Data Foundation Lead

Swiss Re
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Experience
3 - 6 yrs
Job Location
Bengaluru, India
Vacancy
1
Designation
Data Science Lead
Job Type
Not specified

Job Description

Role Purpose (Executive Summary)

The Data Foundation Lead ensures that data capabilities enable the P&C Re business strategy at scale

The role defines the strategic direction for the enterprise data landscape supporting analytics and reporting, acting as the business design authority that sets principles, standards, and priorities to ensure a coherent, business-aligned data ecosystem

You will champion the principle of One data model, many products: establishing a shared enterprise data model and common definitions that support multiple business use cases while preventing fragmentation, duplication, and inconsistent interpretation

Operating at the intersection of business leadership, Data Governance, and Data & Tech, this role ensures that data is trusted, discoverable, well-governed, and decision-ready, from origination to consumption

Key Accountabilities

Define and continuously refine the P&C Re data vision and target state, ensuring strategic alignment with Group ITs long-term data and technology direction

Serve as the business data design authority, establishing principles, standards, and guardrails that promote long-term coherence, reuse, and value realization

Translate business priorities into scalable data standards and reusable design patterns that enable faster insight generation and measurable value creation

Champion a shared enterprise data model and common definitions (One Architecture, Many Products), enabling analytics, reporting, operational decision-making, and advanced AI use cases without fragmentation or duplication

Act as a strategic partner to IT teams in the continuous evolution of the Analytical Data Model and associated business definitions, ensuring sustained business alignment and high data quality across P&C Re

Embed governance-by-design principles in collaboration with Data Governance, ensuring transparency, clear accountability, and regulatory confidence across the data lifecycle

About You

Strong business acumen with the ability to translate strategy into scalable data foundations

Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at executive level

Operate as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders

Experience in data modeling, and enterprise data management in complex organizations

These Are Additional Nice To Have

Insurance or P&C (Re)insurance industry experience

Knowledge of modern data platforms, data lakes, and analytics technologies

Experience with data quality management frameworks

Understanding of regulatory requirements related to data management

Experience with agile methodologies and product-oriented delivery models

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week

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