Head of Platform Management

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, organizačná zložka

Place of work
Nám. 1. mája 18, Bratislava
Contract type
full-time

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

In this role you will be responsible for the delivery of all BI & Analytics platform services across all platforms, including integration points between them, managing a team of platform managers. You will play a key role in defining the platform management requirements as early as project initiation, ramping up the required services and resources and ensuring new solutions are smoothly being transitioned into regular operations, in collaboration with the project management team, the solution design team and the service management team. You will proactively drive business communications and stakeholder management.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Managing all BI & Analytics platform services to ensure the service levels are fully met, proactively taking action to address issues. This involved the management of the platforms, across all BI technology components (i.e. SAP BW, SAP BO, SAP BPC, DB2, Informatica PowerCenter, Microstrategy)
• Leading communications towards the business and IT stakeholders
• Managing a team of platform managers with deep technical expertise, consisting of both internal and external resources, across diverse geographies
• Collaborating with Project Management and Solution Design teams to ensure the operational aspects of a solution are taken into account
• Optimizing the system landscape to increase overall robustness and stability of the BI & Analytics applications, defining and implementing the technical roadmaps
• Driving the definition of the platform management requirements, ramping up the required resources and approving operational

Employee perks, benefits

International global company and work teams
Modern Work Environment based in the Centre of Bratislava
Challenging tasks
Possibility for further development and career path
Competitive remuneration package
Daily use of English

Information about the selection process

Candidates for this position can register through the site www.profesia.sk

We thank all applicants for their interest to work for Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, oz.
All CVs will be carefully evaluated. However, we will only contact suitable candidates.

Personal data of candidates who fail in the tender will be afterwards disposed of pursuant to law no. 122/2013 (Protection of personal data).

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Educational Specialization

IT

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Number of years of experience

10

Personality requirements and skills

• Prior experience working in a financial services environment desirable, preferably insurance
• Service Management certification (e.g. ITIL) preferred
• Over 10 years of relevant BI experience, with strong technical background in one or several of the following stacks: SAP BW, SAP BO, SAP HANA, SAP BPC, Microstrategy, DB2, Informatica Powercenter
• Solid experience Platform Management and administration on large scale platforms
• Deep knowledge and experience in BI technologies
• Deep knowledge of Project management
• Deep knowledge of Platform management

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Brief description of the company

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd is a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With about 55,000 employees, it provides a wide range of property and casualty, and life insurance products and services in more than 215 countries and territories. Zurich’s customers include individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as well as multinational corporations. Zurich Bratislava is a Slovakia-based Competence Center for highly specialized services in the areas of Life and non-life actuarial, risk management, business intelligence, IT application development and service management as well as insurance network. An international workforce of close to 300 colleagues is supporting Zurich’s Corporate Center and Business Units around the globe.

Number of employees

250-499 employees
ID: 2269653  Dátum zverejnenia: 2.11.2015