Data Architect Lead

Shape the future of data at AXA by defining and promoting best practices for Data Mesh and Data Products. Educate stakeholders, support certification, and drive data innovation across the group. Join us to enable data excellence and strategic transformation in a dynamic, global environment.

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About the job

Job purpose

The purpose is to define, develop and promote Data Mesh / Data Product best practices, frameworks and standards, to educate and support various stakeholders from Group & Entities, and enable/take part to Data Product certification in Design Authorities with Data Architects & Information Managers experts. 

Main missions

Your responsibilities include:

• Define, develop (in collaboration with data architects & information manager experts) and promote Data Mesh / Data Product best practices, frameworks and standards, leveraging market and AXA standards in data architecture, information management, following AXA legal, information security and privacy policies. A first set of foundational deliverables have been delivered in 2024: viewpoint, metadata model, governance, architecture, data platform blueprint, data mesh assessment and catalog of G10+ entities;
• Ensure global consistency of the frameworks & standards;
• Educate and support various stakeholders from Group & Entities in the Data Product Lifecycle & Deployment;
• Enable/take part to Data Product certification in Design Authorities with Data Architects & Information Management experts;
• Collaborate with the Data & AI Culture team to provide stakeholders with the necessary skills and knowledge to work on Data Products, animate dedicated trainings;
• Animate events to promote Data Mesh / Data Product initiative across the Group.

Expected skills & experience

We are looking for someone with the following experience and skills:

Experience

• At least 5 years of proven experience in data mesh / data product transformation in various large organizations as a senior data architect or information manager;
• Expert in Data Product and Data Mesh concepts, including metadata management;
• Concrete hands-on experience in the operational design & implementation of data & analytics use cases and related data products;
• Good knowledge of IT components enabling Data & AI Products, including AI lifecycle/engineering, data platforms, data exchanges (incl. APIs), data catalog, data marketplace;
• Good knowledge of data regulations; 

Soft skills / transversal skills

• Good communicator, able to adapt the speech and embark various stakeholders from Business, Data and IT, at different levels (CDOs, CTOs, business leaders, project managers/product owners, architects, head of data management, data stewards, data scientists, etc.) and with different level of knowledge about Data Mesh / Data Product;
• Ability and eager to understand strategy and business usages;
• Organizational and structuration skills, and rigor in execution;
• Intellectual curiosity, proactive, autonomous and able to work in a complex organization, with a taste for innovation with an ability to step back and evaluate real opportunity for AXA;
• Team player in a multi-cultural work environment, able to see the big picture as well as deep dive into details when necessary;
• Sense of priorities;
• English - Fluent in speaking and writing;
• Experience or good knowledge of the insurance value chain would be a plus.

What we offer

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and we're committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.

About the entity

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation. 

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

• State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience
• State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks
• High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities

About AXA

As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working for 105 million customers, we've created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we're nurturing a culture of respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you'll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You'll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.