Insurance Platform Architect - Principal

. Established in 2021,
** Independence Pet Holdings
** is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

- ** Principal Architect – Insurance Platform Architecture
** This hands-on Insurance Architect will lead the transformation of IPH’s insurance technology ecosystem across all brands, driving modernization from legacy platforms to
** Skylark (EIS Suite)
** and enabling advanced rating and pricing capabilities through
** Earnix**. This transformation positions IPH as the world’s largest pet insurance and pet-health provider, delivering scalable, compliant, and customer-centric solutions.
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* Location:

** Remote/Hybrid – Chicago preferred - 2 days a week in the office.

- ** Role Overview
** In close collaboration with business and technology leaders, this role defines and governs enterprise insurance architecture for IPH, ensuring seamless integration of
** Skylark (EIS)
** and
** Earnix
* * into a unified, cloud-native ecosystem. The Insurance Architect will lead multi-phase migration from legacy systems, establish architectural guardrails, and enable automation and AI-driven workflows for policy admin, underwriting, rating, billing, and claims.  
** Key Focus Areas
**** Skylark Platform Transformation:
** Drive adoption of
** EIS Suite
** as the core insurance platform across all brands.
* ** Insurance Platform Architecture (30%)*** + Define and govern architecture for Skylark (EIS Suite) implementation across multiple brands.  + Architect multi-tenant configurations supporting brand-specific requirements while maintaining enterprise standards.  + Ensure scalability for 3× growth in policy volume and operational capacity.
* ** Integration & Standards (20%)*** + Establish API-first and microservices-based integration patterns for policy, billing, and claims workflows.  + Enable secure partner and payment ecosystem integrations aligned with compliance frameworks. (Stripe, and JPM)
* ** Rating & Pricing Architecture (20%)*** + Integrate Earnix for advanced rating and pricing strategies.  + Define architecture for dynamic pricing models and real-time rating services.
* ** Compliance & Risk Management (15%)*** + Map insurance workflows to SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, Quebec Law 25, and NAIC standards.  + Support audits and ensure architectural alignment with regulatory requirements.
* ** Strategic Leadership (15%)*** + Develop future-state insurance architecture roadmap aligned with IPH’s digital transformation goals.  + Partner with business and technology leaders to drive adoption and maturity of Skylark and Earnix capabilities.  + Champion automation and AI-driven underwriting and claims processes.

- ** Technical Requirements*
* ** Required Platforms & Tools
**** Core Insurance Platform:
** Skylark (EIS Suite)
* 10+ years in enterprise architecture; 10+ years in insurance technology.
* Deep expertise in policy administration systems (EIS or similar).
* Proven experience in legacy-to-modern migration and multi-tenant architectures.
* Strong knowledge of insurance processes (underwriting, rating, billing, claims).
* Familiarity with Earnix and dynamic pricing strategies.
* Insurance industry experience required; pet insurance experience is a plus.
* Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
* Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
* Company paid short-term and long-term disability
* 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
* Health Savings Account (HSA)
* Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
* Retirement savings plan
* Personal Paid Time Off
* Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
* Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
* Pet friendly office environment
* Commuter Benefits
* Group Pet Insurance
* On the job training and skills development
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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** ASPCA Pet Health Insurance, Embrace, Felix, Figo, Independence American Insurance Company, Pets Best, Pethealth, Pet Partners, Pet Place, and Pumpkin are all operated by
** Independence Pet Holdings (IPH)**.At IPH, we welcome and encourage applications from individuals with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process.
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