Head of Portfolio Architecture, Corporate Functions

Job Description

Head of Portfolio Architecture, Corporate Functions
Direct Hire (Base + Bonus)
Work Location (Hybrid): 3 days/week onsite — New York, NY, Holmdel, NJ, or Bethlehem, PA

We’re prioritizing candidates with:

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• Insurance industry architecture leadership experience
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• Architecture & technology alignment at portfolio scale (not just solution design)
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• Strong governance mindset that enables speed, not blocks it
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• Executive presence and proven ability to influence investment/roadmaps

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Key Responsibilities
Portfolio Architecture Leadership

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• Drive cohesive architecture across multiple value streams, ensuring end-to-end design consistency across platforms, products, and capabilities.
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• Own the Corporate Functions target-state architecture, portfolio roadmap, architecture priorities, and investment influence.
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• Advance modern platform architecture across cloud, data, integration, and AI capabilities.
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• Improve engineering productivity and delivery speed by defining architecture patterns, guardrails, and operating models that scale.
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• Partner with Solution Architects to establish scalable patterns and with enterprise architecture leadership for cross-portfolio alignment and trade-offs.
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• Serve as the primary architecture advisor to the Corporate Functions digital/technology leadership team, shaping strategy, priorities, and transformation sequencing.
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• Manage and develop a team of Solution Architects; raise architecture maturity across the portfolio.
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• Be available for high-impact production incidents affecting business operations.

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Investment & Roadmap Influence

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• Shape and influence strategic investments across Corporate Functions (HR, Legal, Finance, Risk, Investments).
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• Guide architecture across core enterprise platforms such as Workday, Oracle, and ServiceNow, plus integration/API ecosystem enablement.
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• Balance near-term delivery commitments with long-term sustainability.
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• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, increase reuse, and accelerate time-to-market—driving simplification across business units, not just within the portfolio.

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End-to-End Enterprise / Insurance Architecture Ownership

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  Drive holistic architecture across:

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  • Business processes and operating value streams
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  • Core and surrounding application ecosystems
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  • Integration and event-driven architectures
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  • AI/ML use cases (e.g., underwriting/claims automation, fraud, personalization)
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  • Digital experiences for customers, distribution partners (agents/brokers), and internal users
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• Ensure solutions meet regulatory, risk, security, privacy, and resiliency requirements (e.g., SOX/SOC expectations, data privacy).
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• Promote cloud-native, API-first, data-centric, and AI-enabled patterns where appropriate.

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Governance, Risk & Compliance

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• Define/enforce architecture principles and guardrails aligned to enterprise standards and insurance regulatory expectations.
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• Lead or participate in architecture review and governance forums; ensure decisions are auditable and practical.
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• Partner with security, risk, compliance, and legal stakeholders to support operational resilience and auditability.

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Stakeholder & Leadership Engagement

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• Act as a trusted advisor to Corporate Functions leaders and senior technology leadership.
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• Represent architecture trade-offs in enterprise forums and influence outcomes across business units.
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• Communicate architectural direction, risks, and trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
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• Mentor and develop architects across the portfolio.

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Required Qualifications

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• 7+ years in technology/architecture roles, with significant experience in the insurance industry (or similarly regulated financial services with deep insurance exposure).
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• Proven experience as a Portfolio / Domain / Product / Enterprise Architect in a large, regulated environment.
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• Deep understanding of insurance operations and systems (policy, underwriting, claims, billing, distribution) and how they connect to enterprise platforms.
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• Strong knowledge of Corporate Functions ecosystems: HR, Legal, Finance, Risk, Investments.
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• Expertise across enterprise architecture domains: business, application, data, integration, AI, and digital.
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• Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders on technology strategy and investment decisions.
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• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, modern integration patterns, data platforms, and applied AI capabilities.
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• Solid grasp of regulatory, risk, compliance, and resiliency expectations in regulated environments.

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Estimated Min Rate : $168000.00\n
Estimated Max Rate : $240000.00\n
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What’s In It for You?
We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:\n
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• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
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• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
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• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
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• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
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• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
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• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
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• Referral Bonus Programs
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• Certification and training opportunities

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Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.\n
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