VP, Architecture

$210,500 - $339,500/Yr

The Travelers Companies - Hartford, CT

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Hartford, CT

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

As a VP of Architecture at Travelers, you will be part of a collaborative environment focused on transformational initiatives and a growing team. This role offers the opportunity to lead technology architecture for one or more business segments, ensuring alignment between business and technology partners. You will establish technical target states and roadmaps, collaborate with senior leadership, and drive continuous technology transformation. Your leadership will influence and innovate solutions that impact Travelers' business, and you will have the chance to work with a diverse team committed to creating an inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Technology Architecture for one or more Travelers business or function segments.
• Ensure alignment between business and technology partners, and leadership peers in Enterprise Technology Solutions.
• Establish technical target state and roadmap; ensure multi-year plan aligns with overall technology strategy.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to establish architecture priorities and set direction for business/function imperatives.
• Bridge engineering and architecture teams to drive commonality, standards, and best practices.
• Drive continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt.
• Analyze industry trends to leverage technology advances.
• Lead technology proof of concepts to validate new solutions.
• Partner with engineering to align skills with technology direction.
• Communicate architectural direction and its alignment with enterprise strategy.
• Optimize talent strategy to ensure proper mix of resources; attract, develop, and retain high-performing talent.
• Continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness of the architecture.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field or equivalent.
• 15+ years in Technology Architecture.
• Proven leadership and management of architects, including senior leaders.
• Experience in P&C insurance, preferably Business or Commercial Insurance.
• Hands-on experience within the last five (5) years.
• Visionary executive with a history of building high-quality enterprise solutions and teams.
• Results-driven with strong architecture and engineering skills, knowledgeable in modern technologies (e.g., Cloud-native, APIs, AI, ML).
• High integrity and a willingness to challenge the status quo.
• Organizational and transformational leadership in an agile model.
• Strong software engineering expertise.
• Experience in developing strategic technology direction and architecture vision for large organizations.
• Skilled in creating technology target states and roadmaps aligned with business goals.
• Proven ability to influence C-level leadership.
• Strong understanding of value creation and business capability models.
• Commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.
• Decisive and passionate about technology transformations.
• Good understanding of security.
• Experience with large-scale commercial platforms (e.g., Guidewire, ServiceNow, Salesforce).
• Knowledge of emerging AI capabilities, including Generative AI and Agentic Architecture frameworks.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Coverage from the first day of employment for employees and their eligible family members.
• Retirement: 401(k) matching dollar-for-dollar up to the first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum, and a Pension Plan funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: Tools, discounts, and resources to achieve wellness goals, including mental health support.
• Volunteer Encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program to support charitable contributions.