Data Science Lead — Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino)
- Location
- Lugano
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
ZCC Zurich Capability Center is looking for a: Data Science Lead Role Overview
Leads the planning, governance, and execution oversight of the CDO portfolio across Data Science, Data Platforms and Engineering, and Data Governance.
The role is accountable for translating strategic priorities into an integrated portfolio view, driving prioritization and investment alignment, and providing executive visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
- ZCC Zurich Capability Center is looking for a: Data Science Lead Role Overview
- Leads the planning, governance, and execution oversight of the CDO portfolio across Data Science, Data Platforms and Engineering, and Data Governance.
- Key Responsibilities
- Lead the CDO portfolio of initiatives across Data Science, Data Platforms and Engineering, and Data Governance, ensuring work is prioritized, sequenced, and aligned to strategic objectives.
- Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years portfolio, program, or project management experience OR
- Executive stakeholder communication and influence
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Lead the CDO portfolio of initiatives across Data Science, Data Platforms and Engineering, and Data Governance, ensuring work is prioritized, sequenced, and aligned to strategic objectives.
- Develop and maintain portfolio roadmaps, integrated plans, milestone views, and executive reporting to provide clear visibility into delivery progress and expected outcomes.
- Govern portfolio intake, prioritization, and decision processes in partnership with CDO leaders and stakeholders, balancing business value, capacity, risk, and cross-functional dependencies.
- Partner closely with the Portfolio Planning & Delivery team to align portfolio planning, delivery oversight, reporting, and governance processes across the CDO portfolio.
- Drive cross-functional coordination to manage interdependencies, resolve delivery conflicts, and sustain execution against portfolio commitments.
- Oversee portfolio financials, including budget planning, forecasting, spend visibility, and
- resource alignment, to support effective investment management.
Key requirements
- Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years portfolio, program, or project management experience OR
- Executive stakeholder communication and influence
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years portfolio, program, or project management experience Preferred Qualifications
What the company offers
- Assess portfolio performance, delivery health, and benefit realization, and recommend
Application process
- Enviar candidatura ahora
Company and context
- Support portfolio execution through disciplined vendor and contract oversight, procurement coordination, and adherence to organizational policies and timelines.
- Identify, monitor, and escalate portfolio-level risks, issues, and decisions, and drive mitigation actions to protect delivery timelines and business outcomes.
- adjustments to priorities, plans, and governance mechanisms to improve results. Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years portfolio, program, or project management experience OR
- 5+ years of portfolio, program, or project management experience in data-centric or technology-driven environments, including accountability for multiple concurrent initiatives across functions.
- Strong knowledge of portfolio governance, intake and prioritization, resource planning, and risk management, preferably within data, analytics, or technology organizations.
- Strong executive communication, organizational, and leadership skills, with the ability to drive alignment across stakeholders and communicate status, risks, and tradeoffs with clarity.
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, and resource plans in complex, matrixed environments.
- Proficiency with portfolio and project management tools and reporting platforms, including the ability to track delivery, dependencies, risks, and investment performance. Core Competencies
- Portfolio strategy, prioritization, and governance
Additional details
- Zurich Capability Center is looking for a:
- adjustments to priorities, plans, and governance mechanisms to improve results. Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years portfolio, program, or project management experience
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years portfolio, program, or project management experience
- Proficiency with portfolio and project management tools and reporting platforms, including the ability to track delivery, dependencies, risks, and investment performance.
- Financial oversight and investment alignment
Notes and original content
- Data Science Lead
- Role Overview
- adjustments to priorities, plans, and governance mechanisms to improve results.
- Basic Qualifications
- Core Competencies
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) offer for this role?
Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) lists CHF 142'000 - 249'500 gross per year for this position in Lugano. 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 Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) 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 Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need the G permit to apply for this role in Ticino as an Italian cross-border worker?
Yes, if you are resident in Italy within the 20 km border zone. The Swiss employer files the G-permit application at the Ticino cantonal migration office after the contract is signed — first issuance takes 2-6 weeks, then automatic yearly renewal for as long as the employment continues. Weekly return to your Italian home is required to keep the status.
How do I apply for this position at Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino)?
Use the "Apply now" button on this page — it links directly to Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino)'s original listing at careers.zurich.com, so your application goes straight to the employer's own applicant-tracking system. Frontaliere Ticino does not collect or forward applications itself.
