Senior Enterprise Architect for IT Enterprise Architecture

Location

Munich, Germany

Job type

Full-Time

Work mode

Hybrid

Job level

Professional

Job ID

11315

Company

Munich Re

Employment type

Regular

Area of expertise

Information Technology

Successful candidates must be prepared to relocate to the specified job location in the job posting and will be employed directly under the hiring entity's contractual terms.

This role will be part of the Enterprise Architecture Tower for Group Technology (IT 1.5), which defines and drives the overarching Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy to support business agility and growth across Munich Re Group. The Tower develops multiyear roadmaps covering platforms, products, digital experience, and organizational design—balancing strategic alignment and transformation goals. It ensures consistent policy, monitors architecture delivery, and optimizes the application portfolio to reduce costs and accelerate innovation. Additionally, the Tower provides SDLC tools and processes that enhance global developer productivity in a secure, compliant, and standardized environment.

Munich Re is a global market leader in re-insurance, global specialty insuranceand digital solutions. New technologies are disrupting the insurance value chain. Our innovative minds in IT spearhead the transformation and make change happen. We support clients with a comprehensive range of insurance and risk management products. Our goal is to become even more digital through the expertise of our IT & Tech specialists, and by leveraging data and insights to support innovation and client service. We are therefore making targeted IT investments and helping our insurance clients and partners to tackle problems in the modern digital world with innovative and forward-looking solutions.

We are currently seeking an Sr. Enterprise Architect (EA) to join the Group Technology Enterprise Architecture Tower. This role is about creating Target Architectures and Roadmaps for our ERGO International Entities within Group Technology. This means translating Business Strategies into Strategic Portfolios and Logical Architectures along our TARDev Process.

The EA is accountable for proactively leading technology transformation activities and driving targeted business outcomes across all core business capabilities within the Portfolio mentioned above. The EA drives and supports initiatives and harmonization efforts transforming legacy processes/systems into central and group wide platforms and supports Technical Architects to design / deliver pattern and projects.

Key goal of the role is to provide leadership, facilitation, analysis and design tasks required for the transformation of capabilities and corresponding application portfolio with a strong focus primary insurance. Together with the Technical Architecture team and the local delivery teams the EA creates deliverables that help develop target-state guidance (transformation roadmaps and standards, guidelines, patterns) across the enterprise, in order to enable business strategy and successfully deliver projects.

Your job

• Driving the roll out of EA relevant Norms along the onboarding of the International Entities, including App Portfolio Management and Rationalization.
• Developing Multiyear Roadmaps for ERGO International. The Roadmaps capture business initiatives and strategic themes that connect the enterprise business strategy and the IT portfolio. They also capture the enablers that reflect the architectural, technology, and business process initiatives that are necessary to enable those projects.
• Defining a project portfolio is a prerequisite for successful portfolio management in collaboration with ERGO International Tower and Business stakeholders. The enterprise architect drives strategic enterprise portfolio planning by considering also latest AI trends and opportunities, highlighting interdependencies among portfolio elements and their context, and ensuring effective stakeholder management.
• Participate in RfPs and/or PoCs, maintain collaboration channels with internal customers in different towers as well as working closely together with the Technical Architects and all other EA team members.
• Leading the analysis and transformation of the current technology and application portfolio to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement
• Working with EA peers (e.g., enterprise, business, solutions architects) to analyze enterprise business context (business strategy and trends), as well as change requirements in other enterprise architecture viewpoints to derive the technology architecture future state.
• Assisting with designing the governance, assurance and standards activities associated with ensuring enterprise technology architecture compliance
• Identifying the organizational impact (for example, on skills, processes, structures) and financial impact of the application portfolio and enterprise technology stack

Your profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics or relevant field from an accredited college or university; Master's degree from an accredited college or university preferred
• 7+ years' Experience Insurance Core Systems and technologies, including SAP or Guidewire, Finance and Solvency etc.
• Skilled in identifying optimization opportunities. Strong understanding of emerging trends and their impact on portfolio planning.
• Working experience in implementation of large scale transformation projects.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with business colleagues and working in an agile environment responsive to fast paced, iterative decision-making and solution delivery expectations
• Pronounced analytical and conceptual capabilities coupled with the ability to present complex situations in a clear and precise way
• Sound knowledge of software development and methodology
• Ability to estimate the business, risk and financial impacts of architecture alternatives
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of existing, new and emerging technologies that enable and drive new business designs and models
• Strong written and verbal communication in English

Application Instructions

If applicable, please also submit reference letters from any previous employers or certificates from any other qualifications you may have. We recommend writing a cover letter to tell us more about why the position and Munich Re is of interest to you.

About us

As the world's leading reinsurance company with more than 11,000 employees at over 50 locations, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance. By turning uncertainty into a manageable risk, we enable fundamental change. Join us working on topics today that will concern society tomorrow, whether that be climate change, major construction projects, medical risk assessment or even space travel. Together we embrace a culture where multiskilled teams dare to think big. We create the new and the different for our clients and cultivate innovation. Sounds like you? Push boundaries with us and be part of Munich Re. Our employees are our greatest strength. That's why we offer them a wide range of benefits. You can find some examples below. For more insights about working at Munich Re please click here.

Unlock your potential

• Professional Training & Certification: We accompany you in building up your professional profile by supporting with customized professional training and certification opportunities.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: We embrace the power of differences and are convinced that diversity fosters innovation and resilience and enables us to act braver and better.
• Continuous Learning: We believe that continuous learning is a key differentiator and critical for building new skills and accelerating growth.
• Career Mobility: We actively support career mobility, and our strong global and regional presence offers a wealth of career growth opportunities for you.

Rewards & Recognition

• Competitive salary: appropriate compensation for your high level of commitment.
• Retirement provision: state of the art in-house pension solutions.
• Work-life balance: promoting the compatibility of family and work in addition to overall work-life balance.
• Health management: focus on your physical and mental health far beyond legal requirements.

• Hybrid working: living the best of both worlds – we offer you a very flexible approach as well as the opportunity to work from abroad on an occasional basis.

• Munich Re not only stands for fairness with regard to its clients; it is also an equal opportunities employer. Severely disabled candidates will also be prioritized, if equally qualified.

Your Benefits

With us, you get more than just an exciting job. Enjoy a wide range of employee benefits tailored to your wellbeing and development. Please note that regional differences may apply.

Competitive Salary

We provide fair and competitive compensation that reflects your performance and commitment.

Company performance-based Incentives

In addition to your salary, our variable compensation approach allows you to share in Munich Re's success.

Recognition and Special Rewards

We recognise outstanding individual contributions through a variety of targeted rewards and incentives.

Retirement Planning

We support your long-term financial wellbeing with retirement solutions aligned with local regulations.

Inclusive Workplace Culture

We foster a respectful, inclusive, and values-driven environment.

Learning & Development

We offer tailored learning opportunities with a strong focus on core skills and business-critical knowledge.

Work-Life-Balance

Supporting your ability to balance family, leisure, and your career.

Health & Wellbeing

We support your physical and mental health through a range of programs and activities in each location.