The Hartford - Hartford, CT
posted 2 months ago
The Hartford is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data and Technology leader for the position of Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Data Engineering. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of data management within the company, focusing on the design, building, and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and infrastructure that align with the company's strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in Real Time data streaming, expertise in graph knowledge bases, and familiarity with AI Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures. The AVP will lead a team of data engineers, providing technical guidance and mentoring while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure that data engineering initiatives are aligned with business goals. In this role, the AVP will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies for data infrastructure that support Real Time data streaming, graph databases, and AI-powered applications. The position requires a thought leader who can drive positive change and simplification while improving delivery speed. The AVP will also design and implement self-serve data platforms that empower business users to access and analyze data independently, thereby enabling data democratization. Additionally, the AVP will collaborate with AI and data science teams to support AI use cases, ensuring that data pipelines are optimized for AI/ML workflows. The role involves architecting and maintaining graph databases to support complex data relationships and queries, as well as developing strategies for mining and analyzing unstructured data. The AVP will also be responsible for implementing data governance practices, ensuring the reliability and scalability of data pipelines, and working closely with DevOps and infrastructure teams to maintain data systems. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring in-office presence three days a week in one of the specified locations.