Enterprise Architecture Director (Information Technology)

Amerisure creates exceptional value for its partners, policyholders, and employees. As a property and casualty insurance company, Amerisure's promise to our partner agencies and policyholders begins with a comprehensive line of insurance products designed to protect businesses, as well as the health and safety of every employee. With an A.M. Best “A” (Excellent) rating, Amerisure serves mid-sized commercial enterprises focused in construction, manufacturing and healthcare. Ranked as one of the top 100 Property & Casualty companies in the United States, we proudly manage nearly $1 Billion of Direct Written Premium and maintain $1.21 billion in surplus.

Amerisure is currently recruiting for an Enterprise Architecture Director that can do a 3-day hybrid approach onsite in our Farmington Hills office. The ideal candidate will also possess the following skill set. 

Summary Statement

Provides architectural leadership to the organization with an emphasis on a unified technical architecture in support of our business strategies.  Brings the necessary technical domains together and ensures that platforms and services are modular, reusable, and deliverable via a variety of platforms and channels.  Assesses the business environment, current technology implementation, and technology capabilities and establishes a technical roadmap for the organization.  

Essential Tasks/Major Duties

• Lead and direct staff in area of responsibility with an emphasis on talent management, development and succession planning in line with the company's strategic direction.
• Provide technical leadership to the team of domain (expert) architects (data, security, applications, infrastructure).
• Provide technical thought leadership and design and document an enterprise architecture, incorporating all domains into a coordinated technical environment.
• Ensure business and technology strategies are aligned against the company's operating model and technologies.
• Design modern architecture standards and paradigms and ensure technology evolves with the pace of change in technology and maintains or improves security posture.
• Create and articulate an architectural vision that supports business strategies and operational needs.
• Collaborate with internal/external stakeholders to understand business goals and technical direction and translate to architectural solutions.
• Build and maintain the overall technology architecture with in-depth knowledge of the company's existing IT architecture, technology portfolio, and business strategy.  Develop, document, communicate, and enforce architecture principles and technology standards.
• Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of development efforts and recommend technologies that will support business strategies and targeted outcomes.
• Influence senior leadership on architectural vision, the case for change, and the path forward with the ability to obtain agreement and funding.
• Develop and maintain a technical architectural environment that makes best use of existing tools and capabilities, and positions Amerisure to more easily evaluate and adopt new tools and techniques.
• Understand and resolve complex technical issues that cross our technology domains.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 15 years of experience designing technical solutions with 5 years of experience as an architect.
• 3 years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated successful ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Demonstrated ability to architect and engineer complex cross-domain technical solutions with strong capability, performance, stability, and capacity.
• Insurance or financial services industry experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated Subject Matter Expertise (SME) level experience and knowledge of multiple software development platforms and tools, database structures and data pipelines, and integration best practices.
• Experience in one or more systems development life cycle methodologies, including those that support agile and DevOps based development.
• Demonstrated research and development skills in evaluating new technologies for potential use in solutions.
• Demonstrated successful ability to build positive partnerships and work collaboratively with cross-functional business and technology teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Expert knowledge of the major trends in architecture that enable proactive deployment of new technology as a transformational/competitive advantage.

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Just as we are committed to creating exceptional value for our Partners For Success® agencies and policyholders, Amerisure also remains committed to being an employer of choice. We reinforce this commitment by adhering to an Employee Value Proposition that, in part, is provided through a competitive total rewards package. This package includes competitive base pay, performance-based incentive pay, comprehensive health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) savings plan with profit sharing, and generous paid time off programs. We also offer flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance. Recognized as one of the Best and Brightest® Companies to Work For in the Nation and one of Business Insurance magazine's Best Places to Work in Insurance, we provide a workplace that fosters excellence and professional growth. If you are looking for a collaborative and rewarding career, Amerisure is looking for you.

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