Global Specialty Architecture Director - Hybrid/Remote

Hartford; United States; Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Director of Architecture for Global Specialty to drive architecture strategy and governance across strategic initiatives. You will partner with product and technology leaders to shape target-state roadmaps and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

This role blends hands-on architectural leadership with strategic advisory, offering hybrid or remote work and collaboration across Hartford locations in the US.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT experience across enterprise solutions.
• Leadership experience in software architecture and engineering teams.
• Cloud and modern architectures with microservices/API experience.
• CI/CD and DevOps practices familiarity.
• Insurance domain knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve Global Specialty architecture strategies and roadmaps.
• Lead architecture initiatives for strategic programs and transformations.
• Collaborate with product, data, and technology stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards and governance processes.
• Provide architecture guidance to solution architects and delivery teams.

Skills

IT leadership

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architectures

Microservices/API

CI/CD

Agile

Stakeholder engagement

Insurance domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related discipline

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Job description

The Hartford is seeking a Director of Architecture for Global Specialty to drive architecture strategy and governance across strategic initiatives. You will partner with product and technology leaders to shape target-state roadmaps and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

This role blends hands-on architectural leadership with strategic advisory, offering hybrid or remote work and collaboration across Hartford locations in the US.