Working closely with business stakeholders, architects, data scientists, and IT teams, this role will play a pivotal role in understanding requirements, gathering data, conducting in-depth analysis, and delivering change aligned with our data-led strategy, contributing to the overall success of the Commercial Business. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.
Join us and work alongside data scientists, geospatial experts and other data specialists in developing, deploying and running data products that deliver tangible insight to the business to help understand, quantify and manage geographic risk. We will also consider equivalent experience;
Programming experience, ideally in Python;
Familiarity working with spatial data and databases;
Familiarity working with containers and in cloud environments;
Understanding of statistical concepts and data science methodologies;
Knowledge of insurance useful but not essential. We don't expect you to be familiar with them all, and will provide opportunity and support to learn those that become most relevant to your role. Python libraries for spatial analysis and mapping (e. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.
You will contribute to the development, production and analysis of data, using appropriate data feeds to create actionable business insight to the Commercial Motor, and Motor Trade teams, in addition to working on cross LOB data projects to provide the greatest depth of analysis and insight in the reporting. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. Diversity & Inclusion
At Allianz, we value diversity and inclusion and back this up with our accreditations, Allianz is EDGE certified for gender inclusion, members of the Women in Finance Charter, a Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion members, signatories of Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter, and an Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer. At Allianz, we encourage our people to advocate for what they need, we listen, and we act - this could include providing assistive technology, ergonomic specialist equipment, mentoring and coaching, or flexibility in the way you work, among a wide range other adjustments.
At Allianz we are one of the largest general insurers in the UK, which means we have lots of IT (Information Technology) and data legacy to work with, but we are on a transformation journey harnessing Cloud capabilities and innovative data software. Support a better understanding of the value of data with stakeholders and users and contribute to improvements in data management, quality, and governance. Awareness of working in an Agile project environment or managing large items of work- ideally in the context of data
An interest in developing new skills and a passion to learn, and an inquisitive mind to join data and business value across a complex landscape
Excellent communication skills, team player, self-starter, great attention to detail, and an efficient & results-oriented working style, and positive, pragmatic attitude. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.
For this role, we are specifically looking for someone with extensive Python experience to support us in the migration of an existing Python solution to a Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics based solution, so if you consider yourself a Python expert along with a good understanding of Azure technologies, we would love to hear from you! , Oracle, PostgreSQL), Parquet/Delta files and big data technologies (e. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.
The role
As a Lead Data Scientist (NLP & GenAI) at Allianz Commercial, you will work closely with our team of data scientists, data engineers, ML engineers and analysts in designing and implementing solutions that extract insights from unstructured text data. Collaborate closely with data engineers to pre-process and clean text data, ensuring data quality and compatibility with NLP models. Stay up to date with the latest research and advancements in the field of NLP, knowledge graphs, and LLMs, and proactively apply them to enhance our NLP capabilities. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and experience with NLP libraries such as NLTK, spaCy, Transformers, Hugging Face, BERT and Gen AI frameworks like Llangchain. What we will offer you
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.
The successful candidate will work closely with our business, Allianz Group and other data teams and you will be part of the Data Architecture team based at our Head Office in Guildford. Data Modelling:
Design data models that organise and structure data to facilitate data harmonisation across multiple lines of business
Data Architecture:
Ensure data from various sources is integrated seamlessly into our data architecture and data is consistent and accurate across systems
Develop and implement data governance policies and procedures to ensure data is managed ethically, securely and in compliance with Regulatory requirements
Data Platforms: SAS, Oracle, Cloud:
Provide technical leadership to data engineering teams
Collaboration:
Work cross functional teams to ensure that data systems are aligned with business objective
Career Development:
Stay current with new technologies, tools, and trends in the field of data architecture, and apply this knowledge to drive innovation and improve data systems. We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.
Working with a large group of stakeholders across the business including business domains, shared service functions, federated data teams, and central data and analytics teams, you will be responsible for developing and supporting the delivery of a strategic plan and roadmap for data in Allianz. Develop and implement strategic frameworks and documents including a business model canvas and value chain proposition to outline our data strategy for Allianz Commercial and shared services. Able to gather, verify and assess large amounts of information to be able to formulate views/ conclusions in a simple and articulate way with strong attention to detail. Ability to get involved in the detail but also step back to understand and articulate how this feeds into the bigger picture. What we will offer you
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.
In line with our Global strategy and purpose, we have an internal opportunity for a Data Product Owner to join the Commercial Data Team working on our UK Transformation Programme, helping to shape and implement the target operating model for our Commercial business. You will provide the team with the strategy and direction and will evaluate all opportunities and prioritise what gets built through a well-managed, prioritised product backlog. You will support and engage your dedicated team on the daily basis throughout the development lifecycle and be comfortable getting close to the detail e. Given your team will be Data focused it is important that you have exposure to databases / data warehousing, use of Structured Query Language (SQL) i. What we will offer you
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.
We are a dynamic and innovative team of data enthusiasts dedicated to harnessing the power of data to drive business growth and solve complex challenges. Stay up-to-date with the latest data science techniques, tools, and best practices and proactively apply them to enhance our data science capabilities. Passion for continuous learning and staying updated with advancements in data science and analytics. What we will offer you
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.