Business Architect, Insurance

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading reinsurer is seeking a Business Architect in Manchester to develop a business architecture strategy. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders to enhance business capabilities, focusing on process improvement, digitalization, and risk management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Target Operating Model design in regulated insurance environments.
• Ability to balance long-term vision with detailed design decisions.
• Skilled in simplifying complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Document business processes ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Identify opportunities for automation and waste reduction.
• Lead cross-departmental process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Process improvement

Digitalization

Stakeholder management

Job description

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Business Architect, Insurance, Manchester

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Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted: 25.05.2025

Expiry Date: 09.07.2025

Job Description:

We are currently partnering with a market-leading reinsurer to recruit a Business Architect on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Lead Business Architect, the successful candidate will support the development of a business architecture strategy, working with senior stakeholders to shape change initiatives, define target operating models, and enhance business capabilities across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Document all business processes in line with company methodology, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities for digitalization, automation, or waste reduction in front-office processes based on impact and effort.
• Lead and facilitate cross-departmental process improvement initiatives, focusing on automation, risk reduction, and task alignment.
• Gather and manage business requirements for digital solutions, collaborating with IT to drive development, testing, and deployment.
• Map and maintain an up-to-date process landscape, identifying areas for automation and continuous improvement.
• Assess and report on process control effectiveness, agreeing on action plans and implementing mechanisms to monitor process risk.
• Manage process improvement projects with internal teams and outsourced partners, ensuring clear documentation and communication.
• Support good conduct across the business, promoting outcomes that deliver value for customers and policyholders.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Proven experience influencing Target Operating Model design at a senior level within complex, regulated insurance environments (preferably specialty lines).
• Strong strategic thinker with the ability to balance long-term vision with detailed design decisions.
• Skilled in simplifying complex problems and providing clarity across stakeholders.
• Proficient in modelling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques.