Lead Service Architect (Markets)
We are seeking a Lead Service Architect (Markets) to provide clear architectural leadership across our Markets and Commercial teams. You’ll help us simplify complexity, strengthen oversight and build technology that supports a well‑governed, high‑performing global marketplace. This role offers the chance to shape how strategy and technology come together and make a real impact at scale.
Responsibilities
- Align markets strategy with technology decisions that are practical, robust and future‑ready
- Simplify complex application landscapes, reducing duplication, cost, and risk
- Set clear architectural direction that supports strong market and commercial performance
- Build trusted relationships across business and technology teams
- Provide clear, achievable roadmaps that balance cost, control and innovation
- Govern change with discipline, managing architectural risk and enabling predictable delivery
- Ensure solutions are compliant, scalable and fit for purpose in a regulated environment
Why this role matters
We’re delivering our Advance and Protect strategy, modernising platforms, using data more intelligently and enabling risk‑based oversight across the market. You’ll help reduce friction, enable smarter decision‑making and create foundations for innovation that can scale, all while protecting the integrity and performance of the Lloyd’s market.
Qualifications
- Experience leading service or enterprise architecture in complex environments
- Experience of the Lloyd’s market or insurance sector is a strong advantage
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders across business and technology
- Build trusted relationships across our Markets and Commercial teams
- Collaborate with the wider architecture community to stay consistent and joined‑up
- Stay curious about modern tools, data, AI and industry best practice
- A clear, pragmatic approach to governance and risk
- The ability to cut through complexity and focus on what matters
- Curiosity, openness and the courage to challenge when needed
Benefits
We offer flexible working, a generous pension scheme, healthcare, wellbeing programmes and financial support for training, education & development. Additional benefits include a benefit allowance for gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or cycle‑to‑work scheme, employee recognition schemes and discount schemes.
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