Sr Associate Director, Lead Solution Architect
HSBC · Pune, India · 7d ago
Ready to set the architecture direction for our Insurance platforms?
Why HSBC
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. Guided by our purpose of opening up a world of opportunity, our ambition is to become the world’s most trusted bank globally, putting customers at the heart of everything we do.
The Opportunity
As Architect - Insurance you’ll define and govern the architectural direction for our insurance platforms and solutions. This role connects business objectives to practical architecture, shaping key design decisions and ensuring technology supports clear business outcomes. You’ll work across core insurance capabilities including policy administration, underwriting, claims, billing, customer servicing and reporting. The role has a strong focus on operational resilience, regulatory requirements and long-term technology strategy. Success means a coherent target-state architecture, clear transition plans from current-state solutions and consistent governance that strengthens delivery across the portfolio.
What you'll be doing
- Define the architectural vision, principles, standards and roadmap for the Insurance domain
- Shape and manage the architectural backlog aligned to business objectives and value-stream priorities
- Provide end-to-end architectural guidance across policy administration, underwriting, claims, billing, customer servicing and reporting
- Establish target-state architecture and transition approaches from current-state solutions
- Embed non-functional requirements such as resilience, performance, scalability, security, recoverability and maintainability into solution designs
- Evaluate architectural options, document trade-offs and present clear recommendations to business and technology stakeholders
- Run architecture governance, acting as design authority for significant decisions and approved deviations
- Build and manage an architecture POD, setting direction for delivery teams and supporting professional development
What we're looking for
- Bring significant experience in architecture, solution design or software development
- Apply strong knowledge of insurance business processes including policy administration, underwriting, claims, billing and customer servicing
- Demonstrate proven experience defining architecture strategy, target states, roadmaps and transition plans
- Translate business and non-functional requirements into practical architectural solutions
- Govern architecture decisions, providing traceability, justification and clear management of deviations
- Manage architectural risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies across a portfolio
- Partner effectively with business leaders, product owners, engineers, security specialists, data teams and enterprise architects
- Communicate complex architectural concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including vendors and third parties
Architecture that strengthens Insurance
If you want to shape how insurance technology is designed and governed end-to-end this role offers the scope to make that impact. You’ll set direction across critical platforms and ensure solutions stand up to resilience expectations and regulatory requirements. The work spans strategy, decision-making and hands-on architectural guidance across delivery. Apply to help build sustainable architecture that supports long-term outcomes for the Insurance domain.
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”
Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.
Issued by – HSBC Software Development India