Head of Data Value Management

Job Title: Head of Data Value Management

Vision: Beazley Shared Services - Data

Reports To: Chief Data Officer

Key Relationships: Business Stakeholders, Data team, Modernisation Programme, Data Governance Group, Federated Data Domains /Teams, IT, Operations, Data Owners, Data Stewards, Risk.

Job Summary:

Beazley's data reflects the complexity of our business, and we are committed to building a modern data culture and platform that ensures data is reusable, and integrated into our business products and services effectively. In this role you will be part of the Data Leadership team and will be repsonisble for the Beazley's Global Data Management, Governance and Quality capabilities. You will be responsible for nurturing a culture obsessed with "Data Value" and work with the Chief Data Officer to deliver the Data Strategy

If you are looking for an exciting place to work and be part of one of the biggest data transformation programmes in the insurance industry, please take a look at the list of qualifications below. There will never be a typical day and that's why people love it here. If you don't fill all the qualifications, do not worry, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience and talent.

If you describe yourself as a Data leader, a collaborator, enthusiastic, and possess a high level of integrity and the willingness to make a significant contribution, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity!

Data @ Beazley

Our Data team support Beazley's vision by...

• Being bold through pioneering & championing an exciting vision of how people interact with data.
• Facilitating innovation by leading the pace of change in data & analytics, and delivering the latest capabilities and innovative technologies
• Doing the right thing by providing a controlled data environment that allows all business domains to thrive independently.
• Being the single source of truth for enterprise-wide reporting metrics and KPIs

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote a culture of data-driven decision-making across the organization
• Be the key conduit between Data, IT, business units, and risk / compliance teams aligning Data Value Manegement initiatives to Beazley organizational goals.
• Implement effective Data management frameworks that enhance capability and maturity across Beazley, and ensure appropriate, accurate and up-to-date information is integrated into our systems and decision-making processes.
• Provide thought leader and subject matter expertise on Data Management, Ethics and Governance, simplifying the art and making it accessible to Beazley employees
• Inspire and lead the business to enhance business outcomes, and drive remediation of process / data deficiencies in accordance with our change framework
• Drive the successful implementation and adoption of Data Lineage and Master Data Management (MDM) processes and tools across business owners, IT platforms and data stewards
• Devise and monitor appropriate value indicators that measure Beazley's data culture
• Track the effectiveness of data governance and quality initiatives.
• Innovate and deploy modern tools (incl AI) to enhance data quality and data governance and support business growth and efficiency
• Develop and be responsible for the standards, policies, forums and procedures for Data Governance across Beazley
• Owner of the Beazley Data Policy, Data Deficiency process and management of Critical Data Elements.
• Ensure alignment between Data Governance, Information Security and IT policies and requirements.
• Build and maintain good working-relationships across the Data team and other key stakeholders across Beazley to achieve shared goals
• Provide regular reports and insights to leadership on data management progress and challenges.
• Provide thought leader and subject matter expertise on Data Management, Ethics and Governance, simplifying the art and making it accessible to Beazley employees
• Work closely with business stakeholders to stay close to opportunities and challenges that exist and provide guidance on factors that could impact data collection and processing

General

At Beazley we are committed to doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do. It is important that within all your interactions both internally and externally you adhere to this principle through adoption of Beazley's core values and behaviours.

• Adopt the Beazley culture of being bold, striving for better and do the right thing. This contributes to an internal environment of teamwork and promotes a positive brand image and experience to all our external customers.
• Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations including the code of conduct which incorporates the PRA and FCA Conduct Rules. Undertake training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, Talent Management or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via e-learning or the learning management system.
• Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers.
• Ensure all interactions with customers are focused on delivering a fair outcome, including having the right products for their needs.
• Comply with any specific responsibilities necessary for your role as outlined by your line manager, Talent Management or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) and ensure you keep up to date with developments in these areas. This may include, amongst others, Beazley's underwriting control standards, Beazley's claims control standards, other Beazley standards and customer relationship management.
• Carry out additional responsibilities as individually notified, either through your objectives or through the learning management system. These may include membership of any Beazley committees or working groups.

Personal Specification:

We're looking for candidates who are passionate about driving strategic change that will help Beazley create a best in class approach to Data Management. Candidate should have a proven track record of implementing enterprise data standards and capability to deliver business innovation and enhance value delivery across a business. We are looking for someone who can lead, cultivate a team, and knows how to encourage performance, motivate peers, and collaborate at the highest levels of an organisation.

The successful candidate should have a passion for data and a curious mindset both for Beazley and the wider insurance industry. Great communication skills across all levels of seniority and the ability to represent data internally and externally to our colleagues, and clients will also be important.

Education and Qualifications

• Relevant degree desirable but not essential

Knowledge and Experience

• Demonstrable experience of leading data governance and data management frameworks fit for a global environment
• Established governance processes and engaged teams (direct and matrix), to lead and implement enterprise-wide data governance and demonstrable improvements in data culture.
• Experience using AI & automation to enhance and support data governance and quality development
• An expert in Data management practices including data profiling, data cataloguing, reference data, master data management and associated requirements gathering
• Proven experience of developing and implementing a Data Management Framework and a Data Quality Management service that resolves data / business deficiencies
• Detailed knowledge of business and technology issues / opportunities related to data management
• Clear knowledge and experience relating to the application of data governance, data privacy and data ethics principles to support and drive data strategy
• Experienced working within relevant statutory frameworks such as GPDR, etc
• Working knowledge of lean, continuous improvement and Agile ways of working

Competencies & Capabilities

• Leadership experience, responsibility and accountability for Data Governance Committees
• Keen eye for detail with a genuine passion and enthusiasm for data
• Comfortable presenting complex data concepts and relationships to colleagues
• Management and communication skills with both business and technical partners
• Ability to extract information by questioning, listening and interviewing
• Results orientated
• Problem solving skills
• Collaborative team player
• Analytical with strong numeracy and good statistical skills
• Ability to manage and coach technical and non-technical staff

Who We Are:

Beazley is a specialist insurance company with over 30 years' experience helping people, communities and businesses to manage risk all around the world. Our mission is to inspire our clients and people with the confidence and freedom to explore, create and build - to enable businesses to thrive. Our clients want to live and work freely and fully, knowing they are benefitting from the most advanced thinking in the insurance market. Our goal is to become the highest performing sustainable specialist insurer.

Our products are wide ranging, from cyber & tech insurance to marine, healthcare, financial institutions and contingency; covering risks such as the weather, film production or protection from deadly weapons.

Our Culture

We have a wonderful mix of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds at Beazley with over 2,000 of us working around the world. Employee's diversity, experience and passion allow us to keep innovating and moving forward, delivering the best. We are proud of our family-feel culture at Beazley that empowers our staff to work from when and where they want, in an adult environment that is big on collaboration, diversity of thought and personal accountability. Our three core values inspire the way we work and how we treat our people and customers.

• Be bold
• Strive for better
• Do the right thing

Upholding these values every day has enabled us to become an innovative and responsive organization in touch with the changing world around us - our ambitious inclusion & diversity and sustainability targets are testament to this.

We are a flexible and innovative employer offering a friendly, collaborative, and inclusive working environment. We actively encourage and expect applications from all backgrounds. Our commitment to fostering a supportive and dynamic workplace ensures that every employee can thrive and contribute to our collective success.

Explore a variety of networks to assist with professional and/or personal development. Our Employee Networks include:

• Beazley RACE - Including, understanding and celebrating People of Colour
• Beazley SHE - Successful, High potential, Empowered women in insurance
• Beazley Proud - Our global LGBTQ+ community
• Beazley Wellbeing - Supporting employees with their mental wellbeing
• Beazley Families - Supporting families and parents-to-be

We encourage internal career progression at Beazley, giving you all the tools you need to drive your own career here, such as:

• Internal Pathways (helping you grow into an underwriting role)
• iLearn (our own learning & development platform)
• LinkedIn Learning
• Mentorship program
• External qualification sponsorship
• Continuing education and tuition reimbursement
• Secondment assignments

The Rewards

• The opportunity to connect and build long-lasting professional relationships while advancing your career with a growing, dynamic organization
• Attractive base compensation and discretionary performance related bonus
• Competitively priced medical, dental and vision insurance
• Company paid life, and short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with 5% company match and immediate vesting
• 22 days PTO (prorated for 1st calendar year of employment), 11 paid holidays per year, with the ability to flex the religious bank holidays to suit your religious beliefs
• Up to $700 reimbursement for home office setup
• Free in-office lunch, travel reimbursement for travel to office, and monthly lifestyle allowance
• Up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Up to 2.5 days paid annually for volunteering at a charity of your choice
• Flexible working policy, trusting our employees to do what works best for them and their teams

Salary for this role will be tailored to the successful individual's location and experience. The expected compensation range for this position is $180,000-$190,000 per year plus discretionary annual bonus.

Don't meet all the requirements? At Beazley we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly align with every requirement and qualification in the job specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or one of our other roles.