Data Scientist

Place of work
Mlynské nivy 12, Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Start date
01.01.2019
Wage (gross)
Minimum base salary for this job from 1700 EUR gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

About iptiQ

Become a part of a growing and dynamic entrepreneurial team within the established Swiss Re Group. iptiQ is a start-up unit, established to provide innovative protection solutions directly to consumers. Our team delivers the coordination, infrastructure and competences that are key to driving forward this new business; working closely with our partners and clients. Our mission is to reduce the protection gap by simplifying life insurance and making it more accessible to people. Our motto is "now life is easier for everyone". For us this means making life insurance easier to sell, to buy and to trust.



About the Role
•Create and maintain data pipeline architecture, manage data collection and refinement of existing data sources
•Independently analyse operational data in order to provide trends and actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics
•Maintain and evolve data analytics capability landscape
•Provide consulting to business leaders to develop appropriate reports, metrics and research
•Work with business units and other members of the technology department to design data solutions that enable to leverage data insights more efficiently and effectively
•Nurture close relationship with internal Digital Smart Analytics units in order to leverage services provided by the group
•Drive decisions that define a specific direction for the improvement and enhancement of analytics capabilities
•Maintain close alignment with the Technology team of Life Capital and across iptiQ departments



About the team

You will contribute to our ambition to allow business steering based on data.

This is a rare opportunity to join a new business unit within an established company; combining the dynamic spirit of a startup with the backing of Swiss Re's strong organisation.

iptiQ is a unit within the newly created Swiss Re Life Capital; established to deliver white-label life insurance solutions to be sold through partners, directly to consumers. We are a young, motivated and technology driven team, organised to provide creative solutions for life insurance distributors across Europe that engage with consumers in non-traditional ways. Through our strong operational infrastructure, innovative thinking, insurance know-how and ecommerce competences we want to drive the digitalization of the life insurance business in Europe.

The Data & Analytics team will ensure that data is treated as an asset across the entire value chain of iptiQ EMEA and is accordingly stored and protected in line with the regulation.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

Secondary with school-leaving examination
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

About You
•3-5 years of relevant work experience with Degree in Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering or quantitative field
•Real passion for and knowledge of technology and digitalisation
•SQL, R, Python and data visualization tool (e.g., Tableau)
•Strong analytics skills related to working with structured and unstructured data sets
•Experience of manipulating, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets
•Intellectual curiosity and aptitude to pick up new technical skills
•Ability to engage with a diverse range of stakeholder thanks to your highly collaborative style
•Communicate complex concepts in a compelling, concise, and creative way
•Highly organized, able to handle multiple tasks efficiently and prioritize work effectively
•Experience with big data tools (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka) and AWS clouds services (EC2, EMR, RDS, Redshift) would be a plus
•Fluency in English

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Brief description of the company

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

Number of employees

1700 and more employees

Company address

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Vargova

ID: 3546002  Dátum zverejnenia: 23.11.2018  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto) a ďalšie odmeny: Minimum base salary for this job from 1700 EUR gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.