Data Product Delivery Lead - Halifax, Canada - AXIS Insurance

AXIS Insurance

Verified Company

Halifax, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital - a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people.

We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves.

This means that we bring our whole selves to work.

Responsibilities:

May plan overall capacity for the team supporting this domain space with the Senior Application Delivery Lead and/or partner with their Head of Application Delivery and Business Engagement Leads to optimize capacity against forecasted demand
Lead a team of Data Analysts and Engineers in partnering with the business to elicit data & analytic needs, and then represent and document these requirements into requirement specifications for implementation
Lead the capture, review and update of data & analytics requirements and communicate to team members

Produce deliverables including:

Business Capability Matrix and other detailed requirements documentation as required
Business rules to be captured in metadata layer
Communication and training materials (as needed)
Leverage and lead sourcing vendor(s) for delivery (build/test/deploy). Ensure sourcing vendors provide services in accordance with the agreed scope & service level agreement (SLA) for the given project/initiative, meeting design standards, meeting performance metrics, including key performance indicators, user satisfaction targets, operating level agreements.
Help manage technical dependencies across delivery streams throughout projects/initiatives. Coordinate and manage the integration of capabilities into existing production environments as well as technical dependencies with other development teams, infrastructure, security, etc.
Enable the optimization of artifacts, processes, and tools used by the team through the software development lifecycle for delivery of work within the domain. This includes but is not limited to requirement/design standards, use of TFS, frameworks, and various accelerators.
May support the delivery of the Business Architecture by partnering with stakeholders and functional lead(s) to identify business process issues and capability needs in the context of discreet processes.
Liaise between technical and nontechnical resource team members to answer day to day business questions either directly or indirectly as supported by the Business Leads and SMEs
Conduct walkthroughs with project team members and business leads as needed
Promote change management principles with executives, senior leaders, managers and supervisors to influence, build relationships, and manage resistance
Provide support during end user training, prior to production deployments

Required Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business or Computer Science preferred
7+ years experience in P&C Insurance industry and business analysis preferred
Leadership experience defining, designing, developing, and implementing complex integration business solutions
Relevant experience in the technology and business domain they support.
7+ years of direct, relevant experience in building and maintaining reports and analytical tools (preferably in the Insurance industry or consumer finance industry)
7+ years of experience using SQL and BI reporting tools
5+ years of experience with SQL Server, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS and Tableau
Ability to develop and manage all aspects of the management information architecture, including the plans, interdependencies, schedule, budget, tools, and required personnel for developing and maintaining the data environment across potentially heterogeneous platforms
Experience working with vendors, system integrators, and/ or in a managed service environment.
Experience developing technical documentation including storyboarding, business requirements, use cases and presentations
Dedicated and detail oriented
Dedicated and conscientious team player
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently across the organization on a regular basis
Excellent Analytical skills