AVP- Data, AI and Information Architect, Chief Data Office

The AVP Data, AI, and Information Architect, Chief Data Office role will work out of our Schaumburg North America HQ in a hybrid schedule.

The Data & Analytics department is looking for an expert to drive broader data architecture and solution blueprints to modernize data analytics ecosystem. The Data, AI and Information Architect be the key contributor to the execution of CDO Data & AI strategy for the Data Science, Data Governance, Business Intelligence and Data Engineering teams and will build the architecture, systems and technologies required to have a best-in-class Data & AI ecosystem.

This role will work on the modernization of current data landscape to next generation data & AI architecture and processes that support Business Units and Share Service Units. The ideal candidate will have experience building complex cloud native data analytics solutions, large scale data warehouse modernization and architecting, designing solutions for complex AI projects.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build scalable solutions to ingest, store and process very large amounts of data (structured, semi-structured and unstructured), including streaming and real-time into the cloud-based Lakehouse & cloud data warehouse.
• Take ownership of operationalization of Agentic AI flows while designing solutions to optimize data pipelines, model deployment, and model monitoring
• Architect blueprints for production grade, scalable end-to-end Data & AI solutions
• Lead the integration of LLMs, lang chain, lang graphs, agent orchestrators into business processes
• Build enterprise grade, highly reusable data assets for analytics consumption.
• Partner with analytics experts, data scientists, and Business Unit analysts to build self-service experiences in our data democratization platform.
• Innovate different ways of combining data sets from various sources to augment our analytical literacy.
• Conduct POCs, Pilots on re-usable, scalable data processing, curation, and consumption frameworks to eliminate point solutions.
• Evaluate, analyze, and optimize system resources related to large scale data processing, image processing, computer vision and deep learning.
• Work closely with the IT and the cloud infrastructure teams to deliver technical solutions. This includes end to end Agent orchestration, data layering, data/AI governance, metadata.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics/Statistics and 7 or more years of experience in the Predictive Analytics area OR
• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree in Mathematics/Statistics and 7 or more years of experience in the Predictive Analytics area OR

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 9 or more years of experience in the Predictive Analytics area
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment as a technical lead
• Strong software standards and engineering practices working within a shared codebase

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in building enterprise grade Data & AI solutions within commercial insurance or financial services industry.
• Experience in ELT capabilities (Data Factory, DBT, Five Tran etc.) and languages such as Python, R, Scala, Java, and SQL.
• Experience with various Microsoft Azure services (including Data Lake, Databricks, Data factory, Cosmos DB, Power Platform, Co-pilot studio, Azure ML, Power Automate, Power BI etc.).
• Experience with vector stores like Elastic, Pinecone, Mongo Atlas, or Redis
• Experience with cloud data warehouse solutions like Snowflake, Fabric, or Redshift
• Exposure to deployments for LLMs including end to end unstructured data pipeline build, design of vector stores, embeddings, and prompt engineering.
• Strong communication skills with ability to effectively explain complex material

Your pay at Zurich is based on your role, location, skills, and experience. We follow local laws to ensure fair compensation. You may also be eligible for bonuses and merit increases. If your expectations are above the listed range, we still encourage you to apply-your unique background matters to us.

The pay range shown is a national average and may vary by location. The proposed salary range for this position is $145,750.00 - $238,700.00, with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 20%.

We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families. [Learn more about Total Rewards here.]

Why Zurich?

At Zurich, we value your ideas and experience. We offer growth, inclusion, and a supportive environment-so you can help shape the future of insurance. Zurich North America is a leader in risk management, with over 150 years of expertise and coverage across 25+ industries, including 90% of the Fortune 500 .

Join us for a brighter future-for yourself and our customers.

Zurich in North America does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or other characteristics protected by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer disability/vets.

Zurich complies with 18 U.S. Code 1033.

Please note: Zurich does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Preferred vendors should use our Recruiting Agency Portal.

Location(s): AM - Schaumburg
Remote Working: Hybrid
Schedule: Full Time
Employment Sponsorship Offered: Yes

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