Senior Business Architect
On-siteTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Job Summary
Develop a business architecture strategy based on situational awareness of various business scenarios and motivations, demonstrating how end-to-end scenarios bring strategy to life. Engage with stakeholders across business units and IT to facilitate discussions and influence decisions that drive optimal outcomes. Continuously monitor the architecture to ensure it supports business needs, assess the impact of strategic plans on capability levels, and build future-state views for companies. Consult with insurance carrier resources to produce business requirements and process documents, communicate with leaders to secure buy-in, and work with Customer Success and Sales to propose Guidewire Cloud Platform value and success plans.
Required Qualifications
- Native or equivalent Japanese language skills
- Sufficient English language skill
- Minimum of 8-10 years experience in business leadership and operational roles
- Deep understanding of the local P&C insurance industry, regulations, and market trends
- Experience with software implementation project(s) in requirements gathering, functional specifications, and user acceptance testing
- Experience in software package implementation through customization or configuration using agile methodologies
- Familiarity with object-oriented design principles and databases
- Experience in applying change management concepts on a software implementation project
- Exceptional documentation skills
- Ability to facilitate discussions with both technical and business stakeholders, including C-level executives
- Ability to identify when business requirements are not in scope
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in consulting & leadership skills along with deep industry knowledge of the P&C insurance industry with a focus on policy, claims and/or underwriting
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