Origami Risk · 5 hours ago
Director of Data and AI
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$175K/yr - $222K/yr
5+ years expOrigami Risk is a company that provides SaaS solutions for navigating risk, insurance, compliance, and safety management. They are seeking a Director of Data & AI who will be responsible for evolving the company's data and AI capabilities, defining the vision for data architecture, and ensuring the platform remains competitive and compliant. The role includes strategic leadership, data governance, AI enablement, and analytics adoption while managing a team of engineers.
InsuranceRisk ManagementSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Defines and owns the vision and roadmap for a unified data and AI strategy that supports business growth, customer insights, operational efficiency, and product innovation
Conducts a full audit of the current data landscape (including sources, pipelines, and storage) to inform future-state architecture
Leads the development of a cloud-native data lake house on AWS, leveraging Databricks for storage, transformation, and ML workloads
Maintains a pulse on industry innovation and champion emerging technologies to position Origami as a leader in data and AI
Improves data observability, lineage, quality, and governance practices to increase trust, reuse, and regulatory readiness
Works cross-functionally to establish data policies, metadata standards, and stewardship practices aligned with internal and external compliance requirements
Drives the democratization of AI by embedding capabilities (e.g., summarization, predictive insights, workflow automation) across the platform for both end-users and administrators
Establishes an internal AI enablement platform with APIs, tooling, and guardrails for standardized access to public LLMs and foundational models
Oversees the prompt engineering and evaluation framework, including testing, versioning, and optimization across multiple user flows
Develops a transparent AI usage and monetization model, including automated tracking for token usage, billing, and overages
Expands self-service analytics capabilities through ThoughtSpot, enabling teams and clients to generate insights from governed datasets
Partners with Product, Engineering, and Product Marketing teams to achieve and track adoption of AI features, with a target of 50% usage across the customer base
Works closely with internal stakeholders to identify value-driving metrics and communicate data and AI impact across the organization
Identifies commercial opportunities across datasets and customer segments by developing data-driven and AI-enhanced product features
Leads the acceleration of white-labeled AI capabilities, including assessments of external partnerships and vendors to expand feature sets
Articulates the value of data and AI to executive leadership, internal stakeholders, and clients
Manages and mentor a team of data engineers and ML/AI/Prompt engineers. This includes completing all team member review and compensation processes
Collaborates closely with architects and product teams to embed data and AI capabilities into the platform’s core
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field required
5+ years in a data and/or AI leadership role (Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Analytics, Machine Learning, etc.)
Prior experience commercializing data and AI into scalable, productized features
Hands-on experience with AWS for data and compute infrastructure
Hands-on experience with Databricks for lake house architecture and ML workflows
Hands-on experience with ThoughtSpot or comparable analytics platforms
Hands-on experience with SQL, Python, and relevant AI/LLM tooling
Experience managing teams, budgets, and vendor relationships
Deep understanding of data and AI compliance requirements, including governance, privacy, and contractual obligations
Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement skills
Preferred
Master's degree
Experience in a SaaS B2B environment strongly preferred
Benefits
Medical and Dental coverage available for employees, dependents, domestic partners, and spouses
Paid Time Off – Flexible options plus 10 paid company holidays where available
Fully Paid by Origami Risk – Vision insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance
Generous family leave options—including adoption and foster care placements
Pre-Tax Savings Accounts – Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Commuter Benefits, Dependent Care Savings Account
Retirement Savings – 401(k) with company match up to 4%
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential & Free support offered to colleagues facing personal or work-related complications
Education Assistance Program – to help colleagues pursue industry/role-specific certifications
Wellness Benefits – reimbursement program to invest in healthy habits as well as support better colleague productivity and stress management
Additional coverages available – Pet Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and Voluntary Life & AD&D coverage
Company
Origami Risk
Origami Risk operates as a web-based software provider for the Risk and Insurance Industry.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Origami Risk has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2023 (1)
2022 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Spectrum Equity
2018-03-19Private Equity
Leadership Team
Robert Petrie
Co-Founder and President, CEO
Recent News
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