The Travelers Companies, Inc

Director, Bond and Specialty Insurance Architecture

The Travelers Companies, Inc • $139K — $230K *
Hunt Valley, MD 21031Hybrid
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in technology-related field or equivalent experience.
  • 6-8 years of architectural experience with a strong foundation in modern technologies.
  • Proven experience architecting large-scale technology initiatives.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce ecosystem architecture and API/event-driven integrations is highly valued.
  • Leadership experience with the ability to influence and mentor technology teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Cross-Domain architecture team for Bond & Specialty Insurance.
  • Define target state technology architecture and create roadmaps.
  • Drive architectural decisions affecting multiple business lines and maintain coherence across integration points.
  • Coordinate contributors from cross-domain needs and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
  • Identify technology opportunities based on industry trends and drive modernization efforts.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage from the first day of employment for employees and eligible family members.
  • 401(k) matching contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of eligible pay, with additional benefits for student loan payments.
  • Minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company holidays.
  • Access to a comprehensive wellness program and mental health resources.
  • Encouragement for volunteerism with matching gifts and rewards for charitable activities.
Full Job Description
Job Category
Technology

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range
$139,400.00 - $230,000.00

Target Openings

What Is the Opportunity?
Travelers is seeking a Director in Bond & Specialty Insurance, Architecture to join our organization as we grow and transform our Enterprise Technology Solutions organization. Every business line in Bond & Specialty Insurance depends on shared platforms: the portals underwriters use daily, the Salesforce ecosystem brokers interact with, the document systems that generate policyholder communications, the payment and billing infrastructure that processes premium. These cross-domain capabilities connect a technology portfolio across Management Liability, Surety, Claim, and Specialty Cyber, and we need an architecture leader who can see across all of them.
We're looking for a hands-on architecture leader to run BSI's Cross-Domain function. You'll lead a small team of architects while personally driving architecture for our highest-impact shared initiatives, including a major Experience Management transformation and the integration of AI-enabled capabilities into cross-cutting business workflows. You'll report to the Vice President, Chief Architect, and serve as the architecture bridge between the technology domain teams, enterprise platform organizations, and business stakeholders who depend on these shared capabilities daily.
Success in this role requires balancing deep architectural expertise in cloud-native technologies, APIs, AI/ML, and emerging platforms with the business acumen to align to business objectives The ideal candidate orchestrates the technical strategy that empowers development teams - defining target states, creating technology roadmaps, and establishing architectural frameworks that accelerate innovation while maintaining standards and governance. As a leader, you will provide visionary leadership that inspires architectural excellence while mentoring talent and fostering collaboration. Success requires balancing deep architectural expertise with business acumen while creating an environment where teams feel empowered to innovate and deliver architectural solutions that advance Travelers' digital transformation initiatives.What Will You Do?
  • Scope:
  • Responsible for leading the Cross-Domain architecture team within Bond & Specialty Insurance, spanning shared platforms and integration capabilities that serve multiple business lines and align with enterprise technology divisions.
  • Technical Execution:
  • Define target state technology architecture and roadmaps.
  • Serve as primary architecture liaison to Prod & Tech Value Stream and Customer Value Stream leadership, representing cross-domain architecture interests across Bond & Specialty Insurance.
  • Drive cross-domain architecture decisions that affect multiple business lines, ensuring integration points and shared platforms maintain architectural coherence.
  • Coordinate cross-cutting functional contributors who serve cross-domain needs from other reporting lines, including architecture alignment to the Enterprise for Sales, Marketing, and Service, ECM, Cloud and Infrastructure concerns.
  • Ensure alignment of initiatives to target state, enterprise standards and business objectives.
  • Identify opportunities to capitalize on technology advances through analysis of key industry and technology trends to assess potential impact on the enterprise.
  • Champion adoption of Agentic AI/ML, cloud-native, and event-driven architecture patterns across cross-domain capabilities.
  • Define and lead technology proof of concepts to ensure feasibility of new technology architecture solutions.
  • Drive continuous technology modernization, including to minimize technical debt.
  • Strategic Accountability:
  • Collaborate with Technology and Business leadership to develop architecture priorities and direction to enable business imperatives.
  • Optimize talent strategy to ensure proper mix of resources. Proactively attract, develop, engage and retain high performing talent. Set clear goals, provide ongoing feedback and hold talent accountable. Promptly address performance issues.
  • Ensure proper alignment of team skills with technology direction and execution of proof of technologies.
  • Bridge complex AI and technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, build consensus across diverse teams, and foster a knowledge-sharing culture within the architecture community.
  • Deliver communications to convey architectural direction.
  • Build and maintain relationships across BSI Technology divisions (including Engineering, Data & Analytics, and Business Intelligence) and Enterprise Technology Solutions teams for platform alignment.
  • Drive strategic relationships and champion buy-in."
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
  • Technical Expertise & Education:
  • Bachelor’s in technology related field or equivalent, with 6 to 8 years of architecture experience.
  • Strong architecture and recent hands-on engineering experience with modern technolgies.
  • Successfully architected large scale technology initiatives.
  • Experience with Salesforce ecosystem architecture, API/event-driven integration patterns, and customer/experience management platforms is highly valued.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML platforms, agentic workflow patterns, and engineering enablement tools is a plus
  • Leadership & Influence:
  • Strong leadership experience with a proven ability to influence executive and organizational decisions. The ideal candidate will have experience mentoring technology architects and engineers, as well as leading and managing technology teams to achieve strategic outcomes. They should demonstrate the ability to align team goals and actions with the organization’s broader mission and strategy while effectively balancing long-term planning with day-to-day operational needs. Advanced leadership skills are essential, including the ability to provide constructive coaching and feedback, take initiative in situations without clear ownership, and inspire, motivate, and influence team members to drive results.
  • Strategic & Business Acumen:
  • Extensive experience working an agile operational model.
  • Experience supporting transformational change. Able to adjust plans, priorities and strategies in response to changing circumstances.
  • Insurance technology experience preferred.
  • Understanding of value creation and business capability models.
  • Strong knowledge of the insurance industry.
  • Experience identifying and analyzing current/future problems and opportunities, evaluating information to understand root causes, and exploring alternative solutions for effective decision-making.
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve mutually responsible results.
  • Experience exercising sound judgment, making decisions and committing to a position.
  • Strong and effective verbal, written and listening communication skills."

What is a Must Have?
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
  • 6 additional years of architecture/software engineering experience.

What Is in It for You?
  • Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
  • Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
  • Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
  • Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
  • Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

About The Travelers Companies, Inc

Travelers is an insurance leader, committed to keeping pace with the ever-changing needs of their customers and anticipating their needs for the future. There is no stronger testament to their dedication to protecting customers from loss than their continued innovation and ability to transform their industry. In fact, from the first-ever auto and space travel policies and hybrid car discount, to the 2009 founding of The Travelers Institute for public policy, their history of advancements has propelled their company—and their industry—towards ever higher standards for customers. Travelers is a company that works hard at the science of what they do: they analyze information, process perspectives and measure results to create the best combination of products and services. They work equally hard at customer service and how they interact with the people whom they do business. Over the years, they've strived to earn their customer's loyalty by continually improving their abilities to listen and respond to their needs.

The Travelers Companies, Inc Careers

Join the vibrant team at The Travelers Companies, Inc, a leader in the insurance industry, and propel your career to new heights with a company known for its commitment to innovation, leadership, and professional growth.

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Culture and Benefits

At The Travelers Companies, Inc, we pride ourselves on a culture that fosters diversity, networking, and innovation. Our team is our family, and we support each other's professional and personal growth. The benefits at Travelers are comprehensive, designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees, including health, wellness, and continuous education.

Hiring Process: What to Expect

Our hiring process is straightforward and transparent, designed to find passionate, curious, and solution-driven team players. From the initial application and resume submission to the interview, we ensure that every candidate is treated with respect and given a fair chance to demonstrate their capabilities.

Career Development and Training

We believe in nurturing talent and providing our team with the tools they need to succeed. Our career development programs include professional training, diversity training, and skills enhancement workshops. These resources are tailored to foster innovation and empower our employees with the latest industry knowledge and best practices.

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Learn more about The Travelers Companies, Inc
Size
30,800 employees
Market Cap
$44.1 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$2.6 billion
Founded
1853
5 Year Trend
+4.7%
Revenue
$32 billion
NASDAQ
TRV
* Ladders Estimates

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