CDI – Entreprise Data Architect

Description of the offer

Group Data & API Management Team

The Group Data & API Management department aims to:

• Monitor data and API maturity progress across the Group, and provide advisory and hands-on support for all aspects related to managing data and publishing APIs as an asset;
• Foster AXA progress with regards to data capabilities, coordinate and sponsor the Chief Data Officer, Data Management and Data Architecture communities on: data strategies, data governance, data quality, meta and master data management, data modelling, external data sourcing, data protection, data culture and data masking;

Purpose of the Job

Based on proven enterprise architecture practices, the purpose is to support AXA at group and entitiy level in the implementation of data modelling practicesaligned with business and data strategies (*), leveraging the scale of AXA and market standards such as ACORD.

In current AXA Architecture vision, the functional domains specific to Data are BI & Analytics, Master & Reference Data, Meta Data, Data Quality, Data Modelling/Data Exchanges through APIs (and other means).

(*) each entity data strategy is expected to state a local vision and a multi-year plan, covering use cases as well as the following underpinning capabilities: delivering value from data, managing risks pertaining to data, designing and running a data operating model, increasing data culture and skills, managing data as an asset, building and running IT foundations for data (BI & Analytics, Master & Reference Data, Meta Data, Data Quality, Data Exchanges).

Main Activities

The main activities for the job are to:

• Define, strengthen and animate the Data Modelling practice at AXA, in close collaboration with business, data management and architecture teams
• Ensure enterprise and entity data models are designed and maintained in alignement with AXA business priorities

Expected Skills and Experience

Technical and professional skills:

• Data modelling specialist, familiar with different techniques including data vault
• Enterprise Architect, TOGAF certified (from the Open Group)
• Familiar with the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK, from DAMA)
• Familiar with data market standards such as ACORD
• At least a global 10 years’ experience in the design and implementation of:
• Master & Reference Data Management
• Metadata Management
• Data Quality Management
• Data Analytics and BI
• API Design
• Data Exchanges
• English – Fluent in speaking and writing

Soft skills and competencies:

• Able to interact with a vast variety of stakeholders from: business, compliance, developers, data managers, project managers
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Result oriented
• Self-motivated, proactive and able to work in a complex organization
• Leadership, influence and conflict resolution
• Team player in a multi-cultural work environment, able to see the big picture as well as deep dive into details when necessary.

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