Domain Architect

A new transformational adventure awaits you… 

How does 5 weeks of annual leave, a fulfilling career you'll genuinely enjoy, and working for a reputable organization that promotes wellbeing and drives digital transformation sound to you?

As one of Forbes 2024 ‘World’s Best Employers’ and Fortune’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ for 2025, Zurich - a leader in the insurance industry, is on a journey towards a brighter future… A brighter future for you - focused on your career, your wellbeing, and your community - as well as our customers and the planet.

Join us on this thrilling journey as we work towards our vision of becoming Australia's leading digital insurer. If you're eager to be part of a values-driven global organisation that's experiencing real growth and transformation, and if you share our commitment to making a tangible difference and taking continuous steps towards a sustainable future for our people, customers, communities, and our planet, then keep reading!

Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference  

It’s important to know, what you do matters. At Zurich, we don’t just cover, we care.

As our Domain Architect – AI, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the future of AI across Zurich Australia and New Zealand. Sitting within our Technology team, you'll help define the architecture, capabilities and roadmap that enable AI solutions to be delivered safely, responsibly, and at scale, supporting our ambition to become Australia's leading digital insurer.

This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide technology decisions, work alongside talented engineering and business teams, and turn emerging AI capabilities into practical solutions that create value for customers, employees and the wider business. You'll help establish the foundations that allow innovation to thrive while maintaining strong governance, security and compliance standards.

What does this look like in practice:

• Defining and evolving AI capabilities that support generative AI, agentic AI and machine learning solutions at scale
• Developing architecture roadmaps and target-state designs for Zurich’s AI platforms and capabilities
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams integrating AI into business solutions
• Evaluating, selecting and governing AI technologies to support innovation and business outcomes
• Collaborating with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable AI solutions
• Driving best practice across AI architecture, security, data privacy, compliance and governance frameworks

**Important to your success – let’s grow together

**You are a strategic thinker who enjoys solving complex problems and turning emerging technologies into practical business outcomes. You build trusted relationships across technical and non-technical teams, bring people together around a shared vision, and are passionate about mentoring others while fostering innovation and continuous improvement.

In order to be successful, you will have the following:

• Significant experience in architecture roles delivering target states, roadmaps, capability models and solution designs
• Experience designing and delivering AI and machine learning solutions into production environments
• Strong knowledge of AI-specific non-functional requirements, including scalability, resilience, observability and governance
• Hands-on experience with modern AI development technologies such as Python, JavaScript and leading GenAI frameworks
• Experience guiding engineers and technical leaders to deliver solutions aligned with architectural intent
• Demonstrated experience integrating AI solutions with enterprise applications and modern integration patterns including APIs

Belong. Zurich is here to support you 

There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be and the right choice for you, but here are just a few.

• Enjoy 5 weeks of annual leave for permanent staff through our Z leave initiative, along with 15 days of personal/carer’s leave as we empower our people to manage their own wellbeing. Plus, access to Family Care (parental leave).
• Benefit from a hybrid working arrangement – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home per week for full-time employees.
• Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier, receive an AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, and a AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your work-from-home setup (flex work - hybrid working), along with other great benefits through our Shine portal.
• Grow and thrive in your career with our award-winning training programs. We support and encourage your development because our strength lies in our people, and we value your individuality.
• Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate, and make a positive difference beyond your role.
• Take advantage of global mobility opportunities across more than 200 countries worldwide.
• Volunteer and work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office) and dress for your day.
• We plant a tree for every new employee.
• Not to mention our various employer of choice awards/memberships – WGEA; Family Inclusive Workplace; Gold AWEI Employer, Pride in Diversity… to name a few.

We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a great place to be, where you can truly belong, be yourself, maintain work/life balance, and thrive in a supportive environment.

Zurich is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to please let us know at the time of your application.  

So, if you want to come on an adventure that will build a brighter future together, and feel a sense of togetherness, then please apply today to start your adventure!