Lead Data Architect — Swiss Re
- Location
- Bratislava, SK
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 12 days ago
Role overview
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.
- About the Team:
- At Swiss Re, our mission is to make the world more resilient.
- Key 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.
Main responsibilities
- Key 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. About You:
- the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
- the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.
- In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements.
Application process
- 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.
- As a Lead Data Architect, you will shape end-to-end data architecture across a broad business and application landscape.
- You will work with stakeholders across business and IT to translate complex requirements into logical data models, data flows and architecture designs that support operational processes, integrations, analytics and AI-driven use cases.
- You will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and application engineering teams on all data architecture-related topics.
- In doing so, you will help ensure that data is structured, governed and managed in a consistent way across systems, enabling trusted, reusable and well-controlled data assets across the organisation.
- You understand that data is a strategic asset and take pride in designing structures and practices that make it trustworthy, accessible and fit for purpose across a complex application landscape.
- You are comfortable translating business needs into data models, data flows and data management practices that support operational, integration and analytical use cases.
- You bring a collaborative spirit, a curious mind, and the ability to communicate complex data architecture concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Additional details
- 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.
- For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between [EUR 3,400] and [EUR 5,700] per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:
- Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.
- To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying. Reference Code: 138222
Notes and original content
- About the Role:
- For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between [EUR 3,400] and [EUR 5,700] per month (for a full-time role).
- The specific salary offered considers:
- About Swiss Re
- To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.
- Reference Code: 138222
Questions about this listing
What salary does Swiss Re offer for this role?
Swiss Re lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Bratislava, SK. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Swiss Re offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Swiss Re during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Swiss Re?
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