Enterprise Architect - London Market Insurance
Posted Today by Korn Ferry
£106 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Enterprise Architect focuses on leading a major transformation program within a global insurance organization, specifically targeting the London Market. The position requires a blend of strong insurance domain knowledge and pragmatic architectural thinking, engaging with senior business and technology leaders to shape architectural direction and provide technology solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the London Market and a consultative approach to facilitate workshops and discussions. This is a strategic, business-facing role that emphasizes collaboration and communication with C-suite stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with senior business and technology leaders, including C-suite stakeholders.
- Facilitate workshops and shape architectural direction.
- Translate market, operational and business realities into pragmatic technology solutions.
- Provide market-informed perspective on PAS, vendor positioning, and ecosystem capabilities.
- Support solution shaping across underwriting, placement, policy administration and claims.
Key Skills:
- Professional, consultative approach with strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience leading meetings, workshops, and executive discussions.
- Strong knowledge of London Market operating models and ecosystem.
- Familiarity with central services and market bodies (e.g., Bureau, Lloyd's processes).
- Understanding of slips, binders, facilities, multinational programmes, and various insurance lines.
- Knowledge of digital concepts such as auto-quote and self-serve.
- Experience with market platforms like PPL, Whitespace, Acturis, iMarket.
- Insight into vendor realities and PAS landscape.
Salary (Rate): £106.00/hr
City: Swindon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Location: 1 day a week at Swindon Office
Rate: Up to £850 per day inside IR35
Contract Length: 6 months intially - highly likely to be extended
We are supporting a major transformation programme within a leading global insurance organisation and are looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect with deep London Market expertise. This is a strategic, business-facing architecture role - ideal for someone who combines strong insurance domain knowledge with pragmatic architectural thinking.
You will:
- Partner with senior business and technology leaders, including C-suite stakeholders
- Facilitate workshops and shape architectural direction
- Translate market, operational and business realities into pragmatic technology solutions
- Provide market-informed perspective on PAS, vendor positioning, and ecosystem capabilities
- Support solution shaping across underwriting, placement, policy administration and claims
What We're Looking For
- Professional, quietly confident, consultative approach
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable leading meetings, workshops, and executive discussions
- Business-facing and collegiate in style
- London Market & Insurance Expertise
You must bring strong working knowledge of:
- London Market operating models and ecosystem
- Central services and market bodies (e.g., Bureau, Lloyd's processes, signing down, LPAN)
- Slips, binders, facilities, multinational programmes
- PI, Retail/SME, Large Commercial, and Specialty lines
- End-to-end lifecycle: placement through to claims
- Digital concepts such as auto-quote, referrals, fast follow, self-serve
- Market platforms such as PPL, Whitespace, Acturis, iMarket
- Vendor realities vs positioning (PAS landscape, LM vendor capabilities, etc.)
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com