Head of Applied AI & Engineering Lab

Travelers; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 174,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement: 401(k) match + Pension

Paid Time Off: 20 days + holidays

Wellness Program

Volunteer Encouragement

Job summary

Travelers AVP, Applied AI & Engineering leads a lean engineering lab that re-engineers EDDA's software and data delivery workflows using AI. The role partners with EDDA leadership to drive adoption of AI engineering best practices and develops reusable patterns and assets that teams adopt in delivery.

The position focuses on AI-enabled SDLC standards, productivity, and a rotational program to spread AI capability across EDDA, while coordinating with enterprise groups to optimize delivery across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
• 8 additional years of software engineering experience.
• 3 years of technical leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads a hands-on engineering lab re-engineering EDDA's software and data delivery with AI.
• Partners with enterprise groups to align EDDA priorities and collaboration.
• Codifies the lab's work into reusable patterns, code assets and playbooks, embedding them in teams.
• Develops AI-assisted engineering patterns for EDDA's SaaS and enterprise platforms.
• Owns the AI-Enabled SDLC experimentation agenda and decides which use cases to try.
• Owns AI-Enabled SDLC standards and engineering productivity practices across EDDA.
• Sets the annual Applied AI agenda with EDDA leadership and aligns it to team priorities.
• Redesigns EDDA's engineering workflows around AI and agents with measurable outcomes.
• Establishes and runs the rotational program that staffs the lab.
• Builds collaborative relationships with EDDA's teams and leaders.

Skills

Industry experience

Cloud-based solutions

SDLC expertise

Software design

Domain expertise

Problem solving

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related STEM

8+ years software engineering experience

3 years technical leadership experience

Tools

Microservices

Job description

Travelers AVP, Applied AI & Engineering leads a lean engineering lab that re-engineers EDDA's software and data delivery workflows using AI. The role partners with EDDA leadership to drive adoption of AI engineering best practices and develops reusable patterns and assets that teams adopt in delivery.

The position focuses on AI-enabled SDLC standards, productivity, and a rotational program to spread AI capability across EDDA, while coordinating with enterprise groups to optimize delivery across