Data roles

At Allianz, we have a central Data team in the form or the Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO), that manages data, delivers and maximises value and develops the capabilities required for us to delight our customers.

Our data function is split into 4 key distinct teams which are:

• Data Science - a fast-moving team of data scientists, engineers, and analytics translators, delivering advanced analytics, geospatial and machine learning-powered data products to the Commercial business.
• Data Engineering and Development - building data products and services and delivering to a range of important internal customers.
• Data Value Management - ensuring data supports effecting operations and is available at the point of need for analytical consumption.
• BI CoE - agile based, continuous improvement BI delivery team.

Our dedicated teams are able to navigate technical and business complexities to deliver value, and also work in cross functional teams and multi-disciplinary environments to support our business customers on our journey.

Allianz invests heavily in our data capability, so we can deliver the most sophisticated data-driven solutions that create value for our customers and our business. In my Datalab team, we work alongside data colleagues, IT and business experts in order create insights and data products powered by data science, machine learning and location intelligence. The work we do is hugely varied both in terms of the business problem, and the technical solutions, which makes it an incredible area to work in order to hone your skills.

I have a background in both computer science and commercial finance, so one of the most satisfying parts of my role is to see solutions, which began life as an idea or a question, and have now been translated into live solutions that deliver substantial financial benefits for our business. I encourage experts in my team to be curious, and to learn and practice topics outside of their core discipline, and I feel very fortunate to work with such a talented and versatile team.

I believe the success of Allianz’s strategy is significantly depending upon exploiting valuable and relevant  data, from harnessing insights up to generating revenue streams from novel data products. I’m part of the Specialist Services team, which turns Allianz’s data aspirations into data capabilities and trusted data solutions that deliver to end users across the organisation for informed decision making. By using defined data capabilities, we can help to understand, model and architect the changes necessary to achieve our strategic objectives. We are providing the foundation, structure and data fabric that underpins every business process.

My passion for data with the art of information architecture allows me to apply innovative architecture and design patterns within our data platforms that enclose the elements required to support the entire data lifecycle, from cloud data architecture, data management to AI and machine learning models. I work together with the team represented by experts across the globe to co-create data products and get the most value from them. I would say this is the best part of my job showing our expertise on modern data platforms at global level with different focuses such as improving customer experience, optimizing costs, generating revenue, obtaining data insights, among others.

I joined Allianz as a Data and Technology Graduate in September 2021 after graduating from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne with a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Accounting in 2020. Technology is a huge part of day-to-day life and data is at the heart of this, my interest in this area began at University after completing several data analytics and modelling projects.

Since joining Allianz I have been fortunate enough to work with many interesting and highly skilled professionals who have already taught me a lot. Over my two year graduate scheme I will be placed in six different areas of the data function which include; Data Management and Quality, Reference and Master Data Management, Specialist Services, Business Intelligence, Data Development, and Data Analytics. These placements will give me exposure to many different areas which is an amazing and very exciting opportunity.