Business Architecture Lead

Business Architecture Leader

The purpose of this role is to lead the definition and maintenance of business architecture designs, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic principles and architectural designs. The role involves providing direction, guidance, and advice to Business Architects and other change personnel, as well as partnering across the organization to drive the co-design and governance of business architecture, identifying high-impact initiatives, and supporting the execution of long-term strategies through the creation of value for the organization.

Location: Madison, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; New York City, New York

Work Arrangement: This role is hybrid, where you will be expected to be in the office 2-3 days per week.

The salary range for this role is: $104,000 - $195,000

Your New Role

• Build and scale the Division‑level Business Architecture practice, including the development of standards, methodologies, frameworks, and core processes.
• Drive design of the operating model to support strategic direction, partnering with specialist functions across the business to finalise the design and implementation.
• Build and leverage strategic relationships across the business and enable teams to maintain alignment to strategy and drive long-term capability investment.
• Lead the development of Division methodology, frameworks and processes for the Business Architecture function.
• Brings insights from customers, partners, competitors, and technology into QBE to inform strategic decision-making.
• Provides on-the-job coaching and development to team members in core strategy skills, business acumen and communication.
• Lead and mobilize cross-functional teams to design the business architecture and capability roadmaps.
• Co-design the development of a multi-year Division capabilities roadmap and target business architecture enabling effective execution of the strategy.
• Support discussion at the Executive, Group and Board levels to enable effective engagement and secure commitment to fund and execute the Division strategy.
• Identify and prioritize high-impact initiatives for inclusion in the multi-year roadmap.

Required Qualifications

• Tertiary Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with commercial insurance products and processes—such as underwriting, policy lifecycle (new business, renewals, endorsements), and broker/agent distribution models
• Experience working at senior stakeholder level advising on business, operating, and IT strategy, business architecture concepts, and decisions.
• Experience developing business, operating, and IT strategies, business architecture designs, principles, policies, and roadmaps.
• Experience working in a large corporate environment with substantial investment in change and operational and IT implications.
• Significant experience in transformation or strategy consulting, transformation, or business architecture capability in a corporate environment.
• Experience managing executive stakeholder groups.

Compensation Package: The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate's professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE's annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance. We encourage all candidates to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside of this range, as we are committed to finding the right fit for our team.

QBE Benefits: We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to:

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

Why QBE? What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world?

At QBE, we're enabling a more resilient future – for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We're building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success.

Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.

Join us now, so you can be part of our success – and we can be part of yours!

QBE is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search for and apply for a career opportunity with QBE, please inform our Talent Acquisition team to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; protected veteran status; or disability or any other legally protected status.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.