Title:

AVP, Insurance Data Platform Lead

Company:

Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:

Technology

Job Description:

About Everest: 
Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups. 

About the Role: 

Everest Insurance, a member of Everest Group Ltd., is seeking an experienced AVP, Insurance Data Platform Lead with a strong background in Property & Casualty commercial insurance. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of eight years of industry experience, preferably with leading carriers specializing in commercial lines. This role requires a strategic thinker who can drive enterprise-wide reporting and analytics initiatives to support business growth and portfolio management. 

Role Overview 

The role will partner with Underwriting operations and business leaders to develop data processing and integration with Everest core backend systems such as Data warehouse and WINS.  This role demands close collaboration with IT and other functions to navigate a fast-paced, agile environment and quickly adapt to market changes. The successful candidate will leverage analytical expertise to interpret complex data, identify trends, and communicate actionable insights to senior stakeholders. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

 Partner and work collaboratively with internal customers to understand strategic analytics and business intelligence needs and the associated enabling technology requirements. Lead the technology activities to enable the delivery of meaningful, actionable, data-driven capability in alignment with business strategies Develop and lead the execution of the data and analytics technology strategies and roadmaps to optimize rapid delivery of information management capabilities, while aligning to established technology and architecture standards Define and deliver the data & analytics architecture, tooling and capabilities needed to enable a modern cloud-based data environment and the best practices, governance, and controls to support the broad adoption and use across the enterprise Drive the delivery of an exceptional customer/partner experience through ready access to data and intuitive self-service capabilities that ensures the security, integrity and quality of data while enabling the agility and performance of a scaled ecosystem. Deliver enabling capability to support the rapid ingestion of new data and the timely deployment of advanced analytic models into production Support the development of engineering capabilities that promotes sharing, inner sourcing and reuse of code, capabilities and methods in a cloud-first environment that leverages highly automated DevOps tools and capabilities Drive and accelerate data and analytics transformation and cloud adoption while being a champion of security, standards, governance, and best practices with a focus on data quality and integrity Manage the engagement / coordination across assigned delivery teams to ensure high quality project delivery within scope, timeframe, and budgets 

 

Qualifications 

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS, or related fields. Minimum 15 years of experience, including 8 years in the insurance industry, with a strong understanding of financial and operational metrics. Strong data engineering knowledge and hands-on experience with the Azure cloud platform. Profound knowledge of data manipulation scripting languages such as Python, PySpark, and SQL. Experience with Databricks platform and solid knowledge of the platform is a must. Experience with Microsoft Fabric is a plus. Experience with streaming frameworks, such as Apache Kafka, is preferred. Knowledge of industry-wide visualization and analytics tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, etc. Understanding of data warehousing and data modeling techniques. Experience in identifying and implementing efficiency and optimization improvements in code. Experience in developing strong, reusable tests for implemented solutions. Experience in orchestrating data process workflows.Understanding of how to work with structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data. Sound knowledge and hands-on experience in managing DevOps environments in Azure with high volume data processing. Experience working in an Agile environment. Collaborative mindset, with the ability to build relationships and drive alignment across teams. Ability to manage multiple projects independently while maintaining focus on strategic goals. Expertise in building .Net services in AKS environment 

For CA, NY, NJ or IL: The base salary range for this position is $173,000 - $237,500 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location. All offers include access to a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

What if I don’t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

 

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.  

 

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve. 

Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Warren, NJ

Additional Locations:

Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at everestbenefits@everestglobal.com.

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