AVP, Data Engineering

Title:

AVP, Data Engineering

Company:

Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:

Technology

Job Description:

About Everest:

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

About the Role:

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (“Everest”) is seeking a AVP of Data Engineering to drive the execution of our Global Data Strategy.  In this highly visible position, you will apply strong technical acumen and leadership in partnership with business counterparts to effectively define, plan and deliver technical solutions that support business outcomes in service to Everest's strategy.  This is a player/coach role that will lead a group of teams and be a strong engineering leader across the organization. 

Responsibilities:

• Partner and work collaboratively with internal customers to understand strategic analytics and business intelligence needs and the associated enabling technology requirements.

• Lead the technology activities to enable the delivery of meaningful, actionable, data-driven capability in alignment with business strategies

• Develop and lead the execution of the data and analytics technology strategies and roadmaps to optimize rapid delivery of information management capabilities, while aligning to established technology and architecture standards

• Define and deliver the data & analytics architecture, tooling and capabilities needed to enable a modern cloud-based data environment and the best practices, governance, and controls to support the broad adoption and use across the enterprise

• Drive the delivery of an exceptional customer/partner experience through ready access to data and intuitive self-service capabilities that ensures the security, integrity and quality of data while enabling the agility and performance of a scaled ecosystem.

• Deliver enabling capability to support the rapid ingestion of new data and the timely deployment of advanced analytic models into production

• Support the development of engineering capabilities that promotes sharing, inner sourcing and reuse of code, capabilities and methods in a cloud-first environment that leverages highly automated DevOps tools and capabilities

• Drive and accelerate data and analytics transformation and cloud adoption while being a champion of security, standards, governance, and best practices with a focus on data quality and integrity

• Manage the engagement / coordination across assigned delivery teams to ensure high quality project delivery within scope, timeframe, and budgets

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or business

• 12+ years’ experience in insurance or financial services

• 8+ years in the data engineering space with deep experience delivering enhanced analytic and data access capabilities

• 7+ years of people leadership/ management experience

• Experience working in a large multinational company is preferred

• Proficient use of tools, techniques, and manipulation including Cloud platforms, programming languages, and an understanding of data engineering practices

The base salary range for this position is $173,000 - $236,500 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location. All offers include access to a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

What if I don’t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

 

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the com