Executive Enterprise Architect & Tech Strategy Leader

SiriusPoint; New York (NY); On-site; USD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Flexible work arrangement

On-site pantry

Job summary

SiriusPoint seeks a Chief Architect to lead its enterprise architecture and technology strategy, aligning business needs with data, applications, infrastructure, security, AI, and modern platforms. You will drive governance, target-state architectures, and multi-year roadmaps across insurance domains, collaborating with ELT and technology leaders.

With 15+ years in insurance and deep cloud and API expertise, you will mentor architects, shape transformation programs, and ensure scalable, secure,

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Partner with the Chief Data Officer and Head of AI & Engineering to align 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.
• Lead and develop a high-performing architecture organization.
• Build relationships with business, technology, and vendor stakeholders.
• Mentor architects and establish career development pathways across the architecture function.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Cost-benefit analysis

Budgeting

Risk management

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in business/CS/engineering

15+ years in insurance/reinsurance

Tools

AWS

SaaS/IaaS/PaaS

APIs

DevOps

Microservices

Job description

SiriusPoint seeks a Chief Architect to lead its enterprise architecture and technology strategy, aligning business needs with data, applications, infrastructure, security, AI, and modern platforms. You will drive governance, target-state architectures, and multi-year roadmaps across insurance domains, collaborating with ELT and technology leaders.

With 15+ years in insurance and deep cloud and API expertise, you will mentor architects, shape transformation programs, and ensure scalable, secure,