AVP Applied AI, Small Business

The Hartford

Hybrid Actively hiring
Hartford, CT · Columbus, OH · Charlotte, NC · Chicago, IL Posted 18 days ago $182,400–$273,600 / year
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TL;DR

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Applied AI at The Hartford leads data science and machine learning initiatives for Business Insurance, collaborating with underwriting, product, actuarial, and technology teams to develop scalable, production-ready models. This senior role involves managing large, complex portfolios, translating business priorities into multi-year roadmaps, and ensuring solutions meet security and regulatory standards. Responsibilities include leading high-performing AI teams, providing technical direction, evaluating portfolio-level architectural choices, and overseeing governance practices aligned with enterprise standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in regulated environments, strong technical skills in generative and agentic AI, retrieval systems, and unstructured data management, along with a deep understanding of AI governance and compliance-by-design principles.

Skills

Python Java MachineLearning AI GenerativeAI AgenticAI RAG Forecasting RecommendationSystems AnomalyDetection MultimodalUseCases UnstructuredData OCR Embeddings HybridRetrieval DenseRetrieval Reranking MetadataManagement PIIControls CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Azure GCP

What you'll do

  • Own and deliver performance for large AI portfolios across multiple teams and domains.
  • Ensure AI solutions meet security, reliability, explainability, fairness, safety, and cost efficiency standards.
  • Lead and develop high-performing teams of AI scientists and engineers through coaching and capability development.
  • Provide technical direction and oversight to ensure consistent adoption of approved AI standards and patterns.
  • Oversee governance for unstructured data and retrieval practices, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Set portfolio-level expectations for evaluation frameworks and monitor operational risk signals rigorously.

What we're looking for

  • Demonstrated experience leading large, complex AI portfolios in regulated environments.
  • Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams with consistent operating discipline.
  • Strong technical expertise in generative AI, retrieval systems, evaluation practices, and production operations.
  • Applied understanding of unstructured data, document ingestion pipelines, OCR, metadata management, and PII controls.
  • Deep knowledge of AI governance, model risk management, responsible AI practices, and compliance expectations.
  • Success translating strategy into multi-year execution plans with clear investment decisions.

Market check

Salary context

This $182,400–$273,600 range sits above 72% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$152,000–$230,100

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$154,400–$235,750

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About The Hartford

The Hartford is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual funds, serving businesses and individuals across the United States. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services

The Hartford currently has 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $126,880–$190,320 across 60 roles with salary data.

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