Sr. Director, Data Architecture
The Travelers
- Hartford, CT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design the next generation Information Architecture that accelerates the business vision.
- Be an expert in one or more areas across the Data & Analytics domain including data analytics, data integration, business intelligence, artificial intelligence & machine learning.
- Develop architecture priorities and direction to enable business imperatives.
- Display strong thought leadership in pursuit of modern architecture principals and technology modernization.
- Drive continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt.
- Create a partnership with Senior Software Engineering leadership.
- Looks for opportunities to capitalize on technology advances through analysis of key industry and technology trends to assess potential impact on the enterprise.
- Define and lead technology proof of concepts to ensure feasibility of new technology architecture solutions.
- Define target state information architecture and roadmaps.
- Prepare and deliver comprehensive communications to convey architectural direction and how it aligns with enterprise strategy.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in technology related field or equivalent with 7+ years of Architecture experience
- Organizational and transformational Leadership Experience in an agile operating model
- Strong technical background in the information Architecture space
- Software Development experience
- Experience in AWS components including Lambda, Kinesis/Firehose, Airflow, Glue, Spark, EC2, SageMaker, S3, NoSQL database and API Gateway
- Experience in data streaming technologies
- Experience with No SQL and GraphQL technologies
- Experience in Data Modeling, Governance and Data Management
- Experience with specific DevOps and MLOps (Machine Learning) practices
- Personal Insurance technology experience
- Experience with Data Governance and Management to enable data lineage, audit/ balance/ control, data domain and data quality projects
- Has hands on experience in the last 3 years
- Experienced with large scale technology platforms
- Experience modernizing data technology and information architecture on cloud
- Exposure and understanding of advanced analytics techniques using ML and AI
- Hands on experience with data technologies on cloud
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in work experience
- Eight years of experience in enterprise, application, and/or information architecture within a line of business or enterprise area
- Two years of previous management experience
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Life Balance program provides access to professional counseling services, life coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through Life Balance, you’re eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.