Data and Analytics Architect

Responsibilities: 

• Help drive forward good Conduct for the business to deliver the best outcomes for customers / policyholders.
• Lead the implementation and digitalization agenda for MR Syndicate (MRSL) in a cross-functional team of architects from business and technology
• Create the design of Munich Re´s pillars for Data Governance, Metadata Management, MDM, Data Quality, Data Warehousing, Sourcing and Staging of data, BI, Advanced Analytics and R&D in close alignment with business functions and enterprise Information management
• Manage the Information Management framework, architecture, processes, and solutions
• Be responsible for strategic roadmaps that describe the journey to target state for all Data & Analytics domains
• Responsible for implementation of the data quality strategy
• Review third parties’ high-level designs and implementations to ensure quality, coherence and consistency with MR Specialty and Enterprise Data architecture
• Deliver standards and patterns, controls on how Munich RE would like to deploy services in a standard and repeatable way
• Help drive forward good Conduct for the business to deliver the best outcomes for customers / policyholders.

Knowledge and Skills

• University degree preferably in Computer engineering / IT or similar qualification
• 5+ years of experience in hands-on design, engineering, administration, and implementation of comprehensive systems and architectures in an insurance enterprise are preferred
• Understanding and knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies (such as agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronize and stabilize, and DevOps)
• Ability to estimate the financial impact of technology alternatives in terms of benefit and cost
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of existing, new and emerging technologies that enable and drive new business designs and models
• Preferably, you are already ITIL or IBCS certified or have the readiness to pursue one with our support  
• Excellent collaboration and communications skills to deal with senior leaders, stakeholders and executives and to build and nurture business relationships
• Flexibility and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas

If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything outlined, or you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the candidate we are looking for!