Principal Industry Consultant - Health Insurance, Data & AI

vector8; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary with performance bonus

Access to on-site gym and sports classes

Hybrid working model

Paid maternity leave

Paid travel card

Referral bonuses

Inclusive company culture

Job summary

As a Principal Industry Consultant for Health Insurance at vector8 in Switzerland, you will lead AI transformation strategies within Swiss health insurance. The role involves advising senior stakeholders, guiding multi-workstream engagements, and refining insurance-specific AI implementations.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, including 6 years within the Swiss health insurance sector, and will be comfortable in a hybrid working environment with competitive salary and benefits, including parental leave and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience, at least 6 years in Swiss health insurance.
• Deep understanding of KVG vs. VVG, claims, underwriting, and legacy systems.
• Commercial awareness and comfort in a lean environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead client stakeholders through AI and transformation strategy.
• Own complex multi-workstream engagements end-to-end.
• Support pre-sales with credible scoping and estimates.

Skills

Professional experience in Swiss health insurance

Strong network in health insurance ecosystem

Advising senior stakeholders

Understanding of Swiss health insurance operating model

Knowledge of AI and data architectures

Experience with AI in enterprise context

Structured problem-solving

Commercial awareness

Fluent in German and English

Job description

As a Principal Industry Consultant for Health Insurance at vector8 in Switzerland, you will be the senior voice across our Swiss health insurance engagements—combining deep industry knowledge, an active network, and the technical fluency to operate credibly across strategy, business, and technology conversations. You will shape how Swiss insurers prioritise, scope, govern, and scale AI initiatives, and you will stay close enough to delivery to know whether they actually land.

Job Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience, with at least 6 years in Swiss health insurance – either inside a Krankenversicherer, or in a consulting role with a clear Swiss health insurance track record
• Active network across the Swiss health insurance ecosystem: carriers, brokers, regulators, industry bodies (santésuisse, curafutura), and the relevant technology vendors (Adcubum, Sobrado, Guidewire, etc.)
• Proven track record advising senior stakeholders on strategy, transformation, or technology programs in Swiss health insurance – comparable regulated environments (other CH insurance lines, pharma, public sector) considered as adjacent strength but not as substitute for health insurance depth
• Deep understanding of the Swiss health insurance operating model: KVG vs. VVG, claims, underwriting, customer service, broker channels, and the realities of running on legacy core systems
• Strong working knowledge of modern AI and data architectures – hands‑on coding is not required, but you must be able to read an architecture critically, conduct a credible design review, and challenge engineering decisions on substance
• Meaningful exposure to AI in an enterprise context: where it works, where it doesn’t, and the discipline required to take a use case from PoC to production – including governance considerations relevant to Swiss insurers (FINMA where applicable, nDSG, internal model risk)
• Strategy‑consultant craft: structured problem‑solving, clear written communication, comfort framing recommendations for C‑suite and board‑level audiences
• Commercial awareness: shaping engagement scope, owning proposals, and contributing to account growth
• Languages: native or near‑native German (Swiss German strongly preferred), business‑fluent English; French a plus
• Comfortable in a lean, entrepreneurial environment where you build the practice while you deliver for clients

Job Responsibilities

• Lead senior client stakeholders through AI and transformation strategy, target architecture definition, and use case prioritisation – framing problems, shaping approaches, and maintaining enough proximity to delivery to keep recommendations executable
• Own complex, multi‑workstream engagements end‑to‑end: define outcomes, translate business ambition into delivery plans, and hold accountability for value realisation
• Serve as the senior industry voice across the Swiss health insurance vertical – bringing deep domain expertise to client conversations and internal scoping
• Lead technical design reviews together with solution architects and engineering leads – bringing credible alternatives when an approach is unlikely to withstand production or regulatory scrutiny
• Own or co‑own client relationships – anticipate stakeholder concerns, manage escalations, and develop account opportunities
• Support pre‑sales with credible scoping, realistic effort estimates, and a clear point of view on what is worth building and why
• Sharpen Vector8’s Swiss health insurance offering – defining the use cases we lead with, refining our AI Implementation System (AIS) for insurance‑specific patterns, and turning project learnings into reusable assets
• Contribute to Vector8’s intellectual capital – approaches, accelerators, and frameworks that make the next engagement sharper

Job Benefits

• Competitive base salary with a variable performance‑based bonus
• Modern office in the heart of Zurich with access to an on‑site gym, sports classes (yoga, pilates, spinning) and healthy snacks
• Hybrid working model – balance remote work with in‑office collaboration
• Ongoing investment in professional development and opportunities for leadership
• Paid 16‑week maternity leave with flexible return‑to‑work options for parents
• Paid travel card to support sustainable commuting
• Diverse, international team across five locations with regular team events and cross‑border collaboration
• Attractive referral bonuses for candidate and client conversions
• A culture grounded in inclusion, curiosity, ownership, and collaboration – where your ideas shape the future of AI consulting