Insurance Transformation Architect Manager

EY; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 139,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Manager in the Business Transformation & Growth practice to lead architecture strategy for large-scale insurance transformations, guiding target-state designs, platform selections, and scalable integration patterns. You will drive AI-enabled modernization, working with executives and multidisciplinary teams to deliver measurable business value.

The role emphasizes governance, data architecture oversight, and strategic roadmaps, with travel up to 50% as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of consulting, technology, or architecture experience.
• 5+ years of experience within Life Insurance, Annuities, or Group Benefits.
• Experience serving as Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, Technical Architect, or Lead Architect on large transformation programs.
• Deep understanding of the Life & Annuity value chain, including product development, underwriting, policy administration, servicing, billing, claims, and distribution.
• Experience with policy administration platforms including FAST (Verisk), FINEOS AdminSuite, ALIP, OIPA, DXC wmA/CyberLife, EXL LifePro, or similar PAS solutions.
• Experience designing enterprise integration architectures utilizing APIs, middleware, event-driven solutions, and modern integration patterns.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture principles and platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience leading architecture governance, design reviews, and technical decision-making forums.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams across onshore/offshore delivery models.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
• Experience developing architecture deliverables, technology roadmaps, and transformation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture strategy, target-state design, and modernization roadmaps for large-scale insurance transformation programs.
• Advise client executives on technology investments, platform strategies, and transformation decisions.
• Define scalable, secure, and future-ready business, application, data, integration, and technology architectures.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions to improve business outcomes, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
• Lead end-to-end solution architecture across insurance core platforms, cloud technologies, integrations, data, analytics, and enterprise applications.
• Define enterprise AI architecture strategies leveraging Generative AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, and predictive analytics.
• Establish architecture patterns, standards, and integration frameworks for APIs, cloud-native solutions, AI services, and intelligent agents.
• Provide oversight for data architecture, migration, reporting, analytics, and master data management initiatives.
• Lead architecture governance, review boards, and decision-making processes to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and business objectives.
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, regulatory, responsible AI, and risk management requirements.
• Partner with delivery, engineering, product, and operations teams to address technical challenges and mitigate architectural risks.
• Promote the use of AI to accelerate solution delivery, improve quality, and enhance engineering productivity.
• Build trusted relationships with client executives, architects, business leaders, and program sponsors.
• Lead architecture workshops, strategy sessions, solution reviews, and executive presentations.
• Translate business priorities into actionable technology roadmaps and transformation strategies.
• Mentor and develop architecture professionals across engagements and initiatives.
• Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, solution assets, methodologies, and business development activities.
• Support recruitment, coaching, and career development while staying current on emerging insurance, cloud, and AI technologies.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Solution architecture

Cloud platforms

Generative AI

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Multi-team leadership

Agile/SAFe

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IS

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

EY is seeking a Manager in the Business Transformation & Growth practice to lead architecture strategy for large-scale insurance transformations, guiding target-state designs, platform selections, and scalable integration patterns. You will drive AI-enabled modernization, working with executives and multidisciplinary teams to deliver measurable business value.

The role emphasizes governance, data architecture oversight, and strategic roadmaps, with travel up to 50% as needed.