VP, Architecture & Engineering (Insurance Experience Required)

LE003 Coaction Specialty Management Company, Inc.; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 172,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Coaction seeks a seasoned IT leader to define and execute the technology vision across architecture, Core API engineering, and enterprise AI adoption. You will partner with the CIO and business stakeholders to elevate architecture standards and deliver differentiated value for underwriting, claims, and IT operations.

The role requires guiding AI initiatives from strategy through production, overseeing end-to-end integrations, and ensuring security and compliance.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of IT and business work experience across cloud and AI/ML platforms.
• Demonstrated history of execution and fiduciary responsibility.
• Experience leading AI, machine learning, or generative AI initiatives from strategy through production deployment and governance.
• 10+ years of architecture and software engineering in commercial P&C industry.
• Experience with core systems replacement and/or modernization (Policy, Billing, Claims).
• Highly analytical and structured thinking with creative problem-solving.
• Strong customer orientation—views processes as value for underwriting, billing, claims, brokers, MGA’s, Insureds.
• Strong project execution and detail orientation.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact for enterprise architecture decisions.
• Develop technology vision and standards with CIO and business stakeholders.
• Lead the architecture & Core API engineering teams.
• Define AI adoption strategy and roadmap across underwriting, claims, and IT operations.
• Facilitate prioritization of architecture and software engineering initiatives.
• Conduct research on AI/ML technologies and propose flexible, cost-effective solutions.
• Work with IT to prepare alternatives to resolve business problems.
• Share knowledge of technology opportunities and risks to build competitive advantage.
• Oversee end-to-end system integrations.
• Liaise with vendors to select products that meet goals.
• Collaborate with business partners on all technology solution needs.
• Create and document patterns and guiding principles for long-term vision.
• Communicate architecture decisions to project teams and staff.
• Establish governance and responsible-AI standards for security, compliance, and model risk.

Skills

AI leadership

Architecture leadership

Cloud platforms

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Vendor management

Governance & risk

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

AI/ML platforms

Enterprise integration tools

Job description

At Coaction, we’re a unique mix of leaders, achievers, thinkers, and team players with a high-performance mindset and a diverse skillset. We bring our industry expertise together to continually push the boundaries of what insurance can be for our clients. As a key member of the IT senior leadership, the VP of Architecture and Engineering will drive the technological vision and execution at Coaction, overseeing architecture, Core API software engineering, and enterprise AI adoption to deliver differentiated value to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Proactively serves as the primary point of contact for enterprise architecture decisions
• Develops technology and architecture vision and standards with the CIO and business stakeholders
• Leads the architecture & Core API engineering teams
• Defines and drives the enterprise AI adoption strategy and roadmap, identifying high-impact use cases for AI and automation across underwriting, claims, and IT operations
• Facilitates the prioritization of architecture and software engineering initiatives
• Conducts research on emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning, in support of Coaction’s vision and recommends solutions that are flexible and cost effective
• Works with members of IT to prepare alternatives to resolve business problems
• Proactively shares knowledge of technology opportunities and risks to build competitive advantage and improve efficiency and effectiveness of business units
• Oversees implementation of end-to-end system integrations
• Liaises with vendors and service providers to select the products or services that best meet our goals
• Works with business partners on all technology solution needs
• Creates and documents patterns and guiding principles to achieve long-term vision
• Communicates architecture and data decisions, priorities and relevant information to project teams and appropriate levels of staff
• Establishes governance and responsible‑AI standards to ensure AI and automation initiatives meet security, compliance, and model‑risk requirements

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of IT and business work experience with a broad range of exposure to various cloud and AI/ML platforms
• Must have a demonstrated history of execution and fiduciary responsibility
• Demonstrated experience leading AI, machine learning, or generative AI initiatives from strategy through production deployment and governance
• 10+ years of experience in architecture and software engineering in commercial P&C industry
• Experience with core systems replacement and/or modernization (Policy, Billing, Claims)
• Highly analytical and structured thinking, with the innate curiosity and creativity to conceive of unorthodox solutions to problems
• Strong customer orientation – views processes as how they generate value for underwriting, billing, claims, brokers, MGA’s, Insureds
• Strong project execution and detail orientation
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field, or equivalent work experience

Compensation

Salary range specific to for this role: $172,000‑$240,000 plus discretionary incentive bonus and benefits depending on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. Employees are eligible for a standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Coaction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Coaction’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coaction also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.