Vice President, Data and AI Architect

Technology - Architecture Data and Artificial Intelligence are rapidly becoming foundational capabilities that will transform how Prudential builds software, operates platforms, serves customers, empowers employees, and creates business value. Prudential is seeking a Vice President, Enterprise Data & AI Architect to help define and build the future of Data and AI across the enterprise. Reporting to the Chief Architect, this highly visible leadership role sits at the intersection of enterprise architecture, data architecture, AI strategy, platform engineering, and business transformation.

The position plays a unique role in Prudential’s technology leadership model, connecting Enterprise Architecture and the Chief Data & AI Office to help ensure a unified approach to enterprise data, AI strategy, platforms, governance, and execution. We are looking for a leader who combines strategic vision with deep technical expertise and a passion for staying at the forefront of innovation.

Prudential is actively investing in strategic Data & AI accelerators focused on transforming how we build software, operate platforms, empower employees, serve customers, and grow the business. The successful candidate will help lead the architectural evolution of these capabilities, ensuring that innovations such as modern data platforms, Generative AI, AI Assistants, Agentic AI, and emerging human + AI operating models translate into scalable enterprise solutions that deliver measurable business value.

Success will require balancing innovation with the realities of a large global enterprise. The successful candidate will help Prudential unlock value from modern data and AI capabilities while navigating an environment that includes mainframe platforms, multiple systems of record, complex identity resolution challenges, and decades of critical business data.

As a member of both the Enterprise Architecture Leadership Team and the Chief Data & AI Office (CDAIO) Leadership Team, this leader helps ensure Prudential’s data architecture, AI strategy, platforms, and governance evolve as a unified enterprise capability. This position was created to bridge strategy and execution, connecting long-term architectural direction with the practical realities of building and scaling enterprise Data & AI capabilities.

This is not a traditional architecture role centered on review and governance. The successful candidate will share responsibility for defining enterprise strategy, architectural direction, platform capabilities, governance frameworks, and long-term technology roadmaps while remaining closely connected to delivery. The role serves as Prudential’s architectural leader for:

You will serve as an enterprise thought leader, strategist, builder, and trusted advisor helping Prudential navigate one of the most significant technology shifts in its history.

• Define and evolve Prudential’s Enterprise Data & AI Architecture vision, target-state architecture, and long-term roadmap.
• Collaboratively lead, with CDAIO leadership, the evolution of Prudential’s enterprise Data & AI ecosystem, including platform strategy, governance, and capability roadmaps.
• Help shape the evolution of Prudential’s enterprise data and AI platforms, including data products, lakehouse capabilities, metadata management, data quality, governance, and AI platform services.
• Establish enterprise standards, architectural patterns, reference architectures, and governance frameworks that enable scalable, reusable,…