VP, Technology - Global IT Group (Finance)
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Job Title: VP, Technology- Global IT Group
Department/s: IT – AWAC Services
Job Summary:
Working closely with CTO to provide direction, guidance, and definition of IT technology to effectively support corporate business strategy.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture strategy:
a. Assist in defining Allied World long-term technology roadmap with technical target state and ensure multi-year plan incorporates and aligns with corporate technology strategy
b. Identify opportunities for innovation, process improvement, and cost optimization in current state architecture
c. Collaborate with senior management to align enterprise architecture strategy with overall business strategy
2. Design and implement architecture frameworks:
a. Systematically capture and document architectural information following the TOGAF framework and maintain existing BDAT domain assets, standards, and guidelines
b. Create and formalize reference architectures, architectural patterns, and technology best practices
c. Conduct architecture assessment of business-driven initiatives and provide recommendations to align proposed high-level and low-level designs with corporate future state architecture
d. Periodically re-baseline BDAT (Business, Data, Application, Technology) architectural domains to ensure corporate blueprints are kept current
3. Collaborate with stakeholders:
a. Engage with business stakeholders, product owners, and subject matter experts to understand their requirements, challenges, and objectives
b. Translate business needs into architectural designs in collaboration with Pillar Tech Leads
c. Foster collaboration and build strong relationships with internal teams
d. Moderate Technical Architecture Committee, monitor technical assessment checklists, quantitative and qualitative evaluation of business concepts and establish governance best practices to ensure solutions and technology decisions are made with valid reasoning and future objectives in mind
4. Present and communicate complex technical concepts and strategies to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
5. Technology evaluation and selection:
a. Assess vendor solutions and participate in the selection process for third-party products or services
b. Contribute to technology-driven initiatives, such as digital transformation, cloud migration, and modernization projects
Requirements:
6. Bachelors or Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
7. Proven experience of 10+ years working as a technical lead or similar role (preferred in insurance domain).
8. Overall 15+ years of industry experience with hands on development skills
9. Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF, ADM and ArchiMate
10. Expertise in designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure technology architectures, including AWS and AZURE cloud-based solutions
11. Proficiency in analyzing complex business and technical requirements and translating them into architectural designs.
12. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
13. Strong leadership capabilities, with experience in leading cross-functional multi geographical teams and driving technology initiatives
14. Proficiency in defining and implementing technology roadmaps, reference architectures, and architectural patterns using UML
15. Prior experience with designing and implementing microservices architecture
16. Solid understanding of data integration, security, scalability, and performance considerations
17. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
18. Knowledgeability of an EA tool (Archi, BizzDesign) is preferred
19. Attention to detail and able to prioritize day to day work effectively
Special Responsibilities: People in this role must be extremely good problem solvers and have strong
Technical ability and communication skills. They must be able to deal with
Ambiguity and be able to understand and provide solutions to complex problems.
Positions eligible to Supervise: Solution architects, Business architects, Technical architects, Data architects
About Fairfax
Fairfax is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management.
About Allied World
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd, through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. We operate under the brand Allied World and have supported clients, cedents and trading partners with thoughtful service and meaningful coverage since 2001. We are a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, and we benefit from a worldwide network of affiliated entities that allows us to think and respond in non-traditional ways. Our capital base is strong, our solutions anticipate rather than react to changing trends, and our teams are focused on establishing long-term relationships that are mutually beneficial.
Learn more about how we can help you manage your risk by visiting: Web: www.awac.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/alliedworld | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allied-world
Our generous benefits package includes: Health and Dental Insurance, 401k plan, and Group Term Life Insurance. Allied World Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion or belief, sex, age, genetic information, marital or civil partnership status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or their protected veteran or disability status.
Please visit www.awac.com for further information on Allied World.
