadership

Enterprise AI

Data governance

Regulated industries experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Voya Financial is seeking an executive to own the strategy, development, and operation of the company’s AI, automation, intelligence, and data capabilities. You will lead a combined team across AI engineering, data science, and platform modernization to deliver scalable, observable, and compliant AI services.

The role focuses on embedding AI into software delivery, business operations, and customer experiences, driving measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and value while expanding