Head of Data Excellence

18 Month Fixed Term contact

The Opportunity

QBE Europe (EO) is currently recruiting for a Head of Data Excellence. QBE EO has embarked on a journey of growth in Data and Analytics through the implementation of new data management capabilities, including data governance, data quality and master data management. This is a pivotal role in embedding best practice for data management across the enterprise and as such we are looking for an experienced Data Management Leader to join our organisation, where you will be responsible for developing, embedding and maturing data excellence capabilities, and guide our business to embed best practice for data management. Your strong foundation in data, communication skills, ability to influence senior stakeholders as well as engage and work with key colleagues will ensure success in this role.

Your new role

• Provide leadership and direction to the Data Excellence team, which includes data governance, data quality and master data management, and ensure continued development of the function in line with the data strategy.
• Drive adoption of data management tooling - Collibra and Ataccama - throughout the business, primarily via data hub initiatives.
• Develop and maintain a fit-for-purpose data excellence report to be presented at relevant forums, whilst overseeing the development of effective management reporting and escalation processes to ensure the Data Council and all key stakeholders are suitably engaged and informed.
• You will Co-Chair the Data Council with the Director of Data, whilst establishing clear accountability and roles and responsibility for key teams involved in data governance and data quality management through the embedment of a data accountability framework.
• You will be accountable for the completion of Solvency II data related activities and ensure full compliance with regulation ensuring process is completed successfully. You will also be accountable for the appropriateness of the Data Policy and any other relevant documents ensuring all risk are reviewed within the data domain including the annual risk control self-assessment process.
• Be responsible for fostering collaborative relationships with business leaders and empower the team to build positive relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring you provide oversight and effective relationships with data related projects, including those managed across different business areas.

About you

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, capable of establishing and maintaining relationships across the business and functions to influence behaviour and policy where required
• Confident and credible individual capable of bringing thought leadership to the management of data excellence team and respective activities
• Strong communications skills as well as strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Proven experience of consistent and constructive people management capabilities.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference.  In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/ ).

We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.

We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future.  Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report (Link).

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than more than 11,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

What next

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

Please make the Talent Acquisition aware should there be any reasonable adjustments that may need to be made for the interview and the remainder of the recruitment process.

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!