Starr
Commercial Insurance
SeniorDirector,DataArchitecture
“Senior Director, Data Architecture at Starr. Skills: Data Architecture Vision, Strategy & Governance, Architectural Oversight & Solution Delivery, Insurance Data Domain Leadership, Adoption of Modern Data Technologies & Best Practices. Define and execute the data architecture vision and strategic roadmap. Architect scalable, resilient, and secure solutions for enterprise-wide data integration, warehousing, analytics, operational systems, and augmentation with external data sources”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver modern, resilient, and secure data architectures; Enable the organization’s innovation, regulatory compliance, and growth objectives; Drive consistency, quality, and governance across all data assets; Provide architectural oversight and hands-on technical delivery for strategic initiatives; Maintain a current/future state roadmap for all data capabilities; Build the discipline and maturity of Starr’s Data Architecture organization; Support the scalable growth of business intelligence, analytics, and cross-enterprise data operations; Ensure successful execution against business, compliance, and technical requirements; Ensure applicability across the business for operational, analytical, and regulatory purposes; Accelerate enablement of cloud-based, medallion architecture, data pipeline automation, metadata management, and advanced analytics infrastructure; Ensure seamless delivery of robust data solutions across the enterprise; Ensure business requirements are accurately captured and reflected in scalable technical drive business adoption and platform utilization; Ensure technical, business, and compliance objectives are met; Track and report architectural health and progress using enterprise KPIs, quality metrics, and roadmap milestones
Industry & Context.
Excellent technical leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related advanced degree, 12+ years’ experience in data architecture, data modeling, and enterprise data management, 5+ years in senior leadership roles, Significant insurance industry experience, ideally within P&C and Specialty, with deep understanding of industry data requirements, Proven track record architecting, delivering, and governing complex data solutions for operational, analytical, and regulatory purposes in global organizations, Expertise building and formalizing insurance data models, frameworks, and best practices, Experience leading architectural teams, driving transformation and adoption of modern data architectures and governance, Excellent technical leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
Professional certifications in data architecture, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and insurance data management are highly desirable
What You'll Do.
Define and execute the data architecture vision and strategic roadmap
and secure solutions for enterprise-wide data integration
and augmentation with external data sources
Develop and champion standardized
insurance-centric data modeling frameworks
data architecture best practices
and reference architectures
Drive architectural oversight for design
and operate phases of critical enterprise data initiatives
Translate functional and technical requirements into robust data guide engineering
Perform hands-on technical delivery and problem solving for complex
strategic initiatives
Formalize current- and future-state architectural roadmaps
Develop and maintain standardized insurance data models
and ensure applicability across the business
Integrate core insurance application data with enterprise data platform and external third-party sources
Lead data architecture initiatives supporting evolving requirements of actuarial
and product innovation teams
and drive adoption of cutting-edge data technologies and architectural approaches
Accelerate enablement of cloud-based
medallion architecture
data pipeline automation
and advanced analytics infrastructure
Promote data governance integration across all data architecture outputs
Build and mentor a high-performing Data Architecture function
Foster cross-team collaboration
Serve as chief architectural advisor and liaison to internal and external stakeholders
Ensure business requirements are accurately captured and reflected in scalable technical drive business adoption and platform utilization
Champion continuous improvement in architectural processes
and capability development
Lead architectural risk assessment
and proactive controls
Track and report architectural health and progress using enterprise KPIs
and roadmap milestones
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work collaboratively with engineering, product, analytics, and delivery teams; Foster cross-team collaboration with engineering, operations, analytics, and governance teams; Serve as chief architectural advisor and liaison to internal and external stakeholders - educating teams on data architecture capabilities and value
Communication Scope
Excellent technical leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills
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