Principal Enterprise Architect at Hiscox responsible for architecture roadmaps and standards. Leading modernization efforts and advising on technology solutions for the organization.
About the role
- Enterprise Architect leading development and governance of enterprise architecture at Zurich. Shaping technology landscape to align with business goals for Commercial Insurance programs and platforms.
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve the target enterprise architecture across CI initiatives, ensuring it supports long-term business strategy and transformation goals.
- Lead the development and continuous refinement of the CI IT Playbook, establishing clear architectural principles, standards, and decision frameworks.
- Collaborate with Business and IT stakeholders creating IT roadmaps, acting as a strategic advisor and change agent.
- Drive architecture governance and chair the Design Authority, proactively shaping the strategic technology agenda.
- Translate complex business needs into visionary, scalable, and secure architecture solutions that anticipate future demands.
- Develop and maintain reference architectures across application, data, and business domains, aligning them with enterprise strategy and innovation priorities.
- Build and energize an architecture community across Zurich Commercial Insurance Units, fostering alignment, innovation, and knowledge sharing.
- Guide and mentor solution architects, ensuring architectural deliverables reflect strategic intent and enterprise-wide consistency.
- Own and manage architecture artefacts as living assets that support decision-making, governance, and transformation.
- Scout emerging technologies and assess their strategic relevance, championing innovation and future-readiness across CI.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in IT architecture, with at least 3 years in an enterprise architect role
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Proficiency in architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF)
- Expertise in defining enterprise target architecture, IT architecture principles, integration patterns, and technology lifecycle management
- Proven knowledge and experience in the insurance industry, preferably within commercial insurance
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent communication and strategic thinking abilities
Benefits
- enjoy the best of both worlds with the flexibility to work up to two days remotely per week within Switzerland
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