What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP, Technology position at Allied World Assurance?
Job Title: VP, Technology- Global IT Group
Department: IT – AWAC Services
Job Summary: Working closely with CTO to provide direction, guidance, and definition of IT technology to effectively support corporate business strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture strategy by assisting in defining Allied World's long-term technology roadmap, identifying opportunities for innovation, process improvement, and cost optimization in current state architecture, and collaborating with senior management to align enterprise architecture strategy with overall business strategy.
- Design and implement architecture frameworks by systematically capturing and documenting architectural information following the TOGAF framework, creating and formalizing reference architectures, architectural patterns, and technology best practices, and conducting architecture assessment of business-driven initiatives and providing recommendations to align proposed high-level and low-level designs with corporate future state architecture.
- Collaborate with stakeholders by engaging with business stakeholders, product owners, and subject matter experts to understand their requirements, challenges, and objectives, translating business needs into architectural designs in collaboration with Pillar Tech Leads, fostering collaboration and building strong relationships with internal teams, and moderating Technical Architecture Committee to monitor technical assessment checklists and establish governance best practices.
- Present and communicate complex technical concepts and strategies to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
- Technology evaluation and selection by assessing vendor solutions, participating in the selection process for third-party products or services, and contributing to technology-driven initiatives, such as digital transformation, cloud migration, and modernization projects.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Proven experience of 10 years working as a technical lead or similar role (preferred in insurance domain).
- Overall 15 years of industry experience with hands-on development skills.
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF, ADM, and ArchiMate.
- Expertise in designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure technology architectures, including AWS and AZURE cloud-based solutions.
- Proficiency in analyzing complex business and technical requirements and translating them into architectural designs.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong leadership capabilities, with experience in leading cross-functional multi-geographical teams and driving technology initiatives.
- Proficiency in defining and implementing technology roadmaps, reference architectures, and architectural patterns using UML.
- Prior experience with designing and implementing microservices architecture.
- Solid understanding of data integration, security, scalability, and performance considerations.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Knowledgeability of an EA tool (Archi, BizzDesign) is preferred.
- Attention to detail and able to prioritize day-to-day work effectively.
Estimated Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 per year, depending on experience.
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.
Benefits: Our generous benefits package includes Health and Dental Insurance, 401k plan, and Group Term Life Insurance.
Equal Opportunity Employer: 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.
Salary : $150,000 - $200,000
