About the Position

Lead Data Architect

Regular Employment

Location: Bratislava, SK

About the Team

At Swiss Re, our mission is to make the world more resilient. The P&C Re Architecture team helps advance that mission by shaping the data, technology, and architectural foundations that enable better risk understanding, stronger decisions, and trusted analytics across the reinsurance business.

Together with colleagues across business and IT, we shape the foundations that enable trusted data, advanced analytics, and AI-driven insights to support better decisions, strengthen resilience, and create value for our clients.

Responsibilities

Collaborate across boundaries: Partner with P&C Reinsurance business and IT teams, as well as the broader Swiss Re organisation, to translate business requirements into clear, actionable data architecture designs.
Design with purpose: Create logical data models and end-to-end data flows that are scalable, reliable, and aligned with business needs across operational and analytical environments.
Lead and enable: Guide engineers and delivery teams in implementing physical data models, data flows, and data access controls, fostering a culture of architectural excellence.
Empower through clarity: Own and evolve key data architecture artefacts, including data models, shared definitions, lineage-related documentation, and other design assets that enable consistent use of data across systems and domains.
Embrace innovation: Leverage AI tools and techniques within the data architecture function to drive efficiency and unlock new possibilities.
Ensure compliance and trust: Uphold alignment with Swiss Re's data governance standards and security requirements, ensuring data is managed as a trusted, high-quality asset.

Requirements

Strong data modelling expertise: Proven experience with both 3NF and dimensional modelling approaches, with the ability to design models that support operational, integration, and analytical use cases.
Data architecture experience: Working knowledge of data architecture patterns that support operational systems, application integration, and data analytics solutions in complex enterprise environments.
Data management proficiency: Practical experience applying data management practices such as data sourcing, data profiling, data transformation, data quality management, master/reference data management, data cataloguing, lifecycle management, and access management across a range of business and technology use cases.
Architectural leadership: Demonstrated experience providing architectural guidance to engineering and delivery teams, translating strategy into implementable data architecture outcomes.
Communication and stakeholder management: Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to engage effectively with multicultural, globally distributed teams and translate business needs into well-structured data-centric solutions.

Nice to Have

Industry knowledge: Ideally in Property & Casualty domain, with an understanding of how data supports risk assessment and decision-making across the end-to-end value chain.

We Offer

Base salary range: Between [EUR 3,400] and [EUR 5,700] per month (for a full-time role).
Performance-based variable compensation: An attractive component designed to recognise your achievements.
Global and location-specific benefits: A variety of benefits that may vary depending on Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

About the Company

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought, or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment, everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

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Keywords: Data Architects

Reference Code: 138222

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