Corporate Vice President - Lead AI/GenAI Solution Architect

Location Designation : Hybrid - 3 days per week

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When you join New York Life, you're joining a company that values career development, collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness.

We want employees to feel proud about being part of a company that is committed to doing the right thing. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programs.

New York Life is a relationship-based company and appreciates how both virtual and in-person interactions support our culture.

New York Life's AI and Data team delivers innovative data, insights, and AI solutions for the organization. Our AI team works on a diverse portfolio of AI and GenAI projects, by combining agile and entrepreneurial drive with industry-leading methods and tools.

Our efforts are fully supported by executive leadership, and we work hand in hand with our Business Partners through all stages of model development from ideation to deployment.

As it takes multiple skill sets to deliver AI models to production, our AI team includes product managers, data scientists, MLOps engineers, program managers, a model validation & governance group, and a communications & development group.

You will work as the Lead AI Architect on all technical aspects of solution delivery, including defining the target state architecture of data science / AI solutions.

You will be the tip of the spear when it comes to learning and implementing state-of-the-art AI solutions, using the gained knowledge to set standards and create patterns to software engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the technical architecture / roadmap of AI / ML solutions
• Expertise in developing solution architectures that integrate ML models into real-world systems.
• Hands-on prototyping of new technology and AI solutions
• Ability to collaborate with a diverse group of people, including business, data scientists, MLOps engineers, and Technology partners.
• Be able to step in and provide technical expertise at any point in the project.
• Review code to ensure solutions are properly designed and implemented.
• Stay up to date with the latest AI trends / emerging technologies and look for opportunities to improve the stack.
• Current understanding of LLMs and their use
• Build strong relationships with Enterprise Architecture to ensure our solutions meet Tech constraints.
• Effectively articulate information and ideas to a diverse group of people

Required qualifications.

• 7+ years of experience in Solution Architecture or Lead Software Engineering position with at least 2-years hands on with AI / ML
• Ability to define target state technology architecture and roadmaps.
• Passionate about technology transformations, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles
• Experience with big data platforms such as Redshift, Snowflake and Hadoop
• Expert with cloud compute environments (AWS) along with cloud-native tools
• Experience with Agile / Scrum methodology and best practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to tailor communication and present at very senior levels, while also being able to dive into the details and the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Graduate-level degree in computer science, engineering, or relevant work experience

Preferred :

• Previous work experience with Generative AI
• Expert in Python, including experience with machine learning libraries and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras
• Experience with advanced natural language processing (NLP) techniques and tools, such as SpaCy, NLTK, or Hugging Face
• Understanding of use and implementation of Vector Databases
• Insurance industry experience

Salary range : $132,500-$197,500

Overtime eligible : Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible : Yes

Sales bonus eligible : No

Click here to learn more about our benefits. Starting salary is dependent upon several factors including previous work experience, specific industry experience, and / or skills required.

Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation.

We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. We invite you to bring your talents to New York Life, so we can continue to help families and businesses "Be Good At Life.

To learn more, please visit LinkedIn, our Newsroom and the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.

Job Requisition ID : 90041

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