About MS Reinsurance
MS Reinsurance is a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland with underwriting offices in Zurich, Bermuda, Miami, and New York. The Company underwrites non-life treaty reinsurance solutions on a worldwide basis through its three business units: Americas, International, and Specialty Lines. As part of the world-leading insurance group MS&AD, MS Reinsurance combines reliability and agility to make its clients’ businesses stronger. With a drive to move quickly and a commitment to long term partnership, MS Reinsurance supports its partners with the momentum and stability they can build on.
About the role
We’re seeking a Data & Analytics Architect Lead to shape enterprise-wide data architecture, data products and information flows, and represent the team across initiatives. Working with business, data, technology and architecture stakeholders, you’ll translate business needs into scalable, trusted and reusable solutions. You’ll define target-state architecture and guide data product design, embedding architecture principles, governance and design standards while meeting quality, security and operating model requirements. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Fabric and modern cloud-based data platforms is required.
Your responsibilities
Define and maintain target-state data architecture, principles, standards and design patterns across domains, platforms and consumption workflows.
Translate business priorities into architecture decisions on platforms, integration, storage, semantic models, lineage, quality, security and operations.
Maintain the Data Product framework covering ownership, consumers, data contracts, quality, lineage, metadata, service expectations and lifecycle management.
Support Data Product identification, definition and lifecycle management, promoting reusable, scalable and discoverable patterns.
Map business processes, data creation, transformation, consumption and ownership; design future-state flows, system interactions and capabilities, linking processes, data products and solutions.
Represent data architecture in strategic initiatives from inception to delivery.
Partner with the Data Governance Lead to embed metadata, lineage, ownership, quality and governance in solution designs.
Uphold architecture principles, data standards and long-term sustainability while balancing delivery quality, speed and business priorities.
Lead architecture discussions and decisions, documenting outcomes for executive, business and technical audiences.
Lead functional teams and setup skills and priorities (act as CoE)
Your profile
Approximately 8 years of data architecture experience in a regulated environment, with excellent documentation skills and a strong understanding of architecture governance and design quality.
Approximately 8 years of reinsurance business and data knowledge.
Approximately 8 years of experience in data engineering and business intelligence, with a strong understanding of the data delivery journey.
Experience in business process modelling and information design, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable, trusted and reusable data solutions.
Experience defining data products and data contracts.
Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Databricks or comparable modern cloud-based data platforms.
Practical experience in data modelling, integration, data quality, lineage, metadata and governance.
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence business and technical teams.
Experience working in agile or product-oriented environments, with a focus on practical delivery and continuous improvement.
Experience leading teams and managing priorities effectively.
Why Work with us
Make your mark with us. At MS Reinsurance, we’re big enough to make a difference and small enough that everyone counts.
We offer an entrepreneurial culture, where there’s less hierarchy and more action, and room for innovation. Here, you’ll have the power to drive real change…