Lead Data Scientist

Job Summary

Zurich Middle East is part of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s largest and most experienced insurers. Our mission is to help our local community understand and protect themselves from risk both locally and globally.

Reporting to the Inforce Engagement Lead, the Lead Data Scientist is expected to develop meaningful insights, knowledge and understanding of our customers to inform and influence business strategy and build customer relationship.

Job Accountabilities

As Lead Data Scientist, you role will involve:

• To identify the "why" behind customer behaviors and predict evolving customer needs, data is powerful.
• Responsible for key outputs in supporting the coordination and delivery of research projects, providing information as needed to connect customer insight to business performance to help inform stakeholders.
• Part of the teams working on customer behavioral , competitor and category trends, it works within defined procedures to support how recommendations for business and customer plans are formed through the lens of customer insights, and builds own knowledge of customer needs, behaviours and pain points.
• When working on research projects, the role applies knowledge of a variety of processes and methodologies to the needs of each project.
• Support the management of insight database resources, by being responsible for quality and accuracy in executing processes. This helps ensure the accessibility of insight and the value of new research projects. It also supports those in the research and insights team with expertise.
  
  

Job Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Bachelors degree preferred (or equivalent), and prior experience in a related field.
• Understanding of Insurance, corporate savings and pensions/ end of service benefits being strongly preferred.
• Previous experience working within an international and diverse cultural organization would be beneficial.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.Accuracy and Attention to details.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office packages - Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills both written and verbal English.
  
  

Programming Skills:

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R. Familiarity with data manipulation libraries like Pandas, NumPy, and dplyr.
  
  

Data Visualization:

• Expertise in data visualization tools and libraries specially Power Bl.
• Ability to create clear and impactful visualizations to convey insights.
  
  

Database Management:

• Proficiency in SOL and experience with database management systems.
• Ability to extract and manipulate data from relational databases.
  
  

Why Zurich

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right?

We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique - that’s what makes our team so great!

Join us as we constantly explore new ways to protect our customers and the planet.

• Location(s): AE - Dubai
• Remote working:
• Schedule: Full Time
• Recruiter name: Leigh Jeremy Jaye Santander
• Closing Date: November 4, 2025
  

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