VP, Architecture & Engineering (Insurance Experience Required)

Coaction Global; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 172,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Coaction is a leading insurance tech partner focused on using AI and analytics to transform underwriting, claims, and IT operations. This role leads enterprise architecture decisions and defines the AI adoption roadmap in collaboration with the CIO and business stakeholders.

You will oversee end-to-end system integrations, establish responsible-AI governance, and work with vendors to meet long-term goals while guiding architecture patterns across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years IT/business experience across cloud and AI/ML platforms.
• Track record of execution and fiduciary responsibility.
• Led AI/ML initiatives from strategy to production and governance.
• 10+ years architecture and software engineering in P&C industry.
• Experience with core systems replacement and modernization (Policy, Billing, Claims).
• Bachelor or Master in CS/IS/Business or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Proactively serves as primary point for enterprise architecture decisions.
• Develops technology and architecture vision with the CIO and stakeholders.
• Oversees end-to-end system integrations.
• Defines AI adoption strategy and roadmap across underwriting, claims, and IT operations.
• Establishes governance and responsible-AI standards for security and compliance.

Skills

Enterprise AI strategy

Architecture leadership

Cloud platforms

Machine learning

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IS/Business

Tools

AI governance

Cloud environments

Job description

At Coaction, we7re 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.

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
• Leaves 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 Coactions 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 (i.e. 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, MGAs, Insureds.
• Strong project execution and detail orientation.
• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.

Salary range specific to for this role: $172,000-$240,000 + discretionary incentive bonus + benefits depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, and qualifications. In addition, employees are eligible for 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.

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