SVP, Chief Enterprise Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Who are we?
A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.

We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration, and passion define who we are and how we do business. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?

Learn more about our unique culture and history.

Job Opportunity:

BHSI has an exciting opportunity for a senior technology leader with a strong passion for shaping the future of enterprise technology solutions to join our Boston based Technology team. In this newly created role reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Enterprise Architect leader must thrive in a dynamic environment and leverage deep architectural expertise to drive meaningful transformation of the technology landscape. We are seeking a highly technical Enterprise Architecture Leader to spearhead the evolution of our architecture and engineering practices to help us enable our businesses in new and differentiating ways. This is a rare opportunity to architect the future of a rapidly growing, global insurance company. As the Enterprise Architecture Leader, you will be the chief architect of our digital future—responsible for defining and executing a bold architectural vision that enables scale, agility, and innovation. You will lead a unified team of architects and partner closely with engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business leaders to ensure our technology landscape is secure, efficient, and aligned with strategic business goals. This role will shape how we build by driving modern architecture, instituting contemporary patterns, and establishing standards and enablers that have a direct impact on business outcomes. This position will have the support of the executive leadership team, and the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on a global scale.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the enterprise architecture strategy, vision, and roadmap aligning business and technology goals to support BHSI’s growth and operational excellence
• Establish architecture governance, enforce technology and tool standards, and lead rationalization efforts to reduce technology complexity, risk, and costs in the system
• Champion a high-performance engineering framework to elevate code quality, reduce security vulnerabilities, and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Develop and operationalize a technical debt framework to assess, score, and remediate architectural and code-level debt across the enterprise
• Enhance the productivity and satisfaction of our engineering teams by optimizing tools, workflows, and automation practices by operationalizing Developer Experience (DevEx) practices
• Promote continuous improvement through education, coaching, and measurement of architecture and engineering quality
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with architectural decisions in collaboration with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure teams
• Build and lead a Business Architecture team to bridge business capabilities with technology solutions, ensuring strategic alignment and value delivery
• Align business strategy with execution through capability mapping, process modeling, and value stream analysis
• Provide architectural oversight for major technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals
• Lead the design and review of complex systems and solutions across the enterprise to ensure we’re building highly scalable, resilient, and secure solutions
• Drive the company toward modern delivery models such as cloud-native architectures and DevSecOps
• Lead our Emerging Technology team to help align AI initiatives with the specific needs and goals of the business
• Foster a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and innovation to build and scale AI capabilities, including platforms, tools, and talent development
• Act as a trusted advisor to technology leaders and teams, and business stakeholders across regions and functions, to educate and raise awareness of the importance of strong Enterprise Architecture disciplines

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• At least 15 years of experience managing technology teams, including a minimum of 5 years in enterprise architecture leadership
• Proven experience leading enterprise architecture functions in complex, fast-paced environments, ideally within regulated industries such as insurance or financial services
• Deep technical expertise across application, data, and infrastructure domains
• Mastery of modern architecture frameworks and engineering best practices
• A track record of driving standardization, reducing technical debt, and improving developer experience
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills across engineering teams and business stakeholders
• A passion for mentoring technical talent and fostering a high-performance culture
• Ability to see the “big picture” and align architecture with long-term business strategies
• Expertise in systems thinking to understand and optimize the interdependencies across business units, platforms, and technologies
• Deep knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman
• Vast experience implementing architecture governance models, including Architecture Review Boards and standards enforcement
• Strong foundation in software engineering, application and data architecture, integration patterns, and infrastructure design
• Passion for staying current with emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, and Agentic AI
• Ability to influence senior business leaders, including executives, through clear communication and strategic insight
• Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, especially with business functions, engineering, security, infrastructure, and operations teams
• Experience leading organizational change and driving adoption of new architectural practices
• Comfortable working in agile environments, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery

BHSI Offers:

• A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates.
• A dynamic, action oriented, and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates, and our other stakeholders.
• A purposely non-bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework.
• Benefits that support your life and well-being, which include:

• Comprehensive Health, Dental and Vision benefits
• Disability Insurance (both short-term and long-term)
• Life Insurance (for you and your family)
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (for you and your family)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Generous holiday and Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave

The base salary range for this position in Boston is $350,000 to $400,000, along with annual bonus eligibility. Total compensation for a candidate is determined by their relevant skills, location, and experience. We value our teammates – both their capabilities and character – as demonstrated by our amazing culture.

NOTE: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team Member may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.