Head of Data Science & AI Delivery

AXIS Capital; Halifax; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AXIS Capital is seeking a Head of Data Science & AI Delivery to lead AI initiatives and project management. This role involves overseeing a growing team, ensuring successful AI solutions, and collaborating with stakeholders to drive innovation. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, communication skills, and a background in AI technologies.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical plans

Health and wellness programs

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams to deliver successful outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills with senior stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills and experience in AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI delivery function and oversee project management.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to devise innovative solutions.
• Monitor and manage project pipelines and resource planning.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

AI Solutions Design

Azure AI Solutions

Generative AI

Tools

Python

Azure Databricks

Job description

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

How does this role contribute to our collective success?
Data and analytics are of critical importance for AXIS. Simply put, we want to turn data into information, that can be used to:

• Enable decisions to be made with confidence, based on information not just intuition.

• Be more proactive, using information to identify new opportunities, and getting to them before our competitors.

• Realize cost savings, finding ways to make processes more efficient, enabling our people to focus on using their skills to further add business value.

This team is working to transform the way in which we do business and to enable us to effectively leverage the latest AI advancements to our competitive advantage.

What will you do in this role?
The Head of Data Science & AI Delivery is responsible the overall AI delivery function, supporting both strategic project deliverables and standalone use cases. You will lead the successful completion of projects – directing technical resources to design, build, test and monitor AI solutions, but also overseeing stakeholder management for projects. At the project level, you will work closely with AXIS’s Business Technology Solutions to drive solution architecture and deliver y, and with the Program Office to plan deliveries, providing timelines, cost estimates and status updates.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Creative Solutions: Work closely with business stakeholders and the team to help devise innovative solutions to real business problems.

• Project Management: Direct technical resources to design, build, test, and monitor AI solutions, and oversee stakeholder management.

• Collaboration: Work closely with AXIS’s Business Technology Solutions for solution architecture and delivery, and with the Program Office for planning deliveries, providing timelines, cost estimates, and status updates.

• Team Leadership: Lead a growing team of Data Scientists and AI Engineers to foster an effective team culture.

• Resource Planning: Track project pipelines, estimate costs and manage associated resource planning.

• Monitoring: Oversee thorough monitoring frameworks for deployed solutions.

• Architectural Integration: Help refine and implement the AI technology stack at AXIS.

• Technology Vision: Stay current with AI, ML, and GenAI technologies, inspiring technical and academic rigor in AI delivery.

• Risk Management: Ensure all projects are delivered in a responsible manner, and that appropriate controls are implemented to mitigate any potential risk

About You:
We encourage you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table so, while there are some qualifications and experiences we need you to have, we are open to discussing how your individual knowledge might lend itself to fulfilling this role and help us achieve our goals.

What you need to have:

• Experience leading teams to deliver successful outcomes and a great culture

• Excellent communication skills and experience in handling complex challenges with senior stakeholders

• Ability to work in a fast - paced environment, managing multiple priorities and driving the team to deliver at the highest level

• Strong project management skills, including resource estimation, progress tracking, and meeting deadlines.

• Experience designing and implementing AI solutions, primarily with a focus on Generative AI, but also covering more traditional machine learning solutions

• Strong knowledge of Azure AI solutions and Azure Databricks

• Interest in AI technology, with a predilection for reading, researching, and staying informed.

What we prefer you to have:

• Technical background, with experience working in a relevant data science delivery field.

• Strong technical knowledge of Python, deployment pipelines, Databricks, foundational LLMs, etc.

• Experience delivering end - to - end GenAI solutions in a corporate environment.

Role Factors:
In this role, you will typically be required to:

• Attend your local office at least two days per week to meet and build relationships with colleagues and the wider business.

• Engage in company activities to grow your network and build a strong team culture.

• Travel internationally on occasion, as required by the role.

What we offer:
You will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid annual leave, and much more.