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Simply Business is well prepared to deal with unprecedented events. We’re an agile business by nature and our hiring and interview process is no exception. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some parts of our hiring process may take a little longer than usual. Please bear with us, and rest assured that we're happy to hear from you and receive your application.
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Technology. Award-winning customer service. Bleeding-edge data ability. Simply Business is a new type of insurance company, using all of the above to create the best possible insurance experience for small businesses and self-employed people. We love working here, and have even taken the number one spot in the Sunday Times Best Company To Work For 2015 and 16 lists; we’ve stopped entering now to focus on a few bigger projects, but you get the idea.
It’s a great place to work.
There are currently over 500,000 active Simply Business insurance policies in the UK alone. And we have offices in London, Northampton and Boston, USA. Talking of offices, ours are bright, airy and geared up for really smart working. We’re flexible, with plenty of remote workers coming in and out, and we believe work and life should be hand in hand, rather than a juggling act. So no need to worry about school pick-ups, or a horrible commute.
Our people are our most important asset, so we focus on building a working life that helps us thrive, not stick. We're proud of our inclusive and supportive culture, and we're passionate about creating an environment where everyone's cultural backgrounds, skills, and perspectives are valued. Join us and you’ll be part of our journey to creating something even better, for our customers and ourselves.
Brexit Statement:
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Architecture Owner - Solution Architect
We need an Architecture Owner to join our team. Working with the Technical Architecture Group (TAG) and reporting into the Head of Architecture, you'll be playing an active role in contributing and planning to the overall technical direction of Simply Business, in a culture that champions Agile, cross-functional teams and continuous collaboration.
As an Architecture Owner, you'll play a pivotal role in the technology team, working with TAG to ensure that the design of Simply Business's insuretech platform is sustainable, can adapt to support innovation and fulfils our growth strategy. You'll be part of a team that focuses on realising the vision for our customer-focused products and facilitating the evolution of our architecture and platform capabilities.
We're not looking to build an ivory tower. We believe that the blueprint for our architecture is the code. As such, the Architecture Owner is responsible for our products' technical architecture, in a similar way to how our product owners are responsible for our products' requirements.
You'll take a collaborative and evolutionary approach to your work - never top-down. Working with our many product teams, you'll guide the implementation of our architecture and evolve it based on feedback from the implementation.
You have experience in an enterprise environment across multiple departments driving the architecture forward.We’re looking for someone who can:Inspire: Inspire others and share a compelling vision that aligns with the Simply Business technology strategy. Create a plan to win that delivers results. Apply situational adaptability to get stuff done.
Be bold: Be curious, be purposeful. Question the status quo. Remain open, and honest. Explore new possibilities that help Simply Business to build strategic advantage.
Collaborate effectively: Be a champion of change. Enable cross-team collaboration when needed. Remove obstacles, share knowledge and encourage learning. Model teamwork by working effectively with other stakeholders.
Coach for growth: Continue to learn, as well as teach. Solicit feedback as well as offer it, and actively seek opportunities for personal and team growth. Have the difficult conversation. Value differences and recognise talent.
Be humble: Model integrity and honesty in decision-making. Embrace differences and actively listen. Practice self-reflection, exhibit self-awareness and recognise t
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