About the Client
One of Australia’s most forward‑leaning insurance organisations, recognised for its commitment to innovation, regulatory excellence, and customer‑centric transformation. As they continue to modernise their technology landscape, my client is investing heavily in enterprise architecture, cloud adoption, and next‑generation insurance platforms.
This is a culture‑first environment that values integrity, technical mastery, and the ability to influence at the highest levels. You’ll join a leadership cohort driving some of the most significant architectural uplift initiatives in the Australian Financial Services sector.
What You Will Be Doing
Enterprise Architecture Leadership
Shape and govern the architectural direction across Adica’s core insurance platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, regulatory expectations, and modern engineering practices.
Guidewire & Insurance Suite Ownership
Act as the senior authority for Guidewire implementation and optimisation, providing architectural oversight across Policy, Billing, Claims, and associated integration layers. Where relevant, guide the adoption of similar enterprise insurance platforms.
Regulatory & Industry Engagement
Partner with regulators, industry bodies, and internal risk teams to ensure compliance, uplift governance frameworks, and influence industry‑wide standards.
Cloud & Modern Engineering Enablement
Drive the adoption of cloud‑native patterns, microservices, API‑led architectures, and modern development practices across engineering teams.
Strategic Delivery Leadership
Provide architectural direction across major programs of work, ensuring delivery teams are set up for success and aligned to long‑term platform sustainability.
Data & Identity Platform Integration
Architect and guide the integration of enterprise data platforms (including Microsoft Fabric) and identity ecosystems (Entra, OKTA/Auth0) into the broader technology landscape.
Executive Stakeholder Influence
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, shaping technology strategy, influencing investment decisions, and navigating complex delivery and compliance challenges.
What They Are Looking For
Architecture & Technology Leadership
Minimum 15 years in senior technology roles, with deep experience across enterprise architecture, solution design, and large‑scale program delivery.
Financial Services Expertise
Extensive experience within major FS organisations, with a strong understanding of regulatory, security, and governance frameworks.
Guidewire Mastery
Hands‑on experience implementing and architecting Guidewire InsuranceSuite (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter). Experience with similar platforms (e.g., Duck Creek, Sapiens, EIS) is highly valued.
Cloud & Modern Engineering
Strong grounding in cloud computing, microservices, integration patterns, and contemporary development practices.
Data & Identity Platforms
Experience architecting solutions leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Entra ID, and OKTA/Auth0.
Consulting Mindset
A background in consulting or advisory roles, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes.
Communication & Stakeholder Excellence
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with the ability to operate confidently at Executive and Board‑adjacent levels.
