Operations Project Team Lead, Descartes Underwriting
CDI
+ Bonus
Parametric insurance for climate, cyber & emerging risks
Job no longer available
Parametric insurance for climate, cyber & emerging risks
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
+ Bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help companies and communities build resilience in a world at risk.
Role
Who you are
- Completed a master’s degree from a leading Engineering school or Business school with a specialization in Data Analytics or/and Engineering sciences or/and Risk management or/and operations
- 5-10+ years’ experience in a similar position (technology or IT environment) or in a consulting position in a fast-paced environment
- Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders and fostering alignment
- Previous experience in insurance is valued but not mandatory
- Good interpersonal skills & ability to work with different profiles
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information in a clear and compelling manner
- Curiosity & basic understanding of the best practices and technical landscape of the development software lifecycle
- Familiarity with project management methodologies and technology development processes
- Fluency in French and English
What the job involves
- Descartes Underwriting is seeking an Operations Project Leader to join our Operations Team. You will report to the Head of Operations, and you will be a key contributor of the deployment of Operations team’s projects
- Our Operations Team underpins every aspect of Descartes Underwriting and Descartes Insurance activity, ensuring that our business processes run smoothly and efficiently from lead generation all the way to accounting flows and claims payments.
- In an environment where the Salesforce platform plays a critical role in our daily operations, the Operations Project Team implements, maintains and runs business tools that help our business logic
- Joining us means getting hands-on experience with impactful projects, collaborating across departments and countries, gaining in-depth understanding of complex insurance proceedings, and being part of a team that’s always looking for ways to improve and innovate while maintaining accuracy, compliance, and a positive experience for policyholders
- Lead, mentor, and empower the Operations Project team
- Proactively develop the skills and expertise of team members to enhance their performance and career growth, notably in project management and deployment of best practices
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team, proactively identifying opportunities for process optimization and innovation within the Operating Platform in collaboration with other departments to improve the overall efficiency of the company
- Develop a deep understanding of our users' needs by engaging regularly with stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Marketing, CIO office and Business Development teams, to improve process and workflow integrations, specifically in operations solutions
- Contribute actively to defining the strategic direction of the Operating Platform, maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the interconnections between various tools in close collaboration with the Product team
- Define and maintain the team's roadmap, effectively managing priorities to align with business objectives, encompassing both project initiatives and ongoing operational tasks (run) in close collaboration with the Product team
- Ensure seamless and proactive communication with both internal users and the technical development team (DSD)
- Coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure project alignment and successful outcomes
- Ensure clear and consistent communication of the team's progress, both internally within the team and externally to relevant stakeholders
- Provide guidance and oversight for the planning, execution, and monitoring of all projects within your team's scope
- Champion the delivery of high-quality projects within agreed scope, ensuring alignment with business goals
- Ensure adherence to data governance policies and promote data quality standards within operational projects
- Build and manage a pool of external consultants, ensuring their effective integration to provide flexibility and specialized expertise as needed
Application process
- Step 1: HR Interview with our Talent Recruiter
- Step 2: In person technical project and case study
- Step 3: In person team interview to meet our team and discover our offices
Our take
The corporate insurance market is undergoing a momentous shift driven by a changing climate, the growing impact of natural catastrophes, and a rise in emerging risks. Climate change has become a real risk to businesses - one nature report, for example, found that the US alone could lose over $500 billion across 22 sectors if rising global temperature predictions materialise. The need for effective corporate insurance has never been higher.
Descartes Underwriting is looking to revolutionise how we approach insurance. Taking on one of the insurance industry’s traditional methods - catastrophe (CAT) risk modelling - Descartes is leveraging new data sources and fusing them with a host of AI algorithms. This provides what it describes as a “product offering which covers the full spectrum of natural catastrophes and emerging risk exposures.” Its AI-driven parametric insurance model is highly disruptive, and has proven highly successful - just a few years after its founding, Descartes had already become the leading InsurTech player worldwide.
Following major funding, Descartes is looking to scale up its approach to corporate and public entity risk exposures, growing its technology platform, expanding into new lines of business and targeting larger deals. With an existing client base spanning hundreds of corporations including a host of Fortune 500 companies, Descartes looks set for big things in the coming years.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
56% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2022
$120m
SERIES B
Sep 2020
$18.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $140.9m
Company HQ
Plaine-Monceau, Paris, France
Leadership
Tanguy Touffut
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Global Head of Parametric Insurance at AXA Corporate Solutions, then CEO of AXA Global Parametrics.
Sebastien Piguet
(Co-Founder & Chief Underwriting Officer)Previously Head of On-Demand Insurance Products at AXA Global Parametrics.
Kevin Dedieu
(Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Previously a Senior Consultant at MPG Partners. Also a visiting lecturer at École Polytechnique.
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