The Architect for Product Designer leads the architecture design of a highly flexible, intuitive, and robust platform enabling business users or specialized product configuration team to swiftly configure insurance products. Key responsibilities include defining architecture for product modeling, validation rules, underwriting guidelines, rating structures, and transaction processes. The Architect collaborates closely with business teams, business analysts, developers and SMEs, ensuring alignment between business needs and technical implementation, thereby driving agility and innovation essential for market competitiveness.

Job Purpose

As Solution Architect for the Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the design, development, and testing of innovative core insurance system responsible for designing, testing, publishing insurance products. Your expertise in web application development, architecture, and strategic thinking will be instrumental in ensuring the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of our policy system. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive innovation in the insurance domain.

Job Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end design and architecture of the Product Designer, which is one of the key components of our next-generation policy administration system, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.Collaborate closely with stakeholders, business analysts, and development teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams throughout the software development lifecycle.Drive architectural decisions, including technology selection, integration strategies, and design patterns.Oversee the implementation of best practices and standards for software development, ensuring high-quality code and maintainability.Conduct system analysis and performance optimization to enhance system efficiency and reliability.Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and solution discussions with cross-functional teams.Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies, applying them to create innovative solutions.

Key Relationships

Internal Interactions
(Within the Organization)

Business Partners and other IT members

External Interactions
(Outside the Organization)

SI Implementation Partners

Required Skills and Experiences

Educational Qualification

Bachelor of Science Degree – Computer Science or related field

Specific Qualifications

Japanese language: N3 & above or English business fluency

Total Experience

Experience:
- 10+ years software development experience
- Consulting or project transformation experience at an expert level
- Comprehensive P&C insurance knowledge in Claims domain

- Tier 1 insurance carrier transformation experience, preferred

Technical Skills:
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect in any industry, with a strong focus on client server systems.

- Proficiency in designing and implementing complex, scalable, and secure software systems.

- Strong expertise in Angular and Node.js for frontend and backend development.

- Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases.

- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Leadership:
- Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well.  Excellent team building and coaching skills.  Energetic leader with a positive attitude and a go-getter drive. Collaboration:
- Ability to operate and have credibility with senior business leaders
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability for productive collaboration across varying departments.  Comfortable building relationships, internally and externallyPassionate and Mindset:
- Self-motivated and self-sufficient with growth-mindset

- Comfortable in voicing his/her opinion and representing the viewpoints of others in a productive manner

- Ability to deal well with ambiguity, conflict and difficult situations, and ability to deal with change in a pro-active and positive manner

 

At AIG, we value in-person collaboration as a vital part of our culture, which is why we ask our team members to be primarily in the office. This approach helps us work together effectively and create a supportive, connected environment for our team and clients alike.

Enjoy benefits that take care of what matters

At AIG, our people are our greatest asset. We know how important it is to protect and invest in what’s most important to you. That is why we created our Total Rewards Program, a comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to offer benefits focused on your health, wellbeing and financial security—as well as your professional development—to bring peace of mind to you and your family.

Reimagining insurance to make a bigger difference to the world

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a global leader in commercial and personal insurance solutions; we are one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. It is an exciting time to join us — across our operations, we are thinking in new and innovative ways to deliver ever-better solutions to our customers. At AIG, you can go further to support individuals, businesses, and communities, helping them to manage risk, respond to times of uncertainty and discover new potential. We invest in our largest asset, our people, through continuous learning and development, in a culture that celebrates everyone for who they are and what they want to become.

Welcome to a culture of inclusion

We’re committed to creating a culture that truly respects and celebrates each other’s talents, backgrounds, cultures, opinions and goals. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging through learning, cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). With global chapters, ERGs are a cornerstone for our culture of inclusion. The talent of our people is one of AIG’s greatest assets, and we are honored that our drive for positive change has been recognized by numerous recent awards and accreditations.

AIG provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected categories.

AIG is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with disabilities.  If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please send an email to candidatecare@aig.com.  

Functional Area:

IT - Information Technology

AIG General Insurance Company, Ltd.