Corporate Vice President - Technical Enterprise Architect

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
New York Life is looking for a technical Enterprise Architect which is a strategic role responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing enterprise-wide technology solutions with a focus on the insurance industry. This is a multidomain-experienced role, with deep technology skills, leveraging expertise in LeanIX (or similar EA tooling) for enterprise architecture management and technical architecture modeling across AWS, enterprise integration, cloud services planning to align IT strategies with business objectives, ensuring scalability, security, and operational efficiency. The architect will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive digital transformation, optimize technology landscapes, and support innovation in insurance processes.
As part of our Technology organization, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth - driving the company's success.
Primary responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing technology portfolios within the Insurance and Retirement industry, with a focus on the following:

• Enterprise Architecture Design: Develop and maintain comprehensive enterprise architecture frameworks using LeanIX to map business processes, applications, and technology infrastructure specific to the insurance sector.
• Cloud Strategy and Implementation: Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud-based solutions across NYL hybrid model (Colo and AWS), ensuring alignment with insurance industry requirements such as compliance, data security, and scalability.
• Technology Roadmap Development: Create and maintain strategic IT roadmaps that support business goals, incorporating LeanIX for application portfolio management, assessing emerging technology and AWS cloud services for infrastructure modernization.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with business leaders, product owners, and IT teams to translate insurance business needs into technical solutions, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, or insurance-specific regulations).
• Solution Optimization: Assess and optimize the existing technology stack, identifying opportunities to leverage AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, other) and cloud-native architectures to enhance performance and reduce costs by identifying opportunities for simplification, consolidation, and decommissioning.
• Governance and Compliance: Establish governance frameworks for architecture standards management, ensuring compliance with insurance industry regulations and best practices for data privacy and security. Support NYL Domain Architecture community to analyze our landscape and develop and shepherd standards proposals through the governance process.
• Innovation and Transformation: Drive digital transformation initiatives by integrating emerging technologies (e.g., AI, machine learning, other) into the insurance ecosystem, leveraging AWS tools and services.
• LeanIX Expertise: Utilize LeanIX to document, analyze, and optimize the enterprise architecture, providing visibility into business/technology roadmaps, application dependencies, technology lifecycles, and IT costs.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks related to implementation of technology, ensuring robust disaster recovery and business continuity plans tailored to insurance operations.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Guide and mentor junior architects and support NYL Lead and Domain architecture community and technical teams, ensuring we are improving consistency in delivery and helping them execute their roles effectively in EA Management processes.

Business & Technology Skills:

• Organized and detail oriented.
• Strong data-driven decision-making approach.
• Proficient in creating compelling architecture deliverables and roadmap visualizations.
• Proficient in leading complex technical discussion to drive decision on technology directions.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree or relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) preferred.
• Experience:
  • 7+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, with at least 3 years in the insurance industry.
  • Proven expertise in LeanIX for enterprise architecture management (or equivalent)
  • Extensive experience designing and implementing solutions on AWS, including compute, storage, networking, serverless architecture, others a plus.
  • Hands-on experience with digital transformation and cloud migration strategies (e.g., rehosting, re-platforming, refactoring).
• Technical Skills:
  • Deep knowledge of AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, EKS) and cloud-native architectures.
  • Proficiency in Lucid Chart and LeanIX (or similar) for modeling enterprise architectures and managing IT landscapes.
  • Familiarity with insurance-specific technologies, such as policy administration systems, claims management platforms, or actuarial tools.
  • Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, Disaster Recovery, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong Microsoft skills (Excel/PowerPoint)
  • Ability to leverage Generative AI to enhance and inform your deliverables.
  • Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards relevant to the insurance industry.
• Soft Skills:
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on delivering business value.
  • Leadership and collaboration skills to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
• TOGAF Certification
• LeanIX Certified Professional (or equivalent experience in LeanIX or similar tool
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) or equivalent

Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $147,500-$211,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities-inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you'll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what's next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.
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. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
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Job Requisition ID: 93370