Location: Bangalore, KA, IN

Enterprise Architect

Are you passionate about turning complex architecture challenges into elegant, scalable solutions? Do you want to build the tools, processes and intelligence that power enterprise-wide decisions at one of the world's leading re/insurance groups? If so, this role is for you.

About the Role

Swiss Re is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Enterprise Architect to strengthen its Group Enterprise Architecture function in Bangalore. As a key member of the Enterprise Architecture community within GDS, you will design, build and continuously improve the tools, processes, information foundations and governance mechanisms that enable faster, higher-quality architecture decisions at enterprise scale. This is an enterprise-facing individual contributor role with real accountability for tangible improvements in efficiency, adoption, decision speed and architecture quality — with the opportunity to make a lasting impact across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Tooling & Digital Enablement

• Own the design and evolution of architecture enablement tooling, workflows, dashboards and self-service services that support architects, governance bodies and business stakeholders

• Integrate architecture repositories and relevant enterprise data sources to improve discoverability, traceability, information quality and decision usefulness

• Identify and operationalize opportunities for workflow automation, AI-assisted analysis and decision support, with appropriate controls

• Establish product-like ownership of enablement capabilities, including user needs, prioritized backlog, adoption, reliability and continuous improvement

Process Optimization & Operational Excellence

• Map and challenge existing architecture processes, eliminating duplication, unnecessary handoffs and low-value manual work

• Simplify architecture intake, assessments, reviews, decision recording, exception handling and follow-up through risk-based and proportionate controls

• Define measurable service outcomes such as cycle time, manual effort avoided, automation coverage, throughput and stakeholder experience

• Implement feedback loops that convert recurring cases, issues and decisions into reusable guidance and systemic process improvements

Architecture Governance & Decision Intelligence

• Improve the effectiveness of Design Authority and architecture governance through clear decision rights, review criteria, evidence requirements and transparent escalation

• Create actionable insights from architecture decisions, inventories, risks, standards adoption and cross-domain dependencies to support enterprise steering

• Strengthen architecture information quality, ownership, lifecycle governance and change control so decisions are based on reliable and current evidence

• Develop practical standards, reference architectures, patterns and guidance that help teams make consistent decisions with less friction

Enterprise Collaboration, Adoption & Change

• Partner with Domain Architects, delivery teams, data owners, platform teams and risk/control functions to shape common solutions and encourage reuse

• Engage architecture community members to understand needs, test tooling, provide demonstrations, publish guidance and drive adoption

• Communicate progress and impact to leadership using concise, outcome-based reporting and evidence of improvements

• Coach colleagues and champion an automation-first, continuous-improvement mindset across the architecture community

Selective Architecture Delivery & Feedback

• Provide enterprise architecture leadership or targeted design assurance for selected strategic, complex or cross-domain initiatives when required

• Challenge architecture trade-offs, alignment with target state, resilience, security, integration, sustainability and total cost of ownership

• Feed lessons, emerging patterns and information gaps from delivery engagements back into enterprise tooling, standards and governance

About the Team

GDS (Group Data & Technology Services) at Swiss Re is a global function that delivers technology and data capabilities to power Swiss Re's business across all divisions and geographies. The team partners closely with business and technology stakeholders to drive innovation, operational excellence and enterprise-wide transformation. As part of GDS, Group Enterprise Architecture plays a pivotal role in setting architectural direction, enabling governance and building the scalable capabilities that underpin Swiss Re's strategic ambitions.

About You

You are a hands-on, outcome-driven architecture professional who combines strong analytical thinking with a builder's mindset. You thrive on turning operational pain points into practical, scalable solutions — from streamlined workflows and trusted architecture information to actionable intelligence and fit-for-purpose automation. You are collaborative, curious and committed to continuous improvement, and you know how to influence and drive change across diverse teams without relying on formal authority.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise or solution architecture, architecture governance, technology transformation or architecture enablement in a complex organization

• Proven ability to improve enterprise processes and deliver practical tooling, workflow automation, integrations or data-driven decision-support capabilities

• Working knowledge of architecture repositories, information models, APIs, data quality, dashboards, governance workflows and enterprise architecture frameworks

• Strong systems thinking and analytical problem-solving, with pragmatic architecture judgment and the ability to translate enterprise needs into prioritized, impactful deliverables

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience

These are additional nice to haves:

• Experience with AI/GenAI-enabled automation, knowledge graphs, agentic workflows or analytics, with sound judgment about reliability, security and controls

• Background in re/insurance or financial services environments

• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification

• Relevant certifications in cloud, data, automation, AI or governance

• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, facilitation and influencing without authority across diverse architecture and delivery communities

• Fluent written and spoken English; strong communication and a collaborative, knowledge-sharing approach

Why Join Swiss Re?

At Swiss Re, you won't just support enterprise architecture — you will build it. This is a unique opportunity to shape how Enterprise Architecture operates at a global scale: creating scalable enablement capabilities, turning fragmented information into useful intelligence and making high-quality architecture decisions faster and easier across the enterprise. Join a culture that values curiosity, bold thinking and continuous learning — and help define the future of one of the world's most respected financial institutions.

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.