
VP, Enterprise Architecture - Modernization
AIG, Jersey City, NJ, United States
Overview
At AIG, we are reimagining the way we help customers manage risk. Join us as a VP, Enterprise Architecture – Modernization to play your part in that transformation.
Responsibilities
- Key member of Enterprise Architecture leadership, leading modernization strategy and implementation planning for new and emerging technologies, and accountable for the modernization and innovation practice management operating model.
- Shape enterprise IT strategies for cross‑LOB capabilities, including modern data platforms, integration techniques, and taxonomy development to ensure future‑ready AI‑lead capabilities and solutions.
- Establish enterprise asset taxonomies that address holistic views of infrastructure, data, software, business capabilities, governance risk, and compliance controls.
- Lead innovative technologies, anchoring them in the business and operating model, assess potential, and use agile, DevOps and lean approaches to evolve and manage innovation.
- Develop and mature overall enterprise architecture approach to AI/ML, GenAI, and agentic framework for intelligent employee assistants, workflows, and autonomous systems.
- Communicate technical architecture direction and recommendations for AI‑enabled IT and LoB initiatives, defining standards and guardrails.
- Define emerging hybrid cloud reference architectures and cloud infrastructure patterns.
- Plan and manage a talent pool of enterprise and domain architects to deliver AIG's goals, objectives, and outcomes.
- Integrate emerging technology trends into overall enterprise architecture vision, principles, roadmaps, and IT operating model priorities.
- Lead community best practices, standards, and governance for emerging technology onboarding, architecture design reviews, and dependency & impact management.
- Work closely with strategic business partners, cloud hyperscalars, SIS, and expert groups to formulate guidance, experiment, validate, and execute on key priorities.
- Participate in IT leadership committees and teams.
- Supervise a team of architects (enterprise, domain, and technical) directly and indirectly.
Qualifications
- Subject Matter Expert in technical architecture, existing and emerging technologies.
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, system analysis, or a related field.
- 10+ years in at least three disciplines across information, solution or technical architecture, application development, infrastructure, information security, or operations in a hybrid environment.
- Minimum of 10+ years of technology leadership experience.
- Expert knowledge of business ecosystems, Gen AI/ML, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS on hybrid cloud, microservices & APIs, event‑driven architectures, Open data, DevSecOps, predictive analytics, and AI/ML.
- Expert resource for information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
- Able to resolve complex operational problems for multiple teams or functions, collaborating with senior IT leadership on strategic issues.
- Ability to recommend innovations and improvements to policies or procedures, adapting plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.
- Experience managing fiscal responsibilities requiring frequent interaction with all levels of management.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to build trust and communicate vision effectively with technical teams and business leadership.
Compensation
For positions based in Jersey City, NJ, the base salary range is $126,000 - $171,000. For positions based in New York, the base salary range is $118,000 - $178,000. Eligible for a bonus in accordance with the applicable incentive plan.
Benefits
AIG offers a Total Rewards Program that covers health, wellbeing, financial security, and professional development. Details can be viewed in the US Benefits Overview.
Employment Information
AIG provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected categories. AIG is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please send an email to
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