Head of Data and Analytics

QBE Insurance

Strategic analytics leader influencing impactful AI decisions in insurance operations across Asia. Partnering with stakeholders to drive analytics initiatives and improve business performance.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeSingapore • 🇸🇬 SingaporeLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with business stakeholders to identify high-impact opportunities to deploy AI/ML across the insurance value chain
Define and execute Asia data, analytics, and AI strategy aligned with business priorities
Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on data and AI transformation
Translate complex data and AI concepts into clear business value narratives
Translate business problems into data and AI solutions with measurable impact
Oversee the design, development and implementation of advanced analytics and AI across underwriting, claims, distribution and operations domains
Oversee scalable data platforms supporting analytics and AI workloads
Ensure data readiness for AI/ ML/GenAI (structured and unstructured data pipelines)
Partner with Technology and Security to ensure safe, compliant AI adoption
Drive a culture of data-driven and AI-augmented decision-making
Enforce Data Management Policy and AI Governance Policy along with the respective standards to improve data quality and ensure responsible use of AI across the organisation
Build, lead, and develop a high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary D&A team across Asia

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant years in data, analytics, or AI roles, preferably in insurance or financial services
Proven experience leading data and analytics teams with business impact
Hands-on experience with AI/ML and exposure to Generative AI / LLM applications
Familiarity with cloud platforms and modern data stacks
Strong understanding of AI governance, risk, and compliance considerations
Enterprise mindset with strong commercial acumen
Ability to bridge business strategy and technical execution
Influential leader with strong stakeholder management skills
Disciplined, outcome‑focused, and resilient change leader
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest
Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

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Hard Skills & Tools

AIMLGenerative AILLM applicationsdata analyticsdata managementdata governancedata pipelinesadvanced analyticscloud platforms

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementleadershipcommunicationstrategic advisingcommercial acumenchange managementoutcome-focusedresilienceinfluential leadershipbusiness strategy execution