Business Architect - Afficiency

Afficiency is a rapidly growing Insurtech startup whose mission is to provide life insurance to everyone on the platforms they already trust. Located in NYC, we design life insurance products that can be purchased entirely digitally and can be easily embedded into distribution platforms or with agents who sell insurance. The company is experiencing exponential growth and is well-funded. We are looking for new team members to join us on our journey to shake up the life insurance industry. We need individuals who bring passion, curiosity, and a desire for excellence.

We are seeking a self-starter; a proactive and self-motivated individual who thrives in a dynamic environment and can independently initiate and drive projects to completion.

Responsibilities

• Central Orchestration: Serve as the key point of contact for Afficiency's platform and product development by aligning business, product, data, and technology needs. Primary goal is to architect the digitalization of life insurance products and the insurance purchasing journey.
• Participation in Product and Design Discussions: Actively participate in product and design sessions to educate business and product owners about the Afficiency platform architecture. Guide them on crucial aspects like platform integration, API design (e.g., Push vs. Pull methods), and distinguish between real-time and batch processes.
• Data Modeling: Develop a logical data model for all customer journey data, ensuring that it is efficiently captured, shared between platforms, and organized in easily accessible RDBMS and Redis (in-memory) tables. This will serve as basis for technical architect to create the physical data model
• Integration Flow Design: Define the logical integration flow between all components (Between pages, between functions, UI to Backend , etc) and platforms (Internal & external ) , ensuring smooth interaction between systems with proper governance and auditability.
• Master Requirement Document Creation: Create a comprehensive Master Requirement Document for technical development. This document should specify the functions of each platform component, detail how information is exchanged and interpreted, and outline how it will be presented to users. It also covers UI/UX logic, defining the user journey stages, what the user will see based on their path, their interactions with UI elements, and what happens when they click on CTAs (Call-to-Action buttons).
• Parametric Requirements Writing: Understand Afficiency’s no-code/low-code platform architecture and write requirements in a parametric way to fit within its capabilities.
• Technical Development Support: Attend and contribute to tech development meetings to address questions from application engineers, offering guidance when needed.
• External Partner Collaboration: Work with Afficiency’s external partners to clearly explain the platform architecture, influence architectural decisions, and ensure the platform’s independent operation.
• Adherence to Architectural Principles: Collaborate with application engineers to ensure that they adhere to Afficiency’s architectural principles throughout development.
• Documentation Management: Maintain and manage a library of requirement documents with proper version control, ensuring easy reference, auditing, and effective change management.

Must Have 

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields.
• Related work experience: 4-5 years preferred.
• Proven experience in Business Analysis and Systems development.
• Possesses experience in managing and implementing change initiatives within the organization.
• Strong capabilities in project and user-testing management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan and manage projects independent and solve complex problems.
• Highly proficient in technical writing.
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic.

Please note that this job is only hiring candidates that live in the Metro NYC area and can commute to the office 3 days during the week.

What We Offer  

• Hybrid work environment – must be located in NYC metro area
• Competitive salary with equity options
• Robust health, dental, and vision benefits for employee and dependents
• 401k matching contributions
• Generous PTO policy 
• Stipend to purchase work-from-home equipment.
• Work at a supportive and fast-growing startup with a fantastic team   
• Environment to learn from other team members, grow a business from the ground up.  
• Support in developing your skills and accelerating your career quickly.  
• Opportunity to make an impact in the lives of tens of millions of consumers and get families the protection they need.   

Work Arrangement

Hybrid-work environment must be located in the NYC metro area.

Salary  

$120,000-145,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Afficiency is an equal opportunity employer.