Data Analytics Architect (m/f/d)*

Munich Re is a global market leader in re-insurance, global specialty insuranceand digital solutions.  New technologies are disrupting the insurance value chain. Our innovative minds in IT spearhead the transformation and make change happen. We support clients with a comprehensive range of insurance and risk management products. Our goal is to become even more digital through the expertise of our IT & Tech specialists, and by leveraging data and insights to support innovation and client service. We are therefore making targeted IT investments and helping our insurance clients and partners to tackle problems in the modern digital world with innovative and forward-looking solutions.

This role will be part of the Investment & Asset Management Tower for Group Technology, responsible for ensuring the availability, reliability, and maintenance of all investment and asset management systems, applications, and platforms. The Tower manages the seamless transition of new systems or projects to steady-state operations and takes ownership of key business relationships, providing accurate metrics on uptime, issues, and resolutions.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Data Analytics Architect for the IT unit Business Solutions – Investment & Markets. As a Data Analytics Architect you will lead the data definitions as well as support the design and engineering of highly appropriate, tightly integrated, flexible and fault-tolerant data repositories and systems with the lens of a consistent end to end data architecture and high data quality. You will moreover support data governance in the design of the required governance, management, and operational processes around data quality for the overall data strategy implementation of an integrated and regulatory compliant data ecosystem.

Your Job

• Lead the implementation of the data strategy for the business area Group Investment Management
• Create the design of Munich Re´s pillars for Data Governance, Metadata Management, 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
• Design and implement effective data analytics solutions and models to store, process, and analyze data
• Be responsible for strategic roadmaps that describe the journey to target state for all Data & Analytics domains
• Evaluate the high-level designs and implementations of third parties to ensure alignment with Enterprise Data Architecture standards, as well as to maintain quality, coherence, and consistency.
• Establish standards, patterns, and controls to ensure Munich Re deploys services in a consistent, standardized, and repeatable manner

Your Profile

• University degree preferably in computer science or similar qualification
• 5+ years of experience in hands-on design and implementation of comprehensive data analytics systems and architectures
• Deep understanding of data management principles, solution development life cycles, enterprise architecture, and IT risk & security standards and best practices
• Very good understanding of Azure technology like Data Lake, Databricks, Spark, Power BI
• Preferably, you already have relevant certifications, e.g. TOGAF, ITIL, Microsoft, SAP, or have the readiness to pursue one with our support   
• Excellent collaboration and communications skills to deal with senior 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
• Fluent spoken and written English, fluency in German is a plus

Application Instructions

In order to consider your application, we require your application to be submitted via our online applicant portal. In addition to uploading your CV, we recommend writing a cover letter to tell us more about why the position is of interest to you.

About us

As the world's leading reinsurance company with more than 16,000 employees at over 50 locations, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance. By turning uncertainty into a manageable risk we enable fundamental change. Join us working on topics today that will concern society tomorrow, whether that be climate change, major construction projects, medical risk assessment or even space travel. 

Together we embrace a culture where multiskilled teams dare to think big. We create the new and the different for our clients and cultivate innovation.

Sounds like you? Push boundaries with us and be part of Munich Re.

Our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we offer them a wide range of benefits. You can find some examples below.

Unlock your potential

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: we embrace the power of differences and are convinced that diversity fosters innovation and resilience and enables us to act braver and better.
• Continuous Learning: we believe that continuous learning is a key differentiator and critical for building new skills and accelerating growth.
• Career Mobility: we actively support career mobility, and our strong global and regional presence offers a wealth of career growth opportunities for you.

Rewards & Recognition

• Competitive salary: appropriate compensation for your high level of commitment.
• Retirement provision: state of the art in-house pension solutions.
• Work-life balance: promoting the compatibility of family and work in addition to overall work-life balance.
• Health management: focus on your physical and mental health far beyond legal requirements.
• Hybrid working: living the best of both worlds – we offer you a very flexible approach as well as the opportunity to work from abroad on an occasional basis.

* Munich Re not only stands for fairness with regard to its clients; it is also an equal opportunities employer. Severely disabled candidates will also be prioritized, if equally qualified. 

Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft

David Brengelmann

Talent Acquisition Germany