A global insurance and reinsurance organization is seeking a Vice President of Data and AI to help establish and scale a Data-as-a-Product practice across the enterprise. This leader will own data-product strategy, roadmaps, prioritization, reporting and analytics delivery, and the connection between business priorities and Data Engineering execution.
The position combines product leadership, data and analytics expertise, agile delivery, and senior stakeholder management. The successful candidate will help ensure that data products, reporting, dashboards, and analytics capabilities are accurate, well governed, aligned to business objectives, and delivering meaningful value.
RESPONSIBILITIES- Develop and execute data-product strategies, roadmaps, and release plans.
- Identify and prioritize high-value reporting, analytics, and data-product opportunities.
- Lead reporting, business intelligence, visualization, and analytics delivery.
- Serve as Product Owner for Data Engineering, including backlog and sprint prioritization.
- Translate business requirements into clear features, user stories, and delivery priorities.
- Partner with senior business leaders and provide transparency into active data initiatives.
- Maintain strong standards around data quality, security, governance, and operational requirements.
- Partner across Information Security, Enterprise Architecture, Platform Engineering, and business teams.
Role Requirements- 8+ years of experience in reporting, business intelligence, analytics, or related data functions.
- At least 3 years of leadership experience.
- 5+ years of experience in product ownership, business analysis, or data-centric work.
- Strong background in reporting, visualization, and analytics technologies.
- Experience with data warehouses, ETL/ELT, and cloud-based analytics environments.
- Experience translating business requirements into data and technology delivery.
- Strong agile delivery and product-ownership capabilities.
- Strong executive, business, and technical communication skills.
- Strong understanding of the insurance industry and its business objectives.
- Bachelor's degree, advanced degree, or equivalent related background.
- Ability to work onsite 3-4 days per week in New York City or Iselin, New Jersey.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE- Direct insurance or reinsurance experience.
- Agile Product Owner certification.
- Familiarity with AI-powered analytics and automation tools.
- Experience with technologies such as Power BI, Cognos, QlikView, AWS, Databricks, Azure, Python, R, or SQL.