Director, People AI Engineering & Innovation

The Director, People AI Engineering & Innovation is Assurant ’s hands-on AI technical and product leader for the People Organization.

This leader establishes the People Organization’s technical AI strategy, architecture, platform roadmap, engineering standards and delivery framework while partnering with SLT sponsors, People Organization teams and the Execution COE to shape and evaluate demand.

The Director determines the right solution path and turns prioritized opportunities into secure, production-grade AI products with measurable value. The Director brings deep experience from outside traditional HR and works directly in discovery, prototyping, design review, troubleshooting and delivery when needed.

Safety, security, privacy, roles and access, infrastructure readiness, responsible AI and human controls are built into every stage with enterprise technology and control partners.

The role establishes clear operating interfaces and decision rights across AI Innovation, Workday and People Technology, People Data and Analytics, ERIN/Unify Experience, the Execution COE, People functional teams and enterprise partners. What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?

People AI Technical Strategy, Architecture & Delivery Framework Establish and evolve the People Organization’s technical AI strategy and roadmap, translating priorities and emerging capabilities into a clear architecture, platform direction and sequenced capability roadmap.

Define reusable technical patterns, engineering standards, decision frameworks and delivery practices that move solutions securely from concept through production, stabilization and formal transfer.

Partner with SLT sponsors, People teams and the Execution COE to help teams understand what is technically possible, shape opportunities and determine when AI is the right solution versus Workday, automation, process simplification or another platform.

Maintain a clear point of view on architecture, platform choices, security, roles