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Lead Solution Architect Retail & Bancassurance International
As one of the leading insurance companies, we know that together we can achieve more. At UNIQA, we are therefore the community for a better life. We use our individual skills to shape the future together. Tell us about your strengths and apply as a Lead Solution Architect Retail & Bancassurance International
What to expect:
* Lead Solution Design: Oversees the future digital platform’s design and roadmap, engaging with business stakeholders to define scope, and guiding countries on platform adoption and legacy integration.
* Global System Integration: Analyze and understand existing systems across multiple countries and develop integration strategies that support seamless data flow, performance, and reliability.
* Technology Evaluation: Oversee the architectural design of a cloud-based distribution channel middle-layer platform within a business domain.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Retail and Bancassurance business teams to define a clear platform scope that informs technical strategy and roadmap, while serving as a technology advisor to business leaders by translating complex technical challenges into actionable, business-aligned insights.
* Solution Governance: Establish architecture guidelines and ensure documentation, compliance, and alignment with internal and regulatory requirements across countries, while guiding local teams to optimize platform use and collaboratively define scalable architectures that account for diverse legacy systems.
* Risk & Impact Assessment: Identify technical risks and dependencies, and design mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions across business units and geographies.
* Mentoring & Leadership: Provide guidance to development teams, and IT staff, ensuring solutions are implemented according to architectural best practices.
* Support Delivery & Operations: Collaborate with DevOps, QA, infrastructure teams, and solution providers to support the full delivery lifecycle—including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, performance optimization, and risk mitigation—while ensuring platform development and implementation align with group technical standards.
* AI and Data-Driven Innovation: Where relevant, explore and propose AI-enabled solutions for insurance industry.
* Cross-Border Compliance: Ensure all solutions are designed with consideration for jurisdictional data residency, privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, local insurance regulations), and security standards.
Must-Have Qualifications:
* 5+ years of experience in InsurTech, specifically on digital insurance middle layer.
* Deep understanding of insurance domain processes such as underwriting, policy administration, claims, billing, and customer engagement.
* Extensive experience in designing multi-channel sales platforms. Strong background in designing scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems, including APIs, white-labeling front end, middleware, microservices, and legacy modernization.
* Deep understanding of insurance domain processes such as underwriting, policy administration, claims, billing, and customer engagement.
* Good knowledge of Java software development, web technologies and DevOps principles
* Independent way of working and proactivity, as well as strong communication and cooperation skills
* Experience with agile way of working.
* Ability to drive decisions and consensus across multi-functional and international teams.
* Fluency in English.
Nice-to-Have Qualifications:
* Experience or strong interest in AI and machine learning applications in insurance, such as fraud detection, claims automation, or customer insights.
* Knowledge of Insurtech trends, digital insurance models, and emerging technologies.
* Cloud platform experience (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) with relevant certifications.
* Experience working in multi-country environments, understanding the nuances of localization, infrastructure constraints, and regulatory variations.
* Project management skill would be preferred.
* CEE/SEE language and/or German is a plus.
Your core competencies:
Ensures Accountability: We empower each other to take responsibility
Action Oriented: We take action and learn from our mistakes
Drives Vision and Purpose: You understand the vision of “living better together”, explain it clearly to your team and inspire them to fill it with life
Finding effective solutions: You aim for simple and feasible solutions. You ensure the efficient use of your team's resources
Strengthening ownership: You delegate tasks and motivate your team to act independently. You create the framework and provide the necessary freedom to enable this
At UNIQA, we live diversity. We recognize and foster the value of different perspectives in our teams and leadership positions. Therefore, we welcome applications that enrich our diversity.If you have any questions about accessibility, feel free to contact the person listed on the right side of the advertisement.
You are not sure if you meet our requirements? Apply anyway! UNIQA is looking for candidates with drive, courage to change and enthusiasm!
JOB KEY FACTS
Location:
Wien, AT
Annual minimum salary gross (Euro): 80.000
Start Date: as of now
Due to data protection reasons, we can only accept applications via our recruiting portal. Please apply online by clicking on "Apply now".
You strive for more than the minimum - so do we! We will agree on your actual salary depending on your education and experience during the recruiting process.
We look forward to getting to know you in a first interview online. Additional meetings are held in person at our head quarters in Vienna.
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