Insurance Portfolio Data Analyst

Summary

Guidewire is searching for a person to join the industry advisory team within HazardHub. The ideal candidate will possess strong insurance business acumen,an affinity for insurance data analytics,past insurance experience, preferably in actuarial roles, a bias toward action, and direct customer interaction experience. As an insurance portfolio data analyst, you will be responsible for the business evaluation and value proposition process for new prospects interested in HazardHub data products - the most comprehensive set of property risk data, casualty risk data, and hazard risk scoring in the P&C insurance industry. You’ll join a team of talented data scientists and analysts to lead the business analytics process, grow and improve the HazardHub suite of products and enable sales.

You must have superior knowledge of insurance and insurance data analytics, with exceptional business intelligence, and a track record of outstanding performance in a similar role.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Leverage P&C insurance experience to analyze, interpret, and communicate insurance risk assessment insights.

• Perform Proof of Concept (PoC) Analyses - evaluate how HazardHub (HH) products perform against carriers’ book of business regarding predictability, and make data-driven improvements in efficiencies and effectiveness over time.

• Own the reporting for key statistics which enable monitoring the effectiveness of PoCs and win rates for senior management. Document and scale the current PoC process, create PoC library, track wins and losses, and report win rates by customer segment. 

• Learn and understand core HazardHub products. Be able to pitch them to clients at a detailed level. Use feedback from PoCs and customer meetings to make product improvements or suggest enhancements for database development.

• Demonstrate the value of HazardHub products in terms of insurance business metrics such as loss cost, claim frequency, claim severity, loss ratio, etc. 

• Develop and deliver clear, compelling presentations and reports for stakeholders

• Communicate with multiple stakeholders (e.g., clients, solution consultants, account executives, and internal HazardHub team) during this process with accurate and concise insurance business language through a largely self-sustaining information loop.

• Provide an industry lens to client-facing or regulatory documents for HazardHub products for technical and non-technical audiences. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure alignment between product offerings and industry needs, including regulatory filings.

• Conduct research of insurance company regulatory filings to support prospect research and product development

• Describe the PoC process to potential clients. Present results and findings to enable sales and win deals.

• Maintain a structured and organized approach to managing multiple projects and priorities

• Build trust via transparency, organization, clear communication, and consistent delivery of expected outcomes.

Requirements:

• BA or BS in data science, data analytics, actuarial science, mathematics or other related field. 

• Minimum of 7 years of Insurance business analytics experience

• Strong insurance business acumen across property lines of business and understanding of various insurance company roles. Industry experience is strongly preferred.

• Data storytelling experience - the ability to distill complex information for various audiences into a compelling business case. Great data storytelling skills combined with good listening skills are keys to success - tell a convincing story from the data analytics to demonstrate an understanding of the client’s pain points. 

• Fluent with business intelligence tools, including Tableau, Excel, etc. 

• Experience with Python, R, and SQL

• Flexibility and expertise in working with both Microsoft Office tools and Google alternatives. 

• Completed actuarial exams, CPCU, or other industry coursework a plus but not required

• Experience with geospatial data products is a plus.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $102,000 - $222,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to Accommodations@guidewire.com. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail Accommodations@guidewire.com to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

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Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.