Principal, AI & Cloud Strategy Programs

• Job Category Technical Product Development
• Posting Date 08/11/2026, 02:07 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Lafayette City Center, Boston, MA, 02111, US (Hybrid)
• Short Term Incentive Yes
• Long Term Incentive No
• Commission No
• Work Arrangement Hybrid
• Budgeted Salary Currency USD
• Minimum Salary 130,000
• Maximum Salary 160,000
• Division Catastrophe and Risk Solutions
• Legal Employer AIR Worldwide Corporation
• Disclaimer Annualized base pay may vary depending on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

Ensure that every initiative across the AI, Fin Ops, and Cloud Ops portfolio — current or newly emerging — is planned, coordinated, tracked, and delivered to a decision-ready standard. The responsibilities below are representative of how this mission is met today; the role is expected to flex as the portfolio and the AI landscape evolve.

This role has a strong preference for Hybrid 3x a week in-office at our Boston location.

• Execute the AI and cloud program portfolio set by the Head of AI Strategy — build and maintain roadmaps, run the delivery cadences, and drive initiatives to completion.
• Produce executive-ready analysis and materials — build the business cases, ROI models, status reporting, and leadership and Board decks.
• Coordinate Fin Ops and Cloud Ops delivery hands-on — turn cost data and dashboards into actionable reporting, and chase optimization and savings actions to closure.
• Run intake and prioritization operations — manage the pipeline, document proposals, and prepare recommendations for the Head of AI Strategy’s decision.
• Drive vendor and tool evaluations — run assessments, comparisons, and pilots of AI platforms; manage day-to-day vendor relationships.
• Take ownership of new and emerging programs, analyses, and operational needs across AI, Fin Ops, and Cloud Ops as they arise — including workload types not yet defined — at the direction of the Head of AI Strategy.
• Maintain the program operating rhythm — cadences, OKR tracking, risk and dependency logs, and resource mapping.
• Implement and maintain AI governance processes — keep reviews, documentation, and monitoring running against the framework defined by leadership.

Completes all special projects and other duties as assigned.

Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

Approximately 7–10+ years in program management, strategy execution, or corporate development, with a strong hands‑on delivery track record.

Hands‑on program and project execution across complex, cross‑functional initiatives.

Builds business cases, financial models, trackers, and executive materials directly (not by delegation).

Demonstrated adaptability and learning agility — quickly takes ownership of unfamiliar, ambiguous, or newly emerging problems and builds the structure to deliver them; comfortable in a fast‑changing domain where responsibilities will evolve.

Strong organization and follow‑through — drives actions to closure with minimal oversight.

Familiarity with cloud cost management / Fin Ops concepts; business‑level AI/ML literacy (engineering depth not required).

Handles confidential cost, financial, and strategic information with discretion.

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.

At Verisk, you’ll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that’s as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, the fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and the second consecutive year in Poland. In addition, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.

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