Lloyd’s is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace. We share the collective intelligence and risk sharing expertise of the market’s brightest minds, working together for a braver world.

Our role is to inspire courage, so tomorrow’s progress isn’t limited by today’s risks.

Our shared values: we are brave; we are stronger together; we do the right thing; guide what we do and how we act. If you share our values and our passion to build a future that’s more sustainable, resilient and inclusive, you’ll find a home at Lloyd’s – build a braver future with us.

Lloyd’s are seeking to recruit x2 Domain Enterprise Architects. Within Lloyd’s there are 2 business domains as per definitions below. Each domain encompasses people, process, data and technology, together with the services that the domain provides to the London market. The Domain Enterprise Architects will work with colleagues from the Domain, the Architecture team and the wider technology and operations community, both internal and third-party, to ensure the business capabilities required by the Domain are met through appropriate solutions and that the Domain application landscape is appropriately managed.

Finance, Risk, Legal and HR – encompasses all areas of Finance (Treasury and Investment Management, Central Finance, Tax, Market Reserving and Capital Adequacy and Procurement) and Human Resources, General Counsel, Risk.

Markets, Commercial and Global – encompasses Market Oversight (executing the Lloyd’s regulatory responsibilities to the Market), Market Performance (including the management of delegated authorities, underwriting, claims, catastrophic risk and reinsurance, and syndicate performance), Commercial (Strategic Partnerships, Insight, Innovation, Market Development, Government Policy & Affairs, Communications Media & PR) and Global Network operations in the Americas, Europe and APMEA.

Principal Accountabilities

Transformational EA

Establish, maintain, and evangelize enterprise architecture principles and governance within the domain
Build trusted and effective relationships with key stakeholders in the domain
Ensure Enterprise and Domain strategy engagement and alignment
Build and socialise domain business architecture strategies (1-, 3-, 5-year views)
Support major program / project engagement incl. governance, procurement, steering, etc.
Understand and communicate enterprise architecture decisions and design to technology & business stakeholders, providing the right business solution.

BAU EA

Ensure regular Application Lifecycle Management activities are completed for the domain, including application rationalisation / landscape simplification and TCO
Monitor Tech Debt, Waivers and Target Landscape alignment, managing necessary escalations

Wider EA

Collaborate with the wider Architecture function and community to ensure consistency across business and technology domains and across Enterprise and Solution Architecture
Maintain awareness and understanding of priority technical tools across the technology architecture, as well as build understanding of industry-leading tools and best practices.

Skills Knowledge and Experience

Finance, Risk, Legal and HR Domain

Maintain awareness and understanding of priority technical tools across the technology architecture, as well as build understanding of industry-leading tools and best practices.

Markets, Commercial and Global Domain

Knowledge of the Lloyd’s market and its stakeholders is essential
Familiarity with the insurance sector (carrier, broker, MGA, syndicate, etc.) is desirable
Knowledge of supporting global businesses and stakeholders is desirable
Knowledge of 2 or more of the following is desirable: Strategic Partnerships, Insight, Innovation, Market Development, Government Policy & Affairs, Communications Media & PR

Other Skills Required

Experience within a complex, high volume change environment 
Extensive architecture experience in principles and disciplines
Understanding of integration patterns
Commercial insurance industry, terminology and strategic drivers is a plus
Experience of laws and regulations as they relate to the Financial Services Industry
Knowledge of Governance frameworks in complex regulated environments
Working knowledge of the software development life-cycle
Familiarity with data, data architecture, data governance, Machine Learning and AI
Knowledge of business modelling
Clear Communicator: Breaks down complexity with clarity for senior leaders.
Calm and Confident: Maintains composure under pressure, inspiring confidence in others.
Stakeholder Manager: Effectively manages expectations and facilitates discussions on high-risk, complex issues, even within tight deadlines.
Standards Champion: Advocates alignment of the domain to Lloyd’s standards

Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us – Lloyd’s aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development. You can read more about diversity and inclusion on our website.

We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility. Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc). These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.

By choosing Lloyd's, you'll be part of a team that brings together the best minds in the industry, and together with our underwriters and brokers, we create innovative, responsive solutions allowing us to share risk and solve complex problems.

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https://cleartalents.com/apply/lloyds-msa1645695881

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