Head of Data Platform
Core
Lead the enterprise data platform strategy, design, and operation to enable analytics, AI, and business decision-making for an international insurance business.
Role type
Senior leadership IC (Head of Data Platform)
Builds
Scalable, secure, resilient modern data platform and AI-ready data foundations
Domain
Insurance / Reinsurance / Financial Services / Data Engineering / AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Enterprise data platform leadership, DataOps, CI/CD, observability, data governance, MLOps, budget management, stakeholder management, Python, Power BI
Preferred skills
Insurance/reinsurance domain knowledge, Generative AI workloads, ELT, BI platforms
Technologies
Snowflake, ELT, BI platforms, Python, Power BI
Responsibilities
Set strategy and roadmap for the enterprise data platform; Lead design and operation of scalable data infrastructure; Drive modern engineering practices (DataOps, CI/CD); Create AI-ready data foundations; Manage platform budgets and supplier contracts; Build and coach high-performing data engineering teams.
Seniority
Senior, strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight