Lead Data Governance Officer / Lead Data Governance Officeress

Lead Data Governance

As a leading global reinsurer, our company provides clients with a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions designed to manage and control risk. Through our principle of "The Art & Science of Risk," we leverage industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve our clients and enhance the welfare and resilience of society across approximately 160 countries worldwide.

Job Description

Data is central to our strategic plan, Forward 2026, serving as one of the four key enablers. The Data and Analytics Office (DAO), led by the Group Chief Data & Analytics Officer, is responsible for defining and executing the Data Strategy across the organization. This includes establishing a well-governed data foundation, impactful data products, and advanced analytics and A.I. capabilities. The DAO collaborates with various stakeholders, including the CIO and COO, to identify opportunities to create genuine business value aligned with our organizational objectives.

At our company, you will engage with some of the brightest minds in the industry—actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and more—as we collaboratively tackle pressing societal challenges. Our corporate culture, reflected in our core values, emphasizes caring for clients, people, and society; performing with integrity; acting with courage; fostering open-mindedness; and thriving through collaboration.

Our vision encompasses data sharing as a core principle, coupled with a commitment to responsibility, ensuring privacy, security, and sustainability are integrated into all data products. The DAO team, characterized by its international and multicultural composition, incorporates diverse skills in business, design, product governance, engineering, analytics, and AI to shape the reinsurer of the future. The Data Strategy & Governance team, a vital part of the DAO, is dedicated to interfacing with business units and other parts of the organization to drive and execute the data strategy closely aligned with our business goals.

As an influential member of the Data Strategy & Governance team, the Lead Data Governance will take ownership of the data governance framework and oversee its operationalization. This role requires a comprehensive understanding of the data strategy across various business areas (e.g., Property and Casualty, Life & Health, Investments) and collaboration with key stakeholders to establish trust in our data assets. The Lead Data Governance will also play a crucial role in advancing our transition to self-service data, a critical step in our pathway toward 2026.

Your Responsibilities

• Ownership of the data governance framework:
  • Maintain the framework, ensuring it continues to serve business purposes and builds trust in data consistently.
  • Facilitate the development of new responsibilities and processes, gaining buy-in from stakeholders (stewards, custodians, DPO, etc.).
• Promotion of data quality:
  • Lead the operationalization of the quality pillar of the data governance framework.
  • Manage the development of necessary tooling, including data platform enhancements.
  • Ensure ownership of quality metrics lies within business stakeholders, aligned with business processes.
  • Establish a data quality remediation mechanism in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (business, tech, process/transformation).
• Guarantee of data usability:
  • Identify the company’s critical data assets and facilitate their documentation by business users.
  • Lead the data discovery initiatives in accordance with the data strategy and roadmap.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders, including the Data Protection Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, to establish policies and guidelines that protect our data assets.
• Preparation for and deployment of self-service:
  • Work with technical leads and business stakeholders to define self-service requirements.
  • Co-lead the scaled deployment of the self-service framework throughout the organization.
• Master data management:
  • Lead a specific MDM initiative on behalf of the Data & Analytics office.
  • Develop the MDM framework across the organization, using the aforementioned initiative as a blueprint.

Your Profile

• Proficient knowledge of data governance, data quality practices, and master data management.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders.
• Capability to understand business processes across diverse activities.
• Solid technical data knowledge, including infrastructure and modeling.
• Previous experience in a data governance or data management role.
• Experience in Palantir Foundry is a plus.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business or a data-related field.

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