Job Description
Role Value Proposition:
The Director Composite AI Platform (MetIQ) serves as the Technical Product Manager responsible for defining and driving the vision strategy and evolution of MetLife's Composite AI Platform. This role operates at the intersection of AI strategy platform architecture governance and enterprise enablement ensuring MetIQ delivers scalable secure and responsible AI capabilities aligned to business outcomes.
This role partners closely with Architecture CIO teams Data & Analytics Platform Engineering Security and Lines of Business to translate enterprise priorities into a cohesive platform strategy and roadmap balancing near-term delivery with long-term system integrity extensibility and adoption. The role is accountable for product outcomes not just delivery execution.
Key Responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Platform Vision:
- Own the end-to-end product vision and strategy for MetIQ aligning platform capabilities with Global Technology priorities and Responsible AI principles.
- Define and evolve a capability-based roadmap that balances enterprise demand architectural guardrails and long-term platform sustainability.
- Articulate the value proposition of MetIQ as a platform including developer experience time-to-value and risk reduction.
Technical Product Leadership:
- Translate customer partner and business needs into clear technical problem statements platform capabilities and product requirements.
- Partner with Architecture and Engineering leadership to evaluate design options technical tradeoffs and architectural decisions ensuring solutions are scalable secure and extensible.
- Incorporate non-functional requirements (performance resiliency security cost efficiency observability) as first-class product concerns.
- Guide decisions on build vs. buy reuse vs. customize and platform standardization.
Roadmap Backlog & Delivery Alignment:
- Own and maintain the MetIQ product roadmap ensuring transparency of priorities dependencies and sequencing across stakeholders.
- Translate roadmap objectives into well-formed epics and outcomes-oriented backlog items in close partnership with engineering teams.
- Lead prioritization and tradeoff discussions to maximize enterprise value while protecting platform health.
- Coordinate with delivery teams to ensure alignment between strategic intent and execution without assuming technical delivery ownership.
Use Case Intake & Enablement:
- Lead the demand intake and use-case onboarding strategy ensuring alignment to platform standards architectural patterns and Responsible AI requirements.
- Define readiness criteria and onboarding pathways that enable consistent scalable adoption across regions and lines of business.
- Support a federated operating model by partnering with enablement and platform teams globally.
Governance & Responsible AI Enablement:
- Partner with governance risk legal and compliance teams to ensure MetIQ enables compliance by design not as an afterthought.
- Ensure product capabilities support enterprise governance workflows while minimizing friction for delivery teams.
- Embed Responsible AI principles into platform features processes and lifecycle decisions.
Cross-Functional & Executive Alignment:
- Serve as the primary product interface across Architecture Platform Engineering Data & Analytics CIO teams and business leaders.
- Synthesize technical business and risk considerations into clear narratives and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Drive alignment on investments sequencing and success metrics.
Adoption Metrics & Continuous Improvement:
- Define and track product and platform success metrics including adoption reliability performance cost efficiency and developer experience.
- Establish structured feedback loops to continuously refine platform capabilities and onboarding models.
- Support operational readiness including support models and lifecycle management in partnership with engineering and operations teams.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required Skills:
- 8+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale technology or platform products in large matrixed organizations.
- Demonstrated success as a Product Manager for technically complex products (platforms data AI cloud integration or developer-facing products).
- Proven ability to balance business value technical feasibility and long-term platform health.
- Strong executive communication skills with the ability to translate complexity into clarity.
- Familiarity with Agile and product-oriented delivery models in enterprise environments.
Preferred:
- Strong technical fluency: able to reason about system design APIs data flows and architectural tradeoffs (coding not required).
- Experience working within governance compliance and risk-sensitive environments.
- 3+ years of experience with AI platforms
At MetLife we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose diverse in perspective we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
The expected salary range for this position is $140000 - $180000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health financial wellness and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision dental insurance and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home pet critical illness hospital indemnity and accident insurance as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs parental leave paid time off paid holidays volunteer time off tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® MetLife through its subsidiaries and affiliates is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance annuities employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets we hold leading positions in the United States Latin America Asia Europe and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues customers communities and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together Do the Right Thing Deliver Impact Over Activity and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race color national origin religion creed sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability marital or domestic/civil partnership status genetic information citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States) uniformed service member or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law ("protected characteristics").
If you need an accommodation due to a disability please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.
$140000 - $180000
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale technology or platform products
- Demonstrated success as a Product Manager for technically complex products (platforms data AI cloud)
- Ability to balance business value technical feasibility and long-term platform health
- Strong executive communication skills for clarity
- Familiarity with Agile and product-oriented delivery models in enterprise environments
- Strong technical fluency regarding system design and architecture
- Experience in governance compliance and risk-sensitive environments
- 3+ years of experience with AI platforms
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What We Do
We're honored to be No. 10 on Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces and recognized in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in 2025. At MetLife we're leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for over 157 years. At MetLife every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe MetLife fosters an inclusive culture where our people are energized and inspired to deliver for our customers and communities. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife making the world a better place is All Together Possible.
Why Work With Us
At MetLife you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.
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