Underwriting Analyst #11375 in City of London

Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets (MRS‑GM) is embarking on an ambitious transformation & growth plan, leveraging technology and data as strategic levers. The Head of Data & Analytics will play a critical role in driving our strategy, owning data initiatives, partnering with the business, and delivering value through data exploitation, analytics and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the Data & Analytics (D&A) organisation, embedding best‑practice data governance, modern architecture, and advanced analytics capabilities that directly support MRS‑GM’s underwriting, risk management, and operational efficiency goals.
• Own and drive assessments of MRS‑GM’s data landscape, making informed, business‑critical decisions on data quality, ownership, and usage.
• Take ownership of the organisation’s information assets, ensuring insights generated support smarter, faster and more effective decision‑making at every level of the business.
• Work closely with Executive Leadership and business data owners to evolve the D&A strategy, chairing forums and driving cross‑functional alignment on data priorities.
• Establish and refine a fit‑for‑purpose data operating model that builds the capabilities and competencies needed to deliver long‑term business value.
• Lead the development of the Data & Analytics Centre of Excellence (CoE), broadening the organisation’s ability to apply advanced analytics and emerging techniques in ways that drive commercial impact.
• Set and maintain data governance frameworks that build trust, manage risk, and ensure the consistent application of data across the organisation.
• Develop clear controls and measures to ensure data quality, integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements, minimising risk to the business.
• Collaborate with Information Security and Data Privacy leaders to ensure robust data protection across the entire lifecycle.
• Identify new sources and applications of data that can unlock business innovation and competitive advantage, and put in place the processes to integrate them effectively.
• Ensure that reports and insights delivered to the business are consistent, trusted, and reflective of the true state of performance.

Knowledge & Skills

• Significant leadership experience in leading Data & Analytics cross‑functional teams and enterprise‑wide programmes.
• Experience in formulating and implementing Data Strategies.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI or similar.
• Experience with Agile – Scrum/Kanban, sprint planning using JIRA, TFS or similar.
• Experience with SQL, Python or R (other languages welcomed) from a leadership perspective.
• Experience with data quality monitoring, tooling selection and deployment.
• Master data management awareness.
• Experience from within the London Insurance Market and General Insurance.
• Experience with Data science or leading a Data science practice.
• Experience with Azure Data & Analytics platform.
• Experience of working within the Actuarial space, or qualified actuary by background.
• University degree and/or relevant professional qualification.

If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything outlined, or you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway.

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