Job Specification: Business Architect - Underwriting Workbench Programme
Location: London (Hybrid Working Model)
Duration: 6 months (initial contract, outside IR35)
Start Date: January 2025
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Business Architect to join a leading London Markets insurer on a strategic programme to deliver a cutting-edge underwriting workbench. This is an outside IR35 role, providing a unique opportunity to work on a high-profile initiative, bridging the gap between business and technical teams to ensure successful delivery of programme objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Business-Technology Alignment:
- Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring that design and development decisions align with business objectives and priorities.
- Translate complex business requirements into architectural designs and actionable deliverables.
Solution Design and Impact Analysis:
- Collaborate with technical architects to ensure the underwriting workbench aligns with overarching enterprise architecture.
- Assess downstream impacts of proposed changes to ensure seamless integration across systems and processes.
Stakeholder Management:
- Work closely with the Programme Manager and Product Owner to define and deliver programme outcomes.
- Communicate effectively with underwriting teams, business leaders, and IT stakeholders to address needs and expectations.
Governance and Assurance:
- Ensure architectural decisions are well-documented, and the solution adheres to compliance, operational, and risk standards within the London Markets insurance sector.
- Support governance processes, providing clarity and insight into decision-making.
Change Enablement and Adoption:
- Contribute to business readiness by ensuring designs consider operational workflows and end-user impacts.
- Advocate for effective training, user engagement, and smooth adoption of the new underwriting workbench.
Key Skills & Experience
- Insurance Industry Expertise:
- In-depth understanding of the London Markets insurance environment, underwriting workflows, and operational challenges.
- Business Architecture:
- Proven experience in developing and implementing business architecture within complex programmes.
- Strong skills in process mapping, requirements elicitation, and strategic solution design.
- Technical Knowledge:
- Awareness of technical architecture and system integration within insurance or financial services.
- Ability to work effectively alongside technical teams to shape and validate solutions.
- Programme Delivery:
- Experience collaborating with Programme Managers, Product Owners, and delivery teams in Agile and hybrid environments.
- Analytical Thinking & Communication:
- Strong analytical skills to evaluate business needs and assess the downstream impacts of changes.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of influencing senior stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering underwriting workbenches or similar platforms in the London Markets.
- Familiarity with industry standards such as ACORD messaging.
- Certifications in Business Architecture, such as TOGAF or BCS Business Architecture, are a plus.
How to Apply
If you are a proactive and experienced Business Architect looking for a rewarding challenge in the London Markets insurance industry, please submit your CV.
