Technology Architecture Leader

Job description

We are seeking a Technology Architecture Leader to drive ongoing innovation!

This is an excellent opportunity to work across global, regional, and local leadership to bring technology solutions to clients and colleagues. Be part of a team that partners across global business lines (Risk Capital and Human Capital), regional multi-functional leadership teams, global and regional shared operations, and global technology teams. Key partners for this role include product owners, regional technology leaders, infrastructure services leaders, and business, data, and product architects. Global CTO/CSO/SL COO's. Work with technology leaders across NA, EMEA, UK, and LATAM.

We lead and work as a global team with shared priorities globally. The role will lead significant change while working as a team to simplify the sophisticated, handle trade-offs, and service clients and colleagues while having a high impact.

Aon is in the business of better decisions
At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like
Maintain the enterprise technology blueprint, reference architecture, roadmap, and standards. Scan the technology landscape to identify innovative or disruptive technology and its potential to enable business strategy. Support new technology introduction by partnering with application development, infrastructure, and security. Lead solution arch function including design authority (cross functions, cross-discipline team) to ensure alignment to technology and security standards, highlight and track exceptions.

Lead evaluation, design, and analysis for the implementation of a business solution using assets across the spectrum of business platforms, regional applications, and shared capabilities (operations and tech.) Focus on creating and reusing digital services and assets, capabilities, and advancing business strategy.

Lead technology architecture to deliver new services and shared capabilities based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value streams, and emerging technology landscape. Review new technologies, define Architecture standards, roadmaps, integrated technology blueprints, and compliance monitoring.

Define and implement architecture governance framework and coordinate various arch functions, including business arch, data arch, application arch, security arch, and infrastructure arch. Ensure information, the sharing of knowledge, and drive consistent technology selection and implementation.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Experience as a technology leader with a solid understanding of arch practices and implementation of a federated model.
• Deep and broad understanding of technology across multiple domains with deep technical skills to drive innovation and make the delivery cycle simpler and faster. Focus on business value results.
• Ability to positively influence others and to break down organizational silos. Strong collaboration approach with the ability to encourage collaboration.
• Ability to lead by influencing without direct reporting lines. Must possess good interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging and connecting with various partners (much like a startup community). Ability to articulate business requirements into technology requirements.
• Proven track record in vendor management, including negotiations and partnership development.
• Ability to handle complex budgets and optimize resource allocation.
• Bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.

How we support our colleagues
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!
Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and gro w, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email [email protected]

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