Lead Technical SME - North America Intake & Underwriting

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital - a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

How does this role contribute to our collective success?

AXIS is seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead Technical SME to join our Business Technology Services (BTS) division and spearhead the technical design and development of our underwriting workbench, incorporating AI automation, workflow, and task management. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a strong understanding of insurance processes and technology delivered in a fast-paced Agile environment.

• Lead the technical design and development of the underwriting workbench
• Implement AI automation to enhance underwriting processes
• Oversee workflow and task management systems
• Utilize modern integration methodologies to streamline operations
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions
• Collaborate with Technical Leads and Architects on solution design and technical decisions
• Provide detailed technical insights on systems, platforms, and integrations
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the development team, including best practices for performance, scalability, and security
• Identify system constraints, integration challenges, and dependencies early
• Validate architectural and technical design decisions
• Support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and critical incident resolution
• Contribute technical input to enabler stories, features, and architectural runway

You may also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.

We encourage you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table, so while there are some qualifications and experiences, we need you to have, we are open to discussing how your individual knowledge might lend itself to fulfilling this role and help us achieve our goals.

Key Skills

• Expertise in modern integration methodologies.
• Strong background in Specialty Insurance.
• Solid understanding of engineering and architecture principles

Required Skills

• Experienced in architecture of low/no code platforms
• Experience with Azure Integration Services, Functions, Queues, Gateway
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, YAML, React/Angular, NPM, JWT, OAuth2
• Extensive integration experience with:
  • REST APIs
  • PAS - Genius/IRIS/Duck Creek/Guidewire/Majesco
  • GL and financial systems
  • Data warehousing - Snowflake, Databricks

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with Unqork
• Experience with MS Dynamics 365
• Knowledge of OpenAI
• Proficiency in MongoDB
• Understanding of GraphQL
• Experience with Python

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Application Development Leadership roles
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Critical skills that align to our values:

• Building Relationships: Build and maintain professional networks with internal and external customers.
• Communicating with Impact: Clearly and confidently communicate information to a wide audience.
• Driving Results: Demonstrate drive and initiative to deliver outstanding work and achieve positive outcomes that affects the bottom line.
• Developing Self and Others: Exhibit a growth mind-set, open to new ways of working to achieve ambitious goals. Remain intellectually curious, questioning the status quo, offer ideas, and respect alternative perspectives. Seek to learn and share knowledge.
• Making Disciplined Decisions: Use data and analytics to form plans and actions, exercising sound judgment. Effectively and efficiently make decisions, using sound logic and analysis, which are mutually beneficial for colleagues, clients, and peers.