Data & AI Delivery Lead

Dir Data Engineering - GE06AE We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future. As a Data & AI Delivery lead you will lead end‑to‑end delivery for high‑impact technology initiatives within EDS—spanning data platforms, integration, and analytics. Leveraging Agile best practices, you’ll orchestrate cross‑functional teams, partner with business and technology leaders, and ensure outcomes are delivered predictably, with quality, and aligned to strategy. Success in this role requires strong Agile leadership, crisp stakeholder communication, and hands‑on program execution. What You’ll Do Delivery Leadership & Strategy: Own outcomes for programs/portfolios; establish delivery strategy, guardrails, and success metrics. Program/Project Execution: Drive execution from initiation through release and stabilization; manage scope, estimates, schedules, risks/issues. Agile Ways of Working: Promote advanced Agile behaviors; coach teams toward self‑organization and continuous improvement. Lead Implementation of best practices in reliability engineering, including redundancy, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies. Stakeholder & Risk Management: Serve as a trusted point of contact for sponsors and leaders; proactively manage risks and dependencies. People & Vendor Leadership: Mentor Scrum Masters/APOs; coordinate partner resources; uphold engineering and documentation standards. Technology & Domain: Align delivery with technical design; leverage knowledge of modern data stacks (AWS, GCP, Snowflake, ETL/ELT, BI), Agentic solutions, graph database solutions, CI/CD, and DevOps. Review & guide in developing data engineering principles in building the modern data architecture. Stay up to date with industry advancements in GenAI and apply modern technologies and methodologies to our systems. Innovation & Though leadership: Drive the culture of Innovative ideas to improve productivity, quality through GenAI, automation and process improvements. Be a leader to share innovative ideas, solving customer problems or improving the developer productivity. This includes leading prototypes (POCs), conducting experiments, and recommending innovative tools and technologies to enhance data capabilities enabling business strategy. What You’ll Bring Required 15+ years in technology delivery/program/project management with complex, multiteam initiatives. Demonstrated Agile leadership (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe) and coaching skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management. Proficiency with delivery tooling (Rally, dashboards) and SDLC governance. Technology driven mindset with hands on as needed. Experience in data and analytics delivery and cloud migration (AWS/Snowflake). Preferred Certifications: SAFe (SPC/RTE), PMP, PgMP, CSM/PSM. Background leading vendor/partner teams and optimizing onshore/offshore models. Hybrid / Or Remote This role can have a Hybrid or Remote work schedule. Candidates who live near one of our office locations (Hartford CT, Charlotte, NC or Chicago IL) will have the expectation of working in an office 3 days a week. Candidates who do not live near an office will have a remote work arrangement, with the expectation of coming into an office as business needs arise. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship Compensation The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is: $156,000 - $234,000 Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age About Us | Our Culture | What It’s Like to Work Here | Perks & Benefits