Senior Data Science & Analytics Lead — Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino)
NewCHF 124'000 - 173'000
Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) · Ticino (TI)
- Location
- Ticino
- Contract
- part-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
SalaryCHF 124'000 - 173'000
Role overview
Working hours: This role is available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis.
Location: Flexible – with some travel to our Swindon office where the UK Life team are based
- Working hours: This role is available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis.
- Location: Flexible – with some travel to our Swindon office where the UK Life team are based
- & Learning
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in a numerate or analytical discipline such as mathematics, statistics, data science, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
Key requirements
- & Learning
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in a numerate or analytical discipline such as mathematics, statistics, data science, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- Professional qualifications, certifications, or structured learning in analytics, data science, automation, or AI (e.g. cloud data platforms, analytics engineering, machine learning, or responsible AI) are desirable.
- Commitment to continuous professional development, including keeping pace with emerging analytics, automation, and AI practices, and supporting the learning of others through coaching, apprenticeships, or structured development pathways.
- What will you get in return?
- Everyone’s different.
- That’s why at Zurich, we offer a wide range of employee benefits so our people can choose what fits them and their life.
- Our benefits provide real flexibility so our people can make considered choices and tailor their benefits throughout the year.
- Our benefits include 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme, annual company bonus, private medical insurance and the option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday, alongside a range of other flexible benefits
- You can find out more about our wide range of employee benefits on our website . Who we are:
- At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world.
- Together, we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.
Application process
- Closing date for applications: 19th June 2026 The opportunity:
- As Senior Data Science & Analytics Lead, you will play a pivotal role in evolving our data function from strong management information delivery to a data science-led, AI-enabled capability that drives measurable improvements in decision-making, operational efficiency and risk management.
- You will be accountable for developing and deploying predictive and statistical models across complex datasets, embedding advanced analytics and AI into core business processes to move from insight generation to automated, data-driven decisioning.
- This includes ensuring solutions transition effectively from experimentation into robust, controlled and scalable production use.
- Combining strong people leadership with technical credibility, this role will shape the future direction of analytics within UK Life, building sustainable capability, influencing senior stakeholders and ensuring advanced analytics and AI initiatives remain aligned to business priorities and governance expectations.
- This role is ideal for someone who enjoys turning ambiguity into delivery, balancing people leadership with technical credibility, and innovation leadership – setting direction, coaching others, and acting as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders.
- Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours.
- This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.
Contacts
- If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email to [email protected]
- So, make a difference.
- Be challenged.
- Be inspired.
- Be supported.
- Love what you do.
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- 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
Additional details
- Closing date for applications: 19th June 2026
- What will you be doing? Leadership & Team Management
- Build and mature analytical and AI capability within the team, coaching analysts toward more advanced analytics, automation, and AI techniques using learning from apprenticeships and hands‑on delivery. Insight & Business Partnership
- Own a prioritised insight and automation development pipeline aligned to business value and capacity. Analytics, Automation & AI Leadership
- Embed model lifecycle thinking, including documentation, validation, monitoring, and ongoing performance management where applicable.
- What are we looking for?
- Experience designing and applying experimentation techniques (e.g. A/B testing, hypothesis testing)
- Experience working within structured delivery practices (e.g. agile/iterative delivery) including backlog and governance management using Azure DevOps or equivalent.
- Exposure to cloud-based data platforms or modern data ecosystems (e.g. Snowflake, AWS, Azure)
- Experience working in cross-functional delivery models with Data Engineering, Architecture and Governance teams Qualifications & Learning
Notes and original content
- The opportunity:
- What will you be doing?
- Leadership & Team Management
- Build and mature analytical and AI capability within the team, coaching analysts toward more advanced analytics, automation, and AI techniques using learning from apprenticeships and hands‑on delivery.
- Insight & Business Partnership
- Own a prioritised insight and automation development pipeline aligned to business value and capacity.
- Analytics, Automation & AI Leadership
- Ways of Working
- Experience designing and applying experimentation techniques (e.g.
- A/B testing, hypothesis testing)
