Data & Analytics Architect Lead

MS Amlin AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

MS Reinsurance seeks a Data & Analytics Architect Lead to shape enterprise data architecture and data products. You will translate business needs into scalable, trusted solutions across platforms, embedding governance, quality, security and operating models.

Lead the Data Product lifecycle and CoE initiatives, guiding architecture decisions from inception to delivery. Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and Databricks on modern cloud data platforms is required, along with strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Approximately 8 years of data architecture experience in a regulated environment.
• Approximately 8 years of reinsurance business and data knowledge.
• Approximately 8 years of experience in data engineering and business intelligence.
• Experience defining data products and data contracts.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain target-state data architecture across domains, platforms and workflows.
• Translate priorities into architecture decisions on platforms, integration, storage, models, lineage, quality, security, operations.
• Maintain the Data Product framework including ownership, contracts, quality, lineage and lifecycle management.
• Support Data Product identification, definition and lifecycle management with reusable patterns.
• Map processes, data creation, transformation, consumption and ownership; design future-state flows and interactions.
• Represent data architecture in strategic initiatives from inception to delivery.
• Collaborate with the Data Governance Lead to embed metadata, lineage, ownership and governance in designs.
• Uphold architecture principles and long-term sustainability while balancing delivery quality and speed.
• Lead architecture discussions and document outcomes for diverse audiences.
• Lead functional teams and set skills and priorities (CoE).

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Data modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Agile / product

Leadership

Tools

Databricks

Job description

About MS Reinsurance

MS Reinsurance is a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland with underwriting offices in Zurich, Bermuda, Miami, and New York. The Company underwrites non-life treaty reinsurance solutions on a worldwide basis through its three business units: Americas, International, and Specialty Lines. As part of the world-leading insurance group MS&AD, MS Reinsurance combines reliability and agility to make its clients' businesses stronger. With a drive to move quickly and a commitment to long term partnership, MS Reinsurance supports its partners with the momentum and stability they can build on.

About the role

We're seeking a Data & Analytics Architect Lead to shape enterprise-wide data architecture, data products and information flows, and represent the team across initiatives. Working with business, data, technology and architecture stakeholders, you'll translate business needs into scalable, trusted and reusable solutions. You'll define target-state architecture and guide data product design, embedding architecture principles, governance and design standards while meeting quality, security and operating model requirements. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Fabric and modern cloud-based data platforms is required.

Your responsibilities

• Define and maintain target-state data architecture, principles, standards and design patterns across domains, platforms and consumption workflows.
• Translate business priorities into architecture decisions on platforms, integration, storage, semantic models, lineage, quality, security and operations.
• Maintain the Data Product framework covering ownership, consumers, data contracts, quality, lineage, metadata, service expectations and lifecycle management.
• Support Data Product identification, definition and lifecycle management, promoting reusable, scalable and discoverable patterns.
• Map business processes, data creation, transformation, consumption and ownership; design future-state flows, system interactions and capabilities, linking processes, data products and solutions.
• Represent data architecture in strategic initiatives from inception to delivery.
• Partner with the Data Governance Lead to embed metadata, lineage, ownership, quality and governance in solution designs.
• Uphold architecture principles, data standards and long-term sustainability while balancing delivery quality, speed and business priorities.
• Lead architecture discussions and decisions, documenting outcomes for executive, business and technical audiences.
• Lead functional teams and setup skills and priorities (act as CoE).

Your profile

• Approximately 8 years of data architecture experience in a regulated environment, with excellent documentation skills and a strong understanding of architecture governance and design quality.
• Approximately 8 years of reinsurance business and data knowledge.
• Approximately 8 years of experience in data engineering and business intelligence, with a strong understanding of the data delivery journey.
• Experience in business process modelling and information design, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable, trusted and reusable data solutions.
• Experience defining data products and data contracts.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Databricks or comparable modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Practical experience in data modelling, integration, data quality, lineage, metadata and governance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence business and technical teams.
• Experience working in agile or product-oriented environments, with a focus on practical delivery and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading teams and managing priorities effectively.

Why Work with us

Make your mark with us. At MS Reinsurance, we're big enough to make a difference and small enough that everyone counts. We offer an entrepreneurial culture, where there's less hierarchy and more action, and room for innovation. Here, you'll have the power to drive real change and shape our path ahead. Join a place where ambition can become reality, with development and platforms that support where you want to go next. Together, we'll help you discover your potential as we expand ours. We live day-to-day by our values: collaborative, progressive, empowering, and responsible. This means you'll join a team which upholds mutual trust and treats each other with respect. While teamwork is at the heart of our approach to reinsurance, we don't expect our team to think alike; at MS Re, we don't just welcome your differences, we believe they're essential to our success.

Find out more about what we offer on our website.

In case of questions, please contact us via email: [e-mail]

Note that we will only consider applicants eligible to work in Switzerland.

MS Reinsurance is the market-facing brand of the risk carrying legal entity MS Amlin AG, a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland and operating in Bermuda as MS Amlin AG, Bermuda Branch, in the United States through MS Amlin Reinsurance Managers, Inc, and in Labuan, Malaysia as MS Amlin AG, Labuan Branch.

About us

MS Reinsurance is a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland. With offices in Zurich, Bermuda, London, Malaysia, Miami and New York, MS Reinsurance provides best-in-class reinsurance products and services to clients around the world. As part of the world-leading insurance group MS&AD, MS Reinsurance is a trusted, long-term partner, helping clients turn risks into opportunities through deep technical expertise and bespoke reinsurance solutions.

Why work with us

We offer an entrepreneurial culture, where there's less hierarchy and more action, and room for innovation. Here, you'll have the power to drive real change and shape our path ahead. MS Re is a place where ambition can become reality, with development and platforms that support where you want to go next. We live day-to-day by our values: collaborative, progressive, empowering, and responsible. This means you'll join a team which upholds mutual trust and treats each other with respect.

Learn more on our website.