Lead Architect, Salesforce at The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities, and each other — that’s the Travelers Promise. For over 160 years, we've built a reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry, thanks to our commitment to excellence. Join us to experience a culture rooted in innovation and collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Compensation Overview

We offer a competitive annual base salary range which varies by location, skills, education, training, and experience. In addition to base salary, employees are eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards as part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program.

Salary Range

$159,000.00 - $262,400.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

As a Lead Architect, you will spearhead the technology target state for the Shared Platforms Unit of our global, Dow 30 company. Reporting directly to a member of the Enterprise Architecture and Emerging Technology leadership team, you'll work closely with senior technology leaders to evolve our business and technology capabilities, creating best-in-class solutions. You will:

Responsibilities:

• Lead Technology Architecture for the Shared Platforms business unit
• Collaborate with Senior leadership to develop architecture priorities and direction
• Promote modern architecture principles and technology modernization
• Drive continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt
• Forge partnerships with Senior Software Engineering leadership
• Analyze key industry and technology trends to assess their impact
• Define and lead technology proof of concepts
• Engage in hands-on prototyping of new technology solutions
• Drive architecture decisions that optimize the value of our investments
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive communications on architectural directions

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s in technology-related field or equivalent with 7+ years of technology architecture experience
• Mentorship experience for architecture leaders
• Organizational and transformational Leadership experience in an agile model
• Expertise in establishing strategic technology direction and architecture vision
• Advanced Software Engineering experience
• Proven ability to influence C-level leadership
• Insurance technology experience (preferred)
• Strong grasp of value creation and business capability models
• Experience in technology modernization initiatives, including migration to cloud-native and API strategy
• Current hands-on experience with AWS, APIs, accelerators, DevSecOps
• Cloud Architecture Certification (AWS, GCP, or Azure) or strong cloud architecture experience
• Deep understanding of security and large-scale technology platforms
• Advanced knowledge of ML and AI analytics techniques
• Strong Salesforce knowledge, including hands-on experience with configuration and development
• Experience in integrating Salesforce with other SaaS products
• Beneficial to have Salesforce product certifications

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Eight years of experience in enterprise, application, and/or information architecture

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Coverage available from the first day of employment for employees and eligible family members.
• Retirement: Travelers matches 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of eligible pay, with additional contributions for student loan payments under the Paying it Forward Savings Program. Employees are also eligible for a fully funded Pension Plan.
• Paid Time Off: Minimum of 20 days annually, plus nine company holidays.
• Wellness Program: Access to tools, discounts, resources, professional counseling services, health coaching, and caregiving support through our wellness program.
• Volunteer Encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programs support community involvement and charitable contributions.