Director Strategic Insights

What you'll do

• Develop and lead a team of analysts with diverse skills in data engineering, analysis, and data science.
• Partner with leadership to integrate data and insights into all aspects of the organizational strategy.
• Collaborate with business partners to gather requirements and develop analytical solutions that support their goals.
• Define and provide metrics and analysis to drive the decision-making process for internal and external customers.
• Lead and implement a business intelligence strategy to ensure analytics are accurate, timely, and aligned.
• Set policies, standards, and best practices for the data insights team.
• Communicate project performance results and compelling data stories to company leadership.
• Improve processes and enable technology to provide repeatable reporting solutions.

What we're looking for

• This position is available to Virginia residents as Richmond, Virginia in-office applicants.
• Bachelor's degree in an analytical or technical discipline.
• At least 10 years of analytics/data experience in a dynamic environment.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership experience with proven ability to develop your team and execute on strategy.
• Outstanding presentation and written communication skills to deliver clear and compelling data stories.
• Expertise in Excel and intermediate to advanced SQL/SAS or other programming language ability.
• Experience with database Rational Database Management System (RDBMS) technologies such as SQL server, Greenplum, or Oracle.
• Advanced degree in Analytics and/or Data science (preferred).
• Life/LTC Insurance product and claims process knowledge (preferred).
• Experience with advanced analytical and modeling data capabilities utilizing Python and/or R (preferred).
• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Databricks, AWS/Azure, etc. (preferred).
• Expertise in Data Visualization (preferred).