Director, AI Strategy – Emerging Technology

The Hartford

. Develop and lead The Hartford’s enterprise strategy for AI and emerging technology partnerships .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeHartford • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $128,000 - $192,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and lead The Hartford’s enterprise strategy for AI and emerging technology partnerships
Establish a new enterprise capability that integrates market scouting, external partnerships, ecosystem intelligence, AI governance, and portfolio acceleration
Define the long-term strategy, operating model, success metrics, and talent roadmap
Represent The Hartford externally among hyperscalers, academia, investment networks, and AI leaders
Oversee the full lifecycle of partnerships—from scouting and diligence through negotiation, activation, and scale
Monitor frontier AI research, infrastructure trends, model advancements, and regulatory developments that impact enterprise strategy
Act as an advisor to senior leaders on ecosystem movements, competitive intelligence, and future-state operating models
Drive sourcing, evaluation, due diligence, and structuring of partnerships spanning AI platforms, cloud providers, data products, workflow automation, and emerging technologies to accelerate enterprise transformation
Develop policies and best practices to ensure ethical, transparent, and safe AI usage
Serve as a senior advisor and thought partner to the Chief AI & Analytics Officer

Requirements

What you’ll need

MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred
10+ years of senior leadership experience across AI, innovation, digital transformation, partnerships, strategy, venture, or related fields
Extensive experience designing, executing, and scaling POCs and pilot programs, including evaluation frameworks, success criteria, and cross functional implementation
Strong ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments while providing clarity, structure, and strategic direction
Demonstrated success sourcing, negotiating, and executing large-scale strategic technology partnerships - hyperscalers, AI platforms, emerging tech vendors, or innovation partners
Experience navigating enterprise environments with deep collaboration across legal, risk, procurement, finance, data, and engineering
Strong understanding of AI model capabilities, cloud architectures, data ecosystems, and frontier technologies
Exceptional executive presence and communication - capable of influencing CXO audiences and external industry leaders
Demonstrated ability to build teams, define operating models, and scale new functions from inception
Relationships with global tech ecosystem: hyperscalers, researchers, VC network, labs, accelerators, and industry bodies
Experience evaluating startups, conducting due diligence, or working with venture/innovation ecosystems.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Short-term or annual bonuses
Long-term incentives
On-the-spot recognition

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI governancedigital transformationpartnershipsPOC designevaluation frameworkscloud architecturesdata ecosystemsstrategic technology partnershipsemerging technologiesfrontier AI research

Soft Skills

strategic directionexecutive presencecommunicationinfluencingteam buildingcross-functional collaborationoperating in ambiguityclaritystructurethought partnership

Certifications

MBAadvanced degree