Business Architecture Manager

Job Role: Guidewire Claims Business Architect (General Insurance) Location: London (with expected travel)       Career Level: Level 7 ( Manager) Salary: Competitive, plus benefits.  Company Background Accenture  as a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries – powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. With 750,000+ people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at  www.accenture.com . We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO Accenture is a company that will allow you to learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that flourishes with shared success, innovative ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

Working within the General Insurance sector of Accenture’s Insurance Technology business, you will be working on large scale technology and systems integrations projects.  You will be responsible for defining the architectural vision – designing solutions, and defining the integration of various systems and applications - typically anchored around a core Policy Admin or Claims System like Guidewire. This role involves working closely with our clients to understand their business requirements and develop the architectural roadmap. You will play a critical role in ensuring that defined solutions are efficient, scalable, and aligned with business goals In this role you will: Work with the client stakeholders to define high level application,business and technical blueprint and requirements aligned to the key functional and business capabilities that need to be implemented. Translate complex business requirements from Claims operational stakeholders — including claims handlers, adjusters and management — into clear functional designs and solution specifications. Define which application components are required to implement each of the required functional and business capabilities, which component will be built vs. re-used vs. integrated with, and how. Define how the components of all the applications relate to each other, and how they will support the capability or business area. Understand the capabilities and limitations of the technical components and key domain applications. Define the integration of various systems, applications, and data sources to ensure seamless communication and data flow. Provide Guidewire leadership and guidance to design and development teams, ensuring best practices and standards are followed across development, runtime, and operations architecture. Key Skills: 3+ years' knowledge and experience of solutioning Guidewire Claims implementations.  5+ years' knowledge and experience of implementing General Insurance Policy Administration & Claims Systems and / or knowledge of integrating insurance systems of record into the wider technology architecture Strong understanding of the property and casualty insurance value chain Proven experience as Application and solution Architect or similar