Job Description:

SENIOR SPECIALIST - DATA SOURCING & SOLUTIONS

UK
AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
AXA XL recognises data and information as critical business assets, both in terms of managing risk and enabling new business opportunities. This data should not only be high quality, but also actionable - enabling AXA XL’s executive leadership team to maximise benefits and facilitate sustained competitive advantage. Our Innovation, Data & Analytics function is focused on driving innovation through optimising how we leverage data to drive strategy and differentiate ourselves from the competition.
As we develop an enterprise-wide data and digital strategy that moves us toward greater focus on the use of data and data-driven insights, we are seeking a Senior Specialist for our Data Sourcing & Solutions team. The role sits across the Innovation, Data & Analytics Department to ensure customer requirements are properly captured and transformed into actionable data specifications. Success in the role will require focus on proactive management of the sourcing and management of data from source through usage.

WE VALUE RELEVANT EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE IN A RELATED FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, WE ENCOURAGE CANDIDATES WITH DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE TO APPLY.

Here are some of the key skills important for the role:

PEOPLE SKILLS:

• Customer Centricity:
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• Excellent presentation, communication (oral & written), and relationship-building skills across all levels of management and customer interaction.

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• Passion for data and experience working within a data-driven organisation.

• Cross Functional Collaboration:
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• Deep insurance experience in data, underwriting, claims, and/or operations, including influencing, collaborating, and leading efforts in complex, disparate, and inter-related teams with competing priorities.

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• Ability to work with team members across the globe and across departments.

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• Builds trust and rapport within and across groups.

• Emotional Intelligence:
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• Ability to take ownership, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.

• Resilience:
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• Ability to manage data needs of individual project(s) while understanding the broader enterprise data perspective.

• Growth Mindset:
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• Displays exceptional organisational skills and is detail-oriented.

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• Strong conceptual thinker who ‘connects dots,’ critical thinking, and analytical skills.

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• Possesses strong exploratory analysis skills and high intellectual curiosity.

BUSINESS SKILLS:

• Stakeholder Management:
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• Applies in-depth knowledge of business and specialised areas to solve business problems and understand integration challenges and long-term impact creatively and strategically.

• Business & Insurance Acumen:
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• Deep insurance experience in data, underwriting, claims, and/or operations.

• Business & Process Improvement:
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• Expected to recommend innovation and improvement to policies, procedures, deploying resources, and performing core activities.

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• Integrate internal data with external industry data to deliver holistic solutions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Data Warehousing:
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• Strong SQL knowledge and technical ability to query AXA XL data sources to understand our data.

• Cloud-Based Services:
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• Exposure to Azure cloud technologies (including Databricks).

• Data Governance & Controls:
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• Work with unstructured data to unlock information needed by the business to create unique products for the insurance industry.

WHO WE ARE

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.
How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.
With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
Learn more at axaxl.com

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Identify, evaluate, and acquire various data sources that align with the customer needs. This may involve collaborating with business stakeholders, third party vendors and source system teams.
• Design and implement data integration strategies to combine diverse datasets from internal and external sources. This would include accountable for documenting data requirements to the ETL processes, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Develop data solutions to address specific business challenges. This might involve creating custom data models that provide actionable insights which integrate with the existing data assets.
• Oversee the organisation and management of data within databases, ensuring data security, integrity, and accessibility.
• Able to work in Agile framework by defining and prioritising the product backlog, collaborating with agile teams to deliver the business goals and customer needs.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Data Engineers, Data Science, Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, BI Solutions and Stakeholders.
• Implement measures to maintain data accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Perform data validation and cleansing as needed.
• Adhere to data governance standards, ensuring compliance with regulations and internal policies related to data usage and privacy.
• Proficiency in various data technologies such as SQL, Azure cloud technologies, Databricks to analyse and produce data insights. Stay updated with emerging technologies in data management.
• Developing expertise in the Insurance domain to better understand the context of the data.
• Identify data related issues, troubleshoot problems, and recommend solutions to enhance data sourcing and integration processes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior analysts and team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Translate complex technical concepts into understandable insights for non-technical stakeholders to drive data-informed decision-making.
• Explore innovative approaches to data acquisition, integration, and solution development that can lead to improved efficiency and effectiveness.
• It is pivotal in ensuring that an organisation’s data ecosystem is robust, well-integrated, and capable of providing accurate and actionable insights to become a data driven organisation.
• Instill a customer-first attitude, prioritising service for our business stakeholders above all else.

In this role, you will report to Lead Specialist in Data Sourcing & Solutions.