Director of Architecture for Agentic AI Claims Automation - Remote

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The Director of Architecture for Agentic AI Claims Automation will serve as the principal technical leader driving the architectural vision, solution design, and AI first innovation strategy for next generation claims automation capabilities within the Claims GCO organization. This role will define and mature the architecture for a platform that enables cross domain agentic workflows, orchestrates intelligent automation patterns, and aligns with the broader enterprise AI/ML strategy.

As a senior member of the Architecture job family, this individual will provide deep technical leadership across product, engineering, enterprise architecture, data science, and operations teams. They will ensure architectural consistency, guide adoption of emerging AI capabilities, and establish standards that accelerate delivery while safeguarding resilience, performance, governance, and reusability. The Director will mentor architects and engineers and act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders, influencing decisions through technical depth and strategic clarity.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities

* Define and evolve the end to end architecture for the Agentic AI Claims Automation platform, including agent orchestration,...