Everest
Global reinsurance and insurance provider
Assistant Vice President Data Engineering
+ 401(k) match
Hybrid work is indicated.
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of experience in data engineering, with deep expertise in delivering advanced analytics and data access capabilities.
- At least 5 years of people leadership and management experience leading technical teams.
- At least 10 years of experience within the insurance or financial services industry.
- Strong proficiency with the Microsoft Azure technology stack, including Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and cloud-based data platforms and technologies.
- Strong programming and data engineering experience using Python and SQL.
- Deep understanding of modern data engineering practices, cloud-based architectures, and analytics platforms.
- Demonstrated success building, leading, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
- A proven track record of attracting, retaining, and developing top talent.
- Deep experience leading data and analytics organizations within complex multinational environments.
- Proven ability to deliver large-scale data and analytics initiatives on time, within budget, and with high quality.
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to define a clear strategy and roadmap, align stakeholders around a common vision, and translate strategy into execution.
- Ability to operate in a lean, hands-on environment requiring both strategic leadership and detailed execution.
- A strong customer-centric mindset focused on delivering impactful business outcomes.
- Partner closely with business leaders and internal stakeholders to understand strategic analytics and business intelligence needs and translate them into technology solutions.
- Lead technology initiatives that enable meaningful, actionable, data-driven capabilities aligned with business objectives and enterprise strategy.
- Develop and execute data and analytics technology strategies and roadmaps that support rapid delivery of information management capabilities while aligning with established technology and architecture standards.
- Establish clear strategic direction and execution plans that support global data ambitions.
- Define and deliver the data and analytics architecture, tooling, and capabilities required to support a modern cloud-based data ecosystem.
- Establish best practices, governance frameworks, and controls to enable broad enterprise adoption while ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.
- Deliver capabilities that support rapid ingestion of new data sources and efficient deployment of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence models into production.
- Champion modern engineering practices and cloud-first architectures that enhance agility, performance, and innovation.
- Drive data and analytics transformation initiatives, accelerating cloud adoption while promoting security, governance, data quality, and integrity.
- Support the development of engineering capabilities that encourage code sharing, inner sourcing, and reusability across teams.
- Foster a cloud-first engineering culture leveraging automation, DevOps tools, and modern delivery practices.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise standards.
- Drive delivery of an exceptional customer and partner experience through intuitive, self-service data capabilities and trusted access to enterprise data.
- Manage engagement and coordination across assigned delivery teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, within budget, and to high quality standards.
- Balance strategic priorities with operational excellence to ensure consistent delivery and measurable business value.
- Experience working within a large multinational organization.
About the company
Everest provides reinsurance and insurance services worldwide. It operates through subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe, Singapore, Canada and Bermuda, and is organized into two main segments: Reinsurance and Insurance. The Reinsurance segment writes property and casualty reinsurance as well as specialty lines, on both treaty and facultative bases, for a global client base. The Insurance segment offers property, casualty, and specialty insurance products. Everest uses a hybrid business model that combines these two lines to offer a diversified set of risk-management solutions. Its goal is to help clients manage a wide spectrum of risks by leveraging its global reach, experience, and underwriting expertise.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
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Founded
1973
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 net income hit $559 million, while the combined ratio improved to 92.0%.
- Everest repurchased $395 million in Q2 2026 and $725 million year-to-date.
- Lisa Davis's May 2026 appointment strengthens North America wholesale and specialty execution.
What critics are saying
- Gross written premium fell 7.1% in Q2 2026, showing shrinking top-line momentum.
- Legacy produced a $36 million Q2 2026 underwriting loss, proving runoff remains messy.
- Reserve deterioration or casualty pricing mistakes could erase 2026 buybacks and damage Everest's franchise.
What makes Everest unique
- Everest's 2026 strategic reset centers on reinsurance, wholesale specialty, and legacy runoff.
- Jim Williamson and Elias Habayeb strengthened capital discipline after the May 2026 CFO transition.
- The June 2026 Annapurna sidecar expands third-party capital for casualty risk sharing.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Flexible Work Hours
Tuition Reimbursement
Professional Development Budget
401(k) Retirement Plan
Company News
The reinsurance market is experiencing a capital shift, with alternative capital growing faster than traditional sources. Gallagher Re reports total dedicated reinsurance capital rose 5% to $688 billion in the first half of 2026. Traditional reinsurance capital increased 4% to $541 billion, whilst non-life alternative capital grew 9% to $147 billion. Alternative capital, deployed through catastrophe bonds, collateralised reinsurance, and sidecars, reached a record $144.5 billion as of 30 June 2026, according to Aon. Catastrophe bond issuance hit $24.9 billion in the 12 months ended 30 June 2026, with outstanding volume climbing 17% year over year to $63.4 billion. The growth creates opportunities and challenges. Increased capacity can pressure pricing, with P&C reinsurance premiums declining 6% in the first half of 2026.
Everest Group reported second quarter 2026 net income of $559 million, or $14.22 per diluted share, down from $680 million in the same period last year. The global reinsurance and insurance provider achieved an annualised total shareholder return of 16.8% and a combined ratio of 92.0%. The company's core businesses, comprising Reinsurance Treaty and Global Wholesale & Specialty segments, generated $317 million in underwriting income with a 90.0% combined ratio. Gross written premium from core businesses totalled $3.7 billion, down 7.1% year-over-year. Everest repurchased $395 million of common shares during the quarter. Book value per share increased to $398.83 at 30 June 2026 from $379.83 at year-end 2025. President and CEO Jim Williamson highlighted the company's strong underwriting performance and balance sheet optimisation whilst noting share repurchases remain a top priority.
Everest Re has launched a two-part Kilimanjaro III catastrophe bond seeking to raise at least $530 million of collateralised retrocession for North American natural catastrophe risks. The transaction covers named storms and earthquakes affecting the US, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Washington DC and Canada. The deal comprises Series 2026-1 and Series 2026-2, each divided into four tranches offering both annual aggregate and per-occurrence protection. Coverage periods span three and four years respectively, with expected loss assumptions ranging from 4.35% to 7.38% and initial spreads between 8% and 12.75%. The issuance will replace $330 million of cover that matured in April and could lift Everest's outstanding catastrophe bond protection above $1.7 billion. The company completed a $1 billion retrocession deal through Kilimanjaro Re II a year ago.
Everest Group will go ex-dividend in four days, paying $2.00 per share on 26 June to shareholders on record by 12 June. The company distributed $8.00 per share over the past 12 months, yielding approximately 2.4% at the current share price of $334.41. The dividend appears sustainable, with Everest Group paying out just 16% of its profit after tax, leaving significant room for maintaining payments during adverse conditions. The company has grown earnings rapidly at 32% annually over the past five years. Over the past decade, Everest Group has increased its dividend by approximately 7.7% per year on average, demonstrating commitment to shareholder returns whilst growing earnings.
Everest Group has appointed Lisa Davis as Head of North America, Wholesale & Specialty. She will oversee underwriting strategy, distribution and portfolio management across the region, reporting to Jason Keen, EVP and CEO of Global Wholesale & Specialty. Davis brings over 35 years of experience in specialty insurance, most recently leading the expansion of Canopius' US business. She previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer for North America at Sompo America and held leadership positions at Zurich North America and St. Paul Companies. Everest is a global underwriting leader providing reinsurance and specialty insurance solutions. Its common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange and is a component of the S&P 500 index.