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A new adventure awaits…  

Zurich’s AU & NZ business has three core segments Retail, Group Insurance and General Insurance who have end-to end accountabilities to better serve their customers. They are enabled by Shared Services teams that have a large portfolio of responsibilities. Technology (IT), Sustainability, Agile & Continuous Improvement and Strategy & Strategic Execution form a portfolio. 

Our Technology team is critical to progressing Zurich towards being Australia’s leading Digital Insurer. The Technology strategy focuses on Strengthening Foundations through security, stability and scalability, Builds for the Future through enabling agility, simplicity, efficiency and Enables the art of the possible through modernising our technology architecture, innovation and enabling digitalization of experiences.

Our technology is and will continue to undergo a significant transformation and we are looking for energised, strategic leaders with deep technical expertise to help us navigate this exciting journey.

Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference   

The Head of Data & AI/ML Engineering (Practice Lead) will be responsible for guiding the strategic development and application of Data and AI/ML Engineering practices within the organization.

This role involves leading a team of experts, setting strategy, best practices, and ensuring the successful implementation of cloud native, data-driven and AI/ML initiatives that ultimately enable frictionless and meaningful customer experiences and deeper insights.

The Practice Leader will play a crucial role in shaping a data-centric culture, the role data plays in our modern architecture vision and delivering business value through advanced analytics and AI/ML solutions

• Work together with the architecture team to design the modern vision for our data architecture across our various businesses to enable business outcomes and a roadmap to achieving this.
• Develop and guide the implementation of a comprehensive data and AI/ML engineering practice strategy aligned with enabling this modern data architecture and vision and the company's business goals
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data engineers, AI/ML and automation engineers ensuring the practice contains the right capabilities and experience and enable continuous learning towards up to date skills.
• Continuously improve the operating model on how the practice delivers optimising proximity to customer, efficiency and platform foundations
• Oversee the design, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of scalable data infrastructure and pipelines
• Support the development and deployment of AI/ML models and algorithms to solve complex business problems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize AI/ML use cases

Important to your success - let's grow together   

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline with active demonstration of ensuring skills and capabilities are kept up to date
• Multiple years in data engineering & AI/ML engineering leadership roles, including people leadership, program delivery and practice management.
• A proven track record of success in execution of large data platform delivery programs and meeting defined goals and objectives.
• Experience with data tooling and technologies is essential.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and cloud native data platforms (Snowflake preferred)
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in ML, deep learning, NLP, and LLM frameworks and technologies e.g Sagemaker, Textract, Comprehend, and Lambda
• Preference will be given to candidates and/or Automation/RPA (UI Path, MS Power Platform)
• In-depth knowledge of methodologies and practices e.g., Agile, DevSecOps, , Data/MLOps etc.
• Knowledge of insurance industry preferred.

Belong. Zurich is here to support you  

There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be, but here are just a few: 

5 weeks leave per year for permanent staff through our new Z leave initiative, as well as 15 days personal/carer’s leave (as we empower our people to manage their own wellbeing); Grow, and thrive in your career (we support and encourage it) with award winning training programs; Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; Explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate and make a positive difference beyond your role; Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier along with receiving a AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, plus a AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your WFH set up (flex work - hybrid working), and other great benefits through our Shine portal; Access to Family Care (parental leave); Volunteer; Work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office); and dress for your day. We also plant a tree for every new employee – one of many local initiatives driving our contribution to ambitious global sustainability targets… 

…We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a great place to be, where you can truly belong and thrive.  

Zurich is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to please let us know at the time of your application.   

So, if you want to come on an adventure that will build a brighter future together, and feel a sense of togetherness, then please apply today to start your adventure