Lead Data Scientist

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Lloyd’s is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace. We share the collective intelligence and risk sharing expertise of the market’s brightest minds, working together for a braver world.

Our role is to inspire courage, so tomorrow’s progress isn’t limited by today’s risks.

Our shared values: we are brave; we are stronger together; we do the right thing; guide what we do and how we act. If you share our values and our passion to build a future that’s more sustainable, resilient and inclusive, you’ll find a home at Lloyd’s – build a braver future with us.

Lloyd’s is seeking to recruit a Lead Data Scientist on an 8 Month FTC (Fixed Term Contract) to deliver analytics, tools and insights to enable effective risk-based oversight and drive continuous improvement in market performance.

Principal Accountabilities:

  1. Work with the Senior Manager and colleagues in Portfolio Analytics to generate insights and develop methodologies, tools and controls that allow Lloyd’s to efficiently and effectively oversee the market.
  2. Lead analytical and data related projects that help manage the performance of the Lloyd’s market.
  3. Develop new methods for understanding performance to enable better forward-looking assessments.
  4. Advise on implementation and set up, methodologies, statistical techniques for projects.
  5. Advise and steer potential adoption of technologies.
  6. Push for Portfolio Analytics to become the go-to place for data and analytics in Markets. Liaise with other analytical teams in Lloyd’s. Foster collaboration with other teams and lead cross-functional engagements, in particular with Finance, Predictive Analytics, Capital, Data and Commercial Strategy.
  7. Lead the build of a suite of automated projects, including automating existing processes and building a pipeline and process to follow for automation of future projects.
  8. Mentor more junior members of the Portfolio Analytics team.

Skills Knowledge and Experience:

  1. Work experience in an analytical role in insurance.
  2. Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and managing expectations.
  3. Experience leading change, developing models, introducing controls, improving processes, implementing systems, encouraging adoption and working cross-functionally.
  4. Project management.
  5. Effective understanding of analytical methods and up-to-date knowledge of data science.
  6. Effective insurance knowledge including Lloyd’s, London Market & International Markets.
  7. Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and visualization tools such as Qlik Sense, Tableau and/or Power BI.
  8. Experience in data management tools such as Business Objects, SQL.
  9. Knowledge of statistical and data science techniques including modern statistical languages such as R and Python.
  10. Quantitative university degree or equivalent knowledge gained through work.

Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us – Lloyd’s aims to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development.

We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility. Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc). These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.

By choosing Lloyd's, you'll be part of a team that brings together the best minds in the industry, and together with our underwriters and brokers, we create innovative, responsive solutions allowing us to share risk and solve complex problems.

Should you require any additional support with your application, or any adjustments, please click the following link:

https://cleartalents.com/apply/lloyds-msa1645695881

Please note, clicking on this link does not register your application for the vacancy.

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