Manager - Snowflake, Speciality Insurance, AI & Data, FS

EY; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational professional services firm is seeking a Manager for Snowflake, AI & Data in Financial Services. This role involves managing delivery teams, developing client relationships, and enhancing EY data solutions. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience in Financial Services, strong leadership skills, and expertise in Snowflake architecture and data engineering tools. This position is based in London or Edinburgh.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Continuous learning opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Diverse and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Demonstratable interest in data, AI & emerging technologies.
• Ability to communicate ideas effectively to diverse stakeholders.
• Experience creating new AI & Data propositions.
• Practical knowledge of data engineering integrations.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery teams on Financial Services Data Platform transformations.
• Develop long-term relationships with clients and vendors.
• Coach and develop team members.
• Support development of EY data solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication (verbal and written)

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Knowledge of Snowflake

Agile methodologies

Education

5+ years of Financial Services experience

Certifications like SnowPro Associate

Tools

Snowflake

Power BI

Azure Data Factory

dbt

Job description

Manager - Snowflake, AI & Data, FS, Data Platforms

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

London /Edinburgh

London is the preferred location for this role, Edinburgh base is also possible.

Our mission is to deliver AI-ready Data enabling our Financial Services clients to deliver superior market products and experiences. We are currently looking for exceptional Managers with strong Snowflake experience in Financial Services and Data Platform solutions to join our team and actively contribute to this mission, locally and globally. Joining the EY AI & Data team in this exciting period of growth will offer a huge variety of opportunity to make a tangible impact to our clients’ businesses and to your career.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage a delivery team on Financial Services Data Platform transformation programmes. A typical programme can include roles such as target state architecture scoping, data analysis, solution design, and end to end implementation management. As a Manager, you can expect significant people leadership responsibilities and will face off to senior members of client teams.
• Business development; including the development of long‑term trusted advisor relationships with our clients and Data Platform vendors. You will support RFP responses as well as thought leadership articles that we issue to the market.
• Develop our people through coaching, talent development, recruitment and formal performance management.
• Ensure internal risk and admin processes are adhered to.
• Support the development of new EY data solutions and methods that will improve effectiveness and reduce costs of current practices.
• Proven experience in building data engineering solutions focused on data quality, ingestion, transformation, data modeling, data governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Domain experience in the UK insurance market, experience working with speciality insurance would be advantageous.

Skills and attributes for success

We’re looking for people with a passion for the delivery of data platform solutions that deliver positive outcomes for customers, regulators and shareholders. You should have leadership, problem solving and teamwork skills, and an ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing.

To qualify for the role, you must have some or all of the following

• Demonstratable interest and awareness in data, AI & emerging technologies
• Ability to demonstrate strong leadership, problem solving, teamwork and communication skills, and an ability to communicate ideas effectively and clearly both verbally and in writing to a diverse set of business and technical stakeholder groups
• 5+ years of FS experience
• Relevant experience in Data Platform Technologies, including
• Understanding of Snowflake architecture, including basic data warehousing concepts and data sharing capabilities
• Experience using native functionality to deploy and interact with Large Language Models
• The ability to write SQL and/or Python queries for the purposes of transforming, joining and aggregating data
• Ability to analyse datasets and generate insights using Snowflake features
• Practical knowledge of common data engineering and BI/data visualisation integrations such as dbt, Azure Data Factory, PowerBI and Sigma

• Experience of Agile and traditional SDLC delivery methodologies
• A point of view on how the FS industry will continue to evolve and how the technology, innovation and FinTech landscape will shape the future

• Experience creating new AI & Data propositions / assets/ solutions and launching these to the market
• Previous consulting experience would be a plus, but so would the curiosity and ambition to develop your career with a consulting role

• Certifications such as SnowPro Associate and SnowPro Core would be advantageous but not essential and EY will invest in the right candidate to support their professional development

What we look for

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are passionate about AI and Data and want to assist clients to become truly data driven organisations. If you think you can meet the challenges of a focused consulting organisation, understand how to grow and lead in a large practice, deliver on Financial Services engagements and work in the most complex of sectors our AI and Data team is looking forward to hearing from you.

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning:You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you:We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership:We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

• Diverse and inclusive culture:You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

Apply now.

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