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Chief Architect, COG

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Chubb

12d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Software Engineering
    IT & Cybersecurity
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You should have experience in architecture transformation, communication skills to present data, a background in financial services (insurance preferred), agile work experience, and prior Chief Architect role at a Fortune 500.
  • You will lead architect teams, align business and tech strategies, design solutions, drive platforms, optimize applications, and ensure compliance while fostering best practices and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Experience transforming architecture function towards greater automation and engineering excellence.
  • Excellent communication and proven ability to synthesize large amounts of data/information to present to senior leadership and other target audiences.
  • Experience with financial services sector, insurance preferred.
  • Experience working in an agile environment.
  • Previous experience as a Chief Architect at a Fortune 500 company is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for directing a team of Software Solutions Architects and Platform Architects
  • Ensure alignment between business and technology partners and leadership peers in the organization.
  • Partner with Senior business and technology leaders to identify technology gaps; design and implement solutions that drive business growth and transformation.
  • Establish technical target state and roadmap for critical domains and business areas, ensuring multi-year plan incorporates and aligns with the overall technology strategy.
  • Drive comprehensive solution architecture patterns and practice integrating with systems and partners influencing designing APIs, documenting data exchange patterns, and compiling best practices.
  • Contribute to the creation of global platforms and drive adoption across the Chubb Overseas regions.
  • Optimize the application portfolio for local agility and global efficiency.
  • Drive strategy and Roadmap curation.
  • Work with the regional CIOs and executive leaders to develop and execute the technical strategy to drive the business growth objectives.
  • Bridge engineering and architecture teams to drive commonality, standards, and best practices.
  • Drive continuous technology transformations and improvement to minimize technical debt.
  • Analyze industry trends to leverage technology advances.
  • Communicate architectural direction and its alignment with enterprise strategy.
  • Direct the architecture community to maintain engineering best practices and utilization of fit for purpose emerging technologies.
  • Partner with Risk and Cyber Security leadership to ensure technology architecture complies with risk standards and industry and regulatory compliance.

FAQs

What is the primary role of the Chief Architect at Chubb?

The Chief Architect will lead technology architecture for one or more of Chubb's businesses or functional segments, ensuring alignment between business and technology partners to drive growth and transformation.

What qualifications are required for the Chief Architect position?

Candidates should have experience transforming architecture functions towards greater automation and engineering excellence, excellent communication skills, experience in the financial services sector (insurance preferred), experience working in an agile environment, and previous experience as a Chief Architect at a Fortune 500 company is preferred.

What responsibilities does the Chief Architect have regarding teams?

The Chief Architect is responsible for directing a team of Software Solutions Architects and Platform Architects.

How does the Chief Architect contribute to Chubb’s technology strategy?

The Chief Architect establishes a technical target state and roadmap for critical domains, ensuring the multi-year plan aligns with the overall technology strategy and business growth objectives.

Is experience in the insurance industry necessary for this role?

While not strictly necessary, experience in the financial services sector, particularly insurance, is preferred.

What is the work environment like for the Chief Architect position?

The work environment is likely to be fast-paced and collaborative, as the Chief Architect will partner closely with senior business and technology leaders and work within an agile framework.

Will the Chief Architect have a role in addressing risk and compliance?

Yes, the Chief Architect will partner with Risk and Cyber Security leadership to ensure technology architecture complies with risk standards and industry and regulatory compliance.

What type of technology transformations is the Chief Architect expected to drive?

The Chief Architect is expected to drive continuous technology transformations and improvements to minimize technical debt and leverage industry trends for technology advances.

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Chubb

The world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company

Finance
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1882
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs 31,000 people worldwide.