Lead Solution Architect

Skip to main contentEnglishSign InLead Solution Architect page is loadedLead Solution ArchitectApplylocationsSumida-kutime typeFull timeposted onPosted 30+ Days Agojob requisition idJR2601757Executive Summary of the Role:The Lead Solution Architect for the Insurance Claims area is a critical role responsible for overseeing the end-to-end design and execution of the Claims Modernization Program. This role ensures that the architectural design aligns with the organization’s business goals and objectives, while also governing the execution of the program to deliver results that meet strategic priorities. The Lead Solution Architect acts as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring seamless communication, alignment, and delivery of high-quality solutions.Job PurposeThe Solution Architect is responsible for defining and guiding business-aligned technology architecture that enables the organization’s strategic objectives. This role develops architecture blueprints and roadmaps, translates business strategy into target-state solutions, leads solution architecture for strategic initiatives, and ensures projects and technology decisions are governed in line with enterprise architecture principles, IT strategy, and long-term business transformation goals.The Solution Architect’s initial priority is to lead the end-to-end modernization of the claims system, establishing the target architecture, transition roadmap, and delivery approach needed to transform legacy capabilities into a scalable, integrated, and business-aligned platform. This includes coordinating business and technology stakeholders, defining solution options and architectural decisions, guiding implementation across the full claims value chain, and ensuring the modernization effort delivers improved operational efficiency, customer experience, regulatory alignment, and long-term strategic value.Job ResponsibilitiesDefine and drive solution architecture strategy aligned with business strategy by developing architecture blueprints and multi-year architecture roadmaps.Collaborate closely with business stakeholders across functions to understand business objectives, strategic priorities, and transformation goals.Assess the current business and application landscape, including processes, systems, integrations, and technology capabilities, to establish the as-is architecture baseline.Design the target architecture required to support business strategy, improve operational effectiveness, and enable future growth.Identify capability, process, application, data, and technology gaps between the current and target states, and define practical roadmaps to close those gaps.Work with business transformation teams, delivery teams, product support teams, and other stakeholders to align architecture vision, solution direction, sequencing, and implementation approach.Lead end-to-end solution architecture development for strategic initiatives, partnering with business teams, delivery teams, and vendors to shape solution design from concept through implementation.Act as the architecture lead on strategic projects, ensuring solutions are aligned with enterprise business and IT strategy, architecture principles, and the established blueprints and roadmaps.Provide architectural direction and governance throughout the project lifecycle, including solution design review, technology selection, integration approach, and implementation decisions.Serve as a key member of the Japan Architecture Board Committee, governing project proposals and ensuring new solutions and technology adoption are aligned with business strategy, IT strategy, and architecture standards.Review and challenge project architecture proposals to ensure consistency, scalability, maintainability, risk control, and long-term business value.Monitor business, insurance, and technology trends in the market to identify opportunities, risks, and emerging capabilities relevant to the organization.Continuously...