Insurance Transformation Architect - Manager (AI-Driven)

EY; Grand Rapids (MI); Remote; USD 139,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

EY seeks a Manager to join our Business Transformation & Growth (BTG) practice to help clients architect and modernize their business and technology ecosystems. You will lead architecture strategy and solution design for large-scale insurance transformations, guiding executives and multidisciplinary teams through complex decisions.

You will apply Generative AI and cloud-enabled approaches to accelerate value, while ensuring enterprise governance, security, and scalable integration across core

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.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Policy administration knowledge

Cloud platforms knowledge

AGILE familiarity

8+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

FAST

FINEOS AdminSuite

OIPA

DXC LifePro

Job description

EY seeks a Manager to join our Business Transformation & Growth (BTG) practice to help clients architect and modernize their business and technology ecosystems. You will lead architecture strategy and solution design for large-scale insurance transformations, guiding executives and multidisciplinary teams through complex decisions.

You will apply Generative AI and cloud-enabled approaches to accelerate value, while ensuring enterprise governance, security, and scalable integration across core