Chief Architect

SiriusPoint; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

SiriusPoint is seeking a Chief Architect to lead the enterprise architecture function, aligning business strategy with technology roadmaps. The role drives architecture governance, standards, and modernization across data, applications, infrastructure, and security while partnering with Delivery, Cloud, Data, and Business leaders.

You report to the CTO. Ideal candidates have 15+ years in insurance/reinsurance, broad domain expertise across architecture disciplines, and deep cloud/SaaS/IaaS/PaaS

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years in insurance/reinsurance; deep understanding of insurance processes.
• 10+ years across at least three architecture disciplines (business, information, solution/technical).
• 5+ years in strategic/operational planning or business analysis.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain SiriusPoint’s enterprise architecture strategy, standards, and roadmaps.
• Chair architecture governance forums and ensure adherence across IT investments.
• Lead architecture functions (enterprise, data, cloud, infra) and guide major initiatives.
• Partner with data, AI, and integration leaders to align data/analytic architectures.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Communication Skills

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s in related field

Tools

AWS

API Design

SOA

DevOps

Job description

Join Our Team

We are seeking a Chief Architect to lead SiriusPoint’s enterprise architecture function and technology strategy. This senior leadership role is responsible for defining and maintaining the enterprise architecture vision, standards, principles, and roadmaps that enable business strategy, operational excellence, and technology modernization.The Chief Architect will serve as SiriusPoint’s senior technology strategist, ensuring alignment between business objectives, data, applications, infrastructure, security, AI, and emerging technology investments. The role will lead Enterprise Architecture and Architecture Governance while partnering closely with Delivery, Data, Security, Cloud, Infrastructure, and Business leaders across the enterprise. You will report to the Chief Information and Technology Officer.

Your responsibilities will include:

Enterprise Architecture Strategy

• Define and maintain SiriusPoint’s Enterprise Architecture strategy and multi-year technology roadmap.
• Align technology investments with business capabilities, strategic priorities, and transformation objectives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and determine their applicability across underwriting, claims, finance, operations, data, and AI platforms.
• Act as a technology evangelist and trusted advisor to ELT, business leaders, and IT leadership.

Architecture Governance & Standards

• Establish and govern enterprise architecture standards, principles, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Chair Architecture Review Boards and technology governance forums.
• Ensure adherence to architecture standards across strategic initiatives and IT investments.
• Develop target-state architectures and transition roadmaps.

Solution & Technology Leadership

• Oversee enterprise, business, application, integration, data, cloud, and infrastructure architecture functions.
• Provide architectural guidance for strategic initiatives, acquisitions, and modernization efforts.
• Lead evaluation and selection of major technology platforms and strategic vendors.
• Ensure security, scalability, resiliency, and maintainability are embedded into architectural decisions.

Data, AI & Integration Partnership

• Partner with the Chief Data Officer and Head of AI & Engineering to ensure alignment of data, analytics, AI, and integration architectures.
• Establish integration standards leveraging modern APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native design principles.
• Support enterprise-wide adoption of reusable platforms and common services.

Organizational Leadership

• Lead and develop a high-performing architecture organization.
• Build strong relationships with business, technology, and vendor stakeholders.
• Mentor architects and establish career development pathways across the architecture function.

Your skills and abilities should include:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
• More than 15 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance in various functions, a sound understanding of insurance and reinsurance processes/concepts.
• 10 or more years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, information, solution or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management, or operations in a multi-tier environment.
• 5 or more years of business experience in strategic and operations planning and/or business analysis.
• Familiar with Cloud-based technologies, specifically AWS. Deep and up-to-date expertise in SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, DevOps and micro services.
• Familiar with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written), presentation skills, soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
• Strong mathematical skills needed in this area for cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management.
• Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments.

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