Job Description

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.