Senior Director, Data Engineering

About the role

The Senior Director, Data Engineering is a senior leadership role, responsible for driving the transformation and execution of Starr's enterprise data ecosystem in direct support of core insurance business functions-including underwriting, claims, risk, finance, and regulatory reporting. Reporting to the AVP, Financial Systems, this leader will oversee the design, build, and operation of robust enterprise data solutions that solve for complex integration challenges, accelerate business processes, and deliver trusted, timely insights. Central to this role is the consolidation and rationalization of fragmented, legacy regional data assets onto unified, scalable global operational data platforms. This leader will champion data engineering and warehousing best practices, focusing on efficient and automated data flows, high-performance processing, and proactive data quality management. The Senior Director will optimize and enable critical finance and actuarial workflows-such as month-end close cycles and daily general ledger/reinsurance data processing-while safeguarding reliability and compliance for business operations. You will be responsible for shaping the technical strategy and operational effectiveness of Starr's Data Engineering function, building organizational capability, innovating processes and technologies, and forging deep partnerships with stakeholders across the insurance business.