Business Architecture Lead

QBE Insurance Group • Madison, WI

6d • $104,000 - $195,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The purpose of this role is to lead the definition and maintenance of business architecture designs, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic principles and architectural designs. The role involves providing direction, guidance, and advice to Business Architects and other change personnel, as well as partnering across the organization to drive the co-design and governance of business architecture, identifying high-impact initiatives, and supporting the execution of long-term strategies through the creation of value for the organization.

Requirements

• Tertiary Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with commercial insurance products and processes—such as underwriting, policy lifecycle (new business, renewals, endorsements), and broker/agent distribution models
• Experience working at senior stakeholder level advising on business, operating, and IT strategy, business architecture concepts, and decisions.
• Experience developing business, operating, and IT strategies, business architecture designs, principles, policies, and roadmaps.
• Experience working in a large corporate environment with substantial investment in change and operational and IT implications.
• Significant experience in transformation or strategy consulting, transformation, or business architecture capability in a corporate environment.
• Experience managing executive stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the Division‑level Business Architecture practice, including the development of standards, methodologies, frameworks, and core processes.
• Drive design of the operating model to support strategic direction, partnering with specialist functions across the business to finalise the design and implementation.
• Build and leverage strategic relationships across the business and enable teams to maintain alignment to strategy and drive long-term capability investment.
• Lead the development of Division methodology, frameworks and processes for the Business Architecture function.
• Brings insights from customers, partners, competitors, and technology into QBE to inform strategic decision-making.
• Provides on-the-job coaching and development to team members in core strategy skills, business acumen and communication.
• Lead and mobilize cross-functional teams to design the business architecture and capability roadmaps.
• Co-design the development of a multi-year Division capabilities roadmap and target business architecture enabling effective execution of the strategy.
• Support discussion at the Executive, Group and Board levels to enable effective engagement and secure commitment to fund and execute the Division strategy.
• Identify and prioritize high-impact initiatives for inclusion in the multi-year roadmap.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree