Lead AI Architect

Purpose of this Role
- The Lead AI Architect (AI) is responsible for defining, adopting, and assuring AI-enabled data architectures that are commercially viable, technically robust, and aligned to Cigna’s enterprise and data strategy.
- As part of the International Health Global Architecture function, this role sets architectural direction and ensures strategic priorities are realised through data and AI delivery.
- This role will drive innovation, productivity and operational improvements, and customer experience transformation by applying up-to-date AI architecture in a secure, scalable, and responsible manner.
- This role collaborates closely with business leaders, product teams, engineering, and third-party partners to ensure data and AI investments deliver measurable value while meeting regulatory, operational, and security requirements.

Main Duties / Responsibilities
Strategy & Architecture Leadership
- Architect and own enterprise-scale Generative AI platforms supporting multiple business use cases, including internal pilots, automation assistants,



knowledge discovery, and customer-facing AI experiences.
- Define and maintain reference target-state data and AI architectures for International Markets, aligned to enterprise architecture standards and data strategy.
- Act as a senior architectural authority for AI-enabled data solutions, ensuring consistency, reuse, and long-term sustainability across the landscape.
- Advocate for AI-driven data design, embedding modern AI and analytics patterns into enterprise data platforms and services.
- Maintain an active awareness of emerging trends in data architecture, AI/ML, and enterprise technology, assessing their potential impact and value for Cigna, advising senior leadership on AI strategy, feasibility and adoption paths.

AI Architecture
- Define architectural patterns and standards to support AI model lifecycle management, AI and data pipelines, feature engineering, and associated design artefact

📌 Architecture Senior Advisor (Bengaluru)
🏢 Cigna Group
📍 Bengaluru