Business Architect Senior Manager - Remote

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

Job Description

The Business Architect Senior Manager leads a team of business architects, drives strategic direction and develops the ALLIE (Allstate’s Large Language Intelligent Ecosystem) product portfolio. The role defines and executes the artificial intelligence (AI) product vision, strategy, and roadmap to align with business objectives and customer needs. The position leads cross-functional collaboration to drive product innovation, portfolio value and business results while overseeing team development and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with technology to make decisions on technology feasibility and product build or reuse
• Collaborate with stakeholders within and outside Allstate, presenting as the product expert for designated product areas to field teams and at events
• Engage in discovery/test and learn activities to quickly validate assumptions and capability or solution direction to achieve business results
• Identify opportunities for improvement, optimization, and reuse within the business architecture, while adhering to design principles and user experience. Monitor budgets and operational effectiveness, devising strategies for adjusted courses of action as needed
• Evaluate alternatives and consider service and business implications in decision-making processes
• Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced business architects to support their career progression, with the opportunity for advancement into supervisory roles
• Lead the development and recommendation of new techniques and processes to foster innovative AI solutions
• Lead the strategic alignment and delivery of consistent customer and employee experiences across all Allstate entities, fostering applicability and reusability
• Evaluate and strategize key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of product initiatives and inform the broader product strategy
• Collaboratively drive AI transformation initiative strategy, vision, and roadmap, advocating for innovative ideas across the organization

Desired Experience

• 10 or more years of experience (Preferred)
• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job has supervisory duties.

Travel

• Ability to travel up to 20% for quarterly team meetings and connections.

Skills

Compensation

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.

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Allstate provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse. Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs.

When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.