Vice President, Data and AI Architect

What we offer you:

Qualifications

• · Significant experience leading enterprise architecture, data architecture, software engineering, AI engineering, platform engineering, or technology strategy initiatives within large, complex organizations.
• · Demonstrated success leading transformational technology initiatives that require balancing innovation, scale, governance, and business outcomes.
• Enterprise Data & AI Leadership
• · Demonstrated experience leading enterprise Data & AI transformations and helping organizations translate emerging technologies into measurable business value.
• · Deep understanding of modern Data & AI ecosystems, including data platforms, lakehouse architectures, data governance, Generative AI, Agentic AI, and enterprise AI platforms.
• · Track record of moving organizations beyond experimentation to establish scalable, repeatable capabilities that drive productivity, customer value, and business impact.
• · Practical experience shaping Data & AI platforms, engineering approaches, governance models, and operating practices that enable enterprise adoption.
• · Credibility as a Data & AI thought leader who can engage executives, architects, engineers, product teams, and business leaders in shaping future strategy and technology investments.
• Technical Leadership & Delivery
• · Comfortable operating as a hands-on technology leader, engaging directly with engineers and platform teams during active delivery.
• · Experience reviewing architecture implementations, platform configurations, engineering designs, and code contributions.
• · Ability to quickly diagnose technical challenges, remove delivery obstacles, and provide pragmatic guidance to engineering teams.
• · Passion for remaining technically current and personally engaged in emerging technologies and architectural practices.
• Who Will Be Successful Here
• The most successful candidate will not view architecture as a review process.
• They will be energized by building.
• They will combine executive leadership with genuine technical curiosity and remain immersed in the technologies, platforms, engineering practices, and market developments shaping the future of Data & AI.
• They will remain actively engaged in technical delivery. While operating at an executive level, they will be comfortable reviewing designs, evaluating implementations, troubleshooting technical challenges, and working directly with engineering teams to accelerate outcomes.
• They will be equally comfortable shaping strategy with executives, defining target-state architectures, and participating directly in technical discussions that result in tangible enterprise capabilities.
• What Success Looks Like
• Early Success (First 6–12 Months)
• · Establish the target-state Enterprise Data & AI Architecture and supporting roadmap.
• · Define the architectural foundations for Prudential’s emerging Agentic AI ecosystem and enterprise AI platform strategy.
• · Advance the enterprise data platform strategy, including modern data architecture patterns, governance capabilities, and integration standards.
• Long-Term Success (12–24 Months)
• · A clearly articulated and broadly adopted enterprise Data & AI vision and architecture roadmap.
• · A deeply integrated Enterprise Architecture and CDAIO leadership model that enables shared decisions and accelerated delivery.
• · Accelerated delivery of Data & AI capabilities that create measurable business value.
• · A mature framework for responsible, secure, and trusted AI adoption.
• You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can
• Join a team where your leadership will help define how Data and Artificial Intelligence transform one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.
• You will help shape Prudential’s Data & AI strategy, platform investments, engineering practices, and architectural direction while remaining close to the teams bringing those capabilities to life.
• This is an opportunity to build something transformational: the enterprise Data & AI capabilities, platforms, governance, and operating models that will enable Prudential’s future growth, productivity, and competitive advantage.
• Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $221,900.00 to $333,000.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).
• Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.
• Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
• Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.
• To maintain the integrity and security of our hiring process, Prudential may use identity verification technologies. Your consent will be obtained before any verification takes place.
• If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [email protected].
• If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email [email protected] to request assistance.

Preferred Qualifications

• · Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Information Management, or a related discipline preferred.
• · Enterprise Data & AI platforms, governance frameworks, and architectural patterns becoming the preferred foundation for innovation across Prudential.
• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.