Sr. Director, AI-Native Intelligence & Data Insights

Lincoln Financial Group; Radnor (Delaware County); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Lincoln Financial is seeking a senior architect to own the end-to-end architecture for an AI Native Intelligence platform on AWS, handling ingestion, enrichment, RAG, and knowledge graphs. You will translate call center transcripts, policy data, and underwriting information into a governed data foundation and semantic layer to power natural-language queries.

You will design the business ontology, lead build-vs-buy decisions, and mentor a team of engineers, data scientists, and architects while

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data eng, ML/AI, or applied data science with 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Hands-on with AWS data and AI services and enterprise LLM platforms.
• Proven experience building or leading RAG, agentic AI, or conversational AI in production.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture for AI Native Intelligence platform on AWS.
• Translate diverse datasets into a governed semantic foundation.
• Design and evolve business ontology and knowledge graphs.
• Lead build-vs-buy decisions across AI/data stack.
• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing technical team.

Skills

Data engineering

ML/AI engineering

Leadership

AWS services

RAG/Agentic AI

Knowledge graphs

Data modeling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS or Engineering

Tools

AWS Bedrock

OpenSearch/Neptune

Lambda/S3

Job description

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Alternate Locations: Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania); Charlotte, NC (North Carolina); Fort Wayne, IN (Indiana); Greensboro, NC (North Carolina)

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid : Employee will work 3 days a week in a Lincoln office

Relocation assistance:is not available for this opportunity.

Requisition #:76793

What you'll be doing

• Own the end-to-end architecture for the AI Native Intelligence platform on AWS - ingestion, enrichment, the semantic/business ontology layer, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), knowledge graphs, and agentic orchestration (Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock AgentCore, Amazon Neptune, OpenSearch Serverless, AWS Glue, Amazon Transcribe/Comprehend, and related services).
• Translate diverse enterprise datasets - call center transcripts and audio, policy administration, claims, underwriting - into a unified, governed data and semantic foundation that supports natural-language querying and analytics.
• Design and evolve the business ontology, knowledge graph, and KPI/metrics glossary that ground the platform's AI in Lincoln's own business definitions, so answers are accurate and consistent with how the business already measures itself.
• Lead build-vs-buy decisions across the AI/ML and data stack, and stay ahead of a fast-moving AWS AI landscape - model updates, agent frameworks, vector and graph databases, evaluation tooling.
• Build, mentor, and scale a team of engineers, data scientists, and architects; set technical standards, run design/architecture reviews, and unblock hard technical problems.
• Partner directly with business stakeholders - call center operations, claims, underwriting, compliance - to identify high-value insight use cases and translate them into technical requirements and delivery plans.
• Establish guardrails, governance, and responsible-AI practices: PII handling and redaction, model evaluation, hallucination mitigation, human-in-the-loop review, and auditability.
• Define and track success metrics for AI initiatives - retrieval/insight accuracy, adoption, time-to-insight, and cost-to-serve - and report progress to senior and executive leadership.
• Stay technically hands-on: prototype new capabilities, review code and architecture, and work directly alongside the team rather than directing from a distance.

What we’re looking for

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, ML/AI engineering, or applied data science, including 5+ years in a technical leadership role (Director, Senior Manager, or Principal Architect) building production data or AI platforms.
• Deep, hands‑on experience with AWS data and AI services: S3, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, Amazon Bedrock (or an equivalent enterprise LLM platform), OpenSearch or another vector database, and a graph database such as Amazon Neptune.
• Proven experience building or leading RAG, agentic AI, or conversational AI systems in production - not just proofs of concept.
• Strong grasp of data modeling, semantic layers, business ontologies, and knowledge graphs, and how they ground LLM-based systems in accurate, consistent business meaning.
• A track record of building, mentoring, and scaling high performing technical teams. Excellent communication skills — able to explain architecture trade-offs to engineers and business impact to executives with equal clarity.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience; advanced degree a plus.

Preferred

• Experience with speech-to-text and NLP pipelines (e.g., Amazon Transcribe, Amazon Comprehend), particularly for audio or call center data.
• Experience in insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry, with a working understanding of data privacy, PII, and regulatory compliance.
• Familiarity with call center analytics, claims processing, or policy administration data.
• Experience establishing responsible-AI governance frameworks - bias mitigation, hallucination controls, model evaluation, and audit trails.
• Contributions to open-source AI/data tooling, patents, or published technical work.

Application Deadline

Applications for this position will be accepted through November 30, 2026, subject to earlier closure due to applicant volume.

What’s it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invest in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.

What’s in it for you:

• Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values andleadership attributes
• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
• Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
• Tuition assistance program
• Work arrangements that work for you
• Effective productivity/technology tools and training
• The pay range for this position is with anticipated pay for new hires between the minimum and midpoint of the range and could vary above and below the listed range as permitted by applicable law. Pay is based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln’s total rewards package for employees. In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual. Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln’s standard benefits package.

About The Company

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) helps people to confidently plan for their version of a successful future. We focus on identifying a clear path to financial security, with products including annuities, life insurance, group protection and retirement plan services.

With our 120-year track record of expertise and integrity, millions of customers trust our solutions and service to help put their goals in reach.

Lincoln Financial Distributors, a broker‑dealer, is the wholesale distribution organization of Lincoln Financial. Lincoln Financial is the marketing name for Lincoln Financial Corporation and its affiliates including The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, IN, and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Syracuse, NY. Lincoln Financial affiliates, their distributors, and their respective employees, representatives and/or insurance agents do not provide tax, accounting or legal advice.

Lincoln is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Additional Information

This position may be subject to Lincoln’s Political Contribution Policy. An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to Lincoln the details of certain political contributions. Lincoln may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on Lincoln’s current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.

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