Longer term, success means CCC has a more modular, scalable, AI-native platform architecture that strengthens its ecosystem advantage, improves engineering velocity, supports trusted automation, and creates more leverage from CCC’s data, workflows, and network. In the first 6 months, this leader will have created a clear architecture map of CCC’s current platform landscape, identified the highest-leverage modernization opportunities, established practical architecture principles, and built trust with senior engineering, product, AI, security, and executive stakeholders.