Solution Architect

This role will be part of the Business Technology Tower for Group Technology, responsible for delivering mission-critical, data-driven, and digital solutions across all business segments and subsidiaries. This includes AI decision support tools, generative AI models (such as Large Language Models), and other data-driven solutions. Business Technology drives the digitalization efforts for Munich Re Group, leading innovation and technological transformation.

Munich Re is a global market leader in re-insurance, global specialty insurance and digital solutions. New technologies are disrupting the insurance value chain. Our innovative minds in IT spearhead the transformation and make change happen.

Munich Re Business Technology (BT) works closely with clients and business leaders to drive this transformation and digitize insurance and reinsurance. It acts as a digital enabler inside the Munich Re group with focus on digital insurance platforms and ecosystems, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. In BT, the Data and AI Products team focuses on design and delivery of advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence products. The team partners with all BT units to shape a holistic service offering and aligned product roadmaps based on concrete business demands. This includes identification and shaping of business demand, definition of product roadmaps and managing delivery in long-standing product teams. Our technology stack is based on a modern, cloud-native setup including Azure infrastructure, data and AI services (Data Lake, AI foundry, OpenAI), Databricks and adjacent technologies like Kubernetes and Kafka.

As a Solution Architect, embedded in a team of cross functional specialists, you will lead the solution design of data and AI products to maximize the return on technology. You will navigate business and technology teams through the opportunity space of emerging versus established technologies and Munich Re Group architectural standards. Your stakeholders include central data and AI teams of Munich Re, ERGO and MEAG as well as the respective roles in the business units on a global level. You ensure close alignment and collaboration with other teams in BT, especially with data and AI products and data platforms.

Your Job

• Design of data and AI solutions and mapping business requirements to systems/technical concepts to ensure alignment with the enterprise architectural plan
• Support the strategic direction of technology investments to help develop the enterprise architecture and maximize the return on technology investment
• Monitor the technology market in data and AI to identify transformative technologies for testing and introduction into the Munich Re solution space
• Oversee the adherence to appropriate standards (performance, monitor capability, audit acceptability, secure environment). Guiding solutions through the appointed Solution Architecture Forum, as required
• Achieve the balance between functional, service quality and systems management requirements. Design for operational readiness and scalability
• Communication of architecture goals to business and consulting during the development of product requirements
• Analyze and design domain, application or application architectures in alignment with IT enterprise architecture standards and patterns

Your Profile

• University degree in Computer engineering / IT or similar qualification
• 4+ years of experience in delivery of data and AI solutions, preferably in the financial services industry
• Experience in designing and developing solutions (Solution Development life cycles, and the application of IT risk & security considerations)
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following technical domains: Cloud native development programs, advanced analytics, traditional or generative AI, development of digital productscloud security and/or DevSecOps, privacy and data protection, development of or maturity of IT platforms and standards (e.g. shared services)
• Preferably, you are already ITIL or SAP certified or have the readiness to pursue one with our support
• Strong solution strategy ability, including a demonstrated ability to communicate solutions and their benefits to stakeholders in IT and business unit
• Organizational change management capabilities promoting collaboration, accountability and overcoming silos
• Thought leadership – able to monitor market trends and to guide creative thinking on future technology capabilities which will help increase the business value of Munich Re.

Application Instructions
In order to consider your application, we require your application to be submitted via our online applicant portal. In addition to uploading your CV, we recommend writing a cover letter to tell us more about why the position 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.

Unlock your potential

• 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.

Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft
David Brengelmann | Talent Acquisition Germany