Business Architect

Job description

A City based Insurance organisation is looking to hire a Business Architect to define strategic cases for change and help to define business benefit levers, in terms of optimisation and commercial capability enhancement. You will work closely with the Architecture team counterparts and key Business Stakeholders, aligning aspirations through the creation of key Business Architecture assets, including the definition of the Business Capability Model and Value Chains, to ensure core aspects of the business are supported.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Have a strong understanding of the insurance industry and the London Market and Speciality Insurance lines
• Strong Business Architecture skills with experience in a Business Architecture leadership role.
• Deep understanding of capability model and Value Chain definition.
• Skilled at structured problem solving, not intimidated by large and complex problems, but able to analyse, breaking them down and solving piece by piece while keeping sight of the overall 'big picture'.
• Strong understanding of operating model definition and business process development at a high level.
• Prior experience as a successful Business Architect supporting a data driven business.
• Demonstrable experience of working with senior business and technology stakeholders to create a trusted partnership for mutual benefit.
• Experience working for complex organisations undergoing complex and significant transformation, disruption and/or change.
• Knowledge and understanding of world class technology suppliers with a strong external perspective on developments and trends in technology.
• Have strong stakeholder management skills