Data Science Lead

Zurich 56 Company Ltd; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Zurich 56 Company Ltd in Zürich seeks a Data Science Lead to orchestrate the CDO portfolio across Data Science, Data Platforms and Engineering, and Data Governance. You will translate strategic priorities into integrated plans, drive prioritization, and provide executive visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.

Collaborating with CDO leaders and stakeholders, you will enable disciplined portfolio management, informed decision‑making, and consistent value delivery, while

Qualifikationen

• Must have 5+ years in portfolio, program, or project management in data‑centric or tech environments.
• Strong governance, intake, prioritization, and resource planning knowledge.
• Excellent executive communication, organizational, and leadership abilities.
• Experience with budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, and complex matrixed environments.
• Familiarity with PM tools and reporting platforms to track delivery, dependencies, and risks.

Aufgaben

• Lead the CDO portfolio across Data Science, Data Platforms and Engineering, and Data Governance.
• Develop and maintain portfolio roadmaps, plans, milestones, and executive reporting.
• Govern intake, prioritization, and decision processes with CDO leaders and stakeholders.
• Align portfolio planning and governance across the CDO portfolio.
• Drive cross‑functional coordination to manage dependencies and resolve delivery conflicts.
• Oversee portfolio budgets, forecasting, spend visibility, and resource alignment.
• Ensure vendor and contract oversight and adherence to policies and timelines.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate portfolio risks and decisions.
• Assess performance and adjust priorities and governance to improve results.

Kenntnisse

Executive communication

Leadership

Cross-functional planning

Risk management

Vendor management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma

Jobbeschreibung

Data Science Lead

Role Overview

Leads the planning, governance, and execution oversight of the CDO portfolio across Data Science, Data Platforms and Engineering, and Data Governance.

The role is accountable for translating strategic priorities into an integrated portfolio view, driving prioritization and investment alignment, and providing executive visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.

Working in close partnership with CDO leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, this individual enables disciplined portfolio management, informed decision-making, and consistent delivery of strategic business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the CDO portfolio of initiatives across Data Science, Data Platforms and Engineering, and Data Governance, ensuring work is prioritized, sequenced, and aligned to strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain portfolio roadmaps, integrated plans, milestone views, and executive reporting to provide clear visibility into delivery progress and expected outcomes.
• Govern portfolio intake, prioritization, and decision processes in partnership with CDO leaders and stakeholders, balancing business value, capacity, risk, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Partner closely with the Portfolio Planning & Delivery team to align portfolio planning, delivery oversight, reporting, and governance processes across the CDO portfolio.
• Drive cross-functional coordination to manage interdependencies, resolve delivery conflicts, and sustain execution against portfolio commitments.
• Oversee portfolio financials, including budget planning, forecasting, spend visibility, and resource alignment, to support effective investment management.
• Support portfolio execution through disciplined vendor and contract oversight, procurement coordination, and adherence to organizational policies and timelines.
• Identify, monitor, and elevate portfolio‑level risks, issues, and decisions, and drive mitigation actions to protect delivery timelines and business outcomes.
• Assess portfolio performance, delivery health, and benefit realization, and recommend adjustments to priorities, plans, and governance mechanisms to improve results.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years portfolio, program, or project management experience
• OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years portfolio, program, or project management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of portfolio, program, or project management experience in data‑centric or technology‑driven environments, including accountability for multiple concurrent initiatives across functions.
• Strong knowledge of portfolio governance, intake and prioritization, resource planning, and risk management, preferably within data, analytics, or technology organizations.
• Strong executive communication, organizational, and leadership skills, with the ability to drive alignment across stakeholders and communicate status, risks, and tradeoffs with clarity.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, and resource plans in complex, matrixed environments.
• Proficiency with portfolio and project management tools and reporting platforms, including the ability to track delivery, dependencies, risks, and investment performance.

Core Competencies

• Portfolio strategy, prioritization, and governance
• Executive stakeholder communication and influence
• Cross‑functional planning and dependency management
• Financial oversight and investment alignment

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Zurich we are an equal opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.