Who we are:

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. AIG member companies provide a wide range of property casualty insurance in approximately 70 countries and jurisdictions. These diverse offerings include products and services that help businesses and individuals protect their assets and manage risks.

We’re also committed to making a positive difference for our colleagues and in the communities where we work and live. We encourage colleagues to give back to the causes they care most about, supporting these efforts through our Volunteer Time Off and Matching Grants Programs.

Get to know the business:

General Insurance is a leading provider of insurance products and services for commercial and personal insurance customers. It includes one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. General Insurance offers a broad range of products to customers through a diversified, multichannel distribution network.

About the role

What you need to know:

The Data Engineering Delivery Lead will join the AIG Data Office, responsible for day-to-day leadership of AIG’s strategic data program delivery.  This includes working with technical resources, AIG IT, and business partners.  The Delivery Lead is responsible for leading deliverables, highly outsourced to vendor partners.  The Data Engineering Delivery Lead will work collaboratively with Product owners, Program leadership and vendor partners to ensure the data solutions deliver on the stated business imperatives.  The ideal candidate can balance tactical and strategic solutions as well as ensure that roadmaps and plans are in place to achieve the long-term direction. 

The responsibilities for this role include:

• Responsible for day-to-day leadership of AIG’s strategic data program delivery.  This includes working with technical resources, AIG IT, and business partners.  The team is highly outsourced.  The lead is responsible for leading deliverables largely supported by vendor partners.
• Drive design and decisions across data programs, working closely with and managing program scope and requirements.
• Adhere to and set new standards in delivery approach, technology and quality.
• Expected to recommend innovations and improvements to delivery capabilities. Adapts designs and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.
• Ability to tie details of multiple projects together and provide other teams with dependencies /issues that seem to conflict or cause conflict.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate processes across legacy and strategic systems.
• Partner with business engagement teams to successfully deliver program initiatives that span multiple application and functional areas.
• Ensure that all Data solutions adhere to AIG standards for security.

What we’re looking for:

Key Qualifications

• Significant experience in Application development, large data management solutions and information handling at the enterprise level, possessing deep understanding of SDLC.
• Ability to manage multiple Vendors and large vendor teams across multiple geographies.
• Experience working in large, complex, multinational financial data environments.
• Ability to work under challenging program situations fulfilling tight deadlines and budget constraints.
• Experience in providing technical expertise and project leadership by conducting industry and market research as well as make recommendations regarding current and new domain knowledge and related technologies.
• Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations.
• Experience transforming teams to enable Agile development and delivery.
• Effective communication skills and facilitation experience with business and technology stakeholders to understand use cases and business needs.
• Ability to influence change and drive results.  Must be a self-motivated driver to identify issues and resolve them quickly.
• Insurance (ideally property and casualty) industry expertise in the data domain.
• Business acumen and understanding of Insurance metrics and financials.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and with changing priorities.

Experience

• 12+ years of experience in Data Application management with progressive leadership roles
• Experience in developing and operationalizing complex data engineering solutions.
• Experience in Property and Casualty insurance with emphasis in commercial lines. Prior experience in Finance & Actuarial disciplines is a plus.
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