Principal Technical Industry Advisory Consultant (Insurance)2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicantsCompany DescriptionTechnology is our how. And people are our why. For over two decades, we have been harnessing technology to drive meaningful change.By combining world-class engineering, industry expertise and a people-centric mindset, we consult and partner with leading brands from various industries to create dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences that drive innovation and transform businesses.From prototype to real-world impact - be part of a global shift by doing work that matters.Job DescriptionThe Commercial discipline is responsible for driving business growth, managing partnerships, and providing industry subject matter expertise and advisory to both clients and internal teams. This strategic and consultative team creates meaningful relationships with clients through their combined knowledge of IT services and industry trends and pain points. Members include business development staff of all levels, client partners, alliances and partnerships managers, industry advisors, and operational leads.As a Principal Technical Industry Advisory Consultant (Insurance) at Endava, you will have at least 10 years of experience in the insurance industry, with a strong understanding of technology, stakeholder management, presales, sales presentations, and post-sales.You will play an active leadership role in pre-sales efforts and client engagements, leveraging your architecture expertise within the insurance industry to assess organizational capabilities and recommend solutions to realize business outcomes.Responsibilities:Work alongside Endava and Client Enterprise & Solution Architects to analyze, define, and refine architecture outputs.Understand and translate customer business goals and objectives and reflect these appropriately by defining future-state technology and architecture roadmaps and proposals.Actively shape the scope, requirements, and technical approach of projects.Proactively review customer solutions and propose improvements and strategic directions aligned with client goals.Collaborate with commercial and sales teams to shape and present strategic engagements to stakeholders.Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders on client engagements.QualificationsBachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.Minimum of 10 years of insurance industry expertise.Strong collaborative attitude and team player mindset.Experience in aligning technology and business strategies, developing architectures in large corporate environments.Practical architecture experience in the insurance sector, including capability mapping and establishing architectural principles.Experience working with agile teams, centers of excellence, infrastructure, and cross-functional operations.Ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior technical stakeholders, including C-level executives.Good understanding of agile delivery models.Excellent client management and stakeholder expectation skills.Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.Strong business case presentation skills and negotiation abilities.Experience in areas such as London markets, personal lines, commercial lines, brokerage, and reinsurance.Knowledge of architecture domains (security, data, infrastructure), frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman), and modern design practices (microservices, cloud, event-driven).Experience with modern software practices like DevOps and cloud computing.Preferred: Programming skills (Java, .Net, Python) and experience with insurance platforms (Guidewire, Duck Creek, ISC).Additional InformationDiscover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:Finance: Competitive salary, share plan, bonuses, recognition awards, referral bonus.Career Development: Coaching, global opportunities, internal programs for leadership and technical growth.Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, tech communities, training, certifications, workshops, conferences.Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work, flexible hours, employee assistance programs.Health: Wellbeing programs, access to wellbeing apps.Community: Tech communities, hobby clubs, inclusion programs, events.We are committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all backgrounds and ensuring merit-based hiring.Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionInformation TechnologyIndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting
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