Analytics Lead - Great American Risk Solutions

The Great American Risk Solutions (GARS) Analytics Team develops reporting and analytics that enable better decision-making across a complex and evolving commercial insurance portfolio. We are seeking an Analytics Lead to serve as a first‑line analytics leader and business partner, coordinating analytics delivery, guiding day‑to‑day execution, and helping scale team capabilities as demand continues to grow. 

This role emphasizes ownership of analytics execution, prioritization, and quality across core reporting domains, along with hands‑on analytical credibility and proactive adoption of modern tools and methodologies. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, a business‑focused mindset, and the ability to effectively lead and develop analysts. 

Great American’s culture is built on connection, shared learning, and strong relationships. To support this, employees in this role are expected to be on‑site four days a week, with the flexibility to work one day remotely. Core in‑office days are Tuesday–Thursday, with the fourth day determined by business needs.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities 

• Coordinates the daily operations of the data team, ensuring efficient workflow and productivity. 

• Oversees analytical work across reporting and analytics initiatives, ensuring data is accurately integrated, evaluated, and interpreted to support strategic business objectives. 

• Ensures data integrity and accuracy through regular audits and validation checks. 

• Leads the development and delivery of reports, dashboards, and visualizations to provide insights to stakeholders. 

• Partners closely with business stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics needs, translate requirements into actionable work, and deliver high‑impact solutions.  

• Collaborates with IT data‑mart teams and enterprise analytics to align on standards, tooling, and responsibilities and ensure effective divisional analytics execution 

• Responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance data collection, analysis, and reporting efficiency. 

• Ensures documentation is developed and maintained for analytics processes, workflows, reporting standards, and data definitions 

• Leads, mentors, and provides ongoing coaching and feedback to analysts, supporting skill development, consistent quality, and professional growth. 

• Contributes hands‑on analytical work as needed, particularly for complex, time‑sensitive, or high‑impact deliverables. 

• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Job Requirements  

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required; master’s degree or professional license/certification a plus. 

• Field of Study: Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or related quantitative or technology discipline preferred. 

• Experience: 6 years of experience in analytics, reporting, or business intelligence roles. Experience in insurance, financial services, or professional services a plus. 

Scope of Job/Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating the day‑to‑day work of other analysts, including prioritization, review, and coaching responsibilities.   

• Strong analytical judgment and technical credibility, with sufficient proficiency in analytics and reporting tools to review work, guide approaches, and set quality standards (e.g., SQL‑based analytics, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI)   

• Ability to operate with limited oversight, exercising sound judgment in prioritization, execution decisions, and escalation. 

• Effective communicator who can translate business needs into analytical direction and provide clear feedback to both analysts and stakeholders. 

• Maintains awareness of best practices and emerging trends in analytics, ensuring the team remains aligned with standards and expectations. 

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments a plus