AI Architect

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Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

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About The Role

We’re looking for a hands‑on AI Architect to lead the design and deployment of cutting‑edge AI solutions that drive operational efficiency and innovation across our organization. As our AI Champion, you’ll work cross‑functionally to identify high‑impact opportunities, architect scalable GenAI and agentic workflows, and bring transformative AI capabilities to life. Finance industry experience is preferred but not required.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate real‑world challenges into AI‑powered solutions
• Architect and build GenAI chatbots and agentic workflows for automation, decision support, and customer engagement
• Design and implement embedding models and vector indexes for intelligent search and recommendation systems
• Set up and optimize Azure cloud infrastructure to support scalable GenAI and agentic AI pipelines
• Lead AI projects from ideation to production, ensuring alignment with business goals and measurable outcomes
• Communicate complex AI concepts to non‑technical stakeholders across departments
• Monitor and refine AI models to ensure accuracy, performance, and reliability
• Stay ahead of AI trends and tools to continuously evolve our capabilities

What You Bring

• Proven experience designing and building GenAI chatbots using LLMs and prompt engineering
• Hands‑on development of agentic workflows that integrate reasoning, planning, and tool use
• Strong understanding of embedding models, vector databases, and semantic search
• Experience with Azure AI services (OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Azure ML, etc.)
• Familiarity with AI Foundry, Snowflake, Databricks, and/or UiPath
• Proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (LangChain, Hugging Face, PyTorch, etc.)
• Knowledge of MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, and model governance
• Bonus: Experience applying AI to real‑world business operations or customer‑facing applications
• Bonus: Experience in financial services use cases like credit scoring, fraud detection, or portfolio optimization

Why Join Us

• Shape the future of AI innovation
• Work with cutting‑edge tools and technologies
• Collaborate with a forward‑thinking team
• Make a measurable impact across the organization

Ready to architect the future with AI? Apply now or reach out to learn more.

Compensation Pay Disclosure

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long‑term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part‑time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$180,000-$195,000

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Critical Skills

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well‑reasoned solution
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage

Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal‑opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.