AVP, Strategic Analytics Services

McNeil & Co.
London
2 months ago
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AVP, Strategic Analytics Services

Apply locations London, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago job requisition id R25_135

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

Strategic Analytics is a growing team at Arch that develops innovative predictive models and analytical tools to improve profitability and growth as well as providing deep analytical insight for decision makers. To be successful, we need to develop powerful models, tools and insights that give Arch a unique, competitive advantage.

As AVP, Head of London Market Analytics you will play a crucial role in collaborating with underwriting stakeholders to design and deliver analytics-led solutions to enhance decision making and the profitability of Arch’s London Market portfolio. You will oversee a multi-skilled team of data scientists, data engineers and other technical experts to develop best-in-class predictive models and data-led solutions. You will be responsible for ensuring projects are appropriately accepted, planned and prioritised and that solutions meet stakeholders needs.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Work closely with business partners to understand the business problems they are trying to solve and help design, develop and prioritize the best-suited analytics solutions.
  • Collaborate in cross-functional teams and share ideas to solve complex business problems.
  • Build strong partnerships with peers across the organization to support project goals and broader team needs.
  • Oversee the build of predictive models using advanced analytics techniques including GLMs, GBMs, natural language processing and other machine learning approaches.
  • Develop powerful insights using a variety of analytical tools, techniques, and technologies, and deliver results into the business which drive business decisions.
  • Discover, explore and analyse internal and external datasets for the purpose of developing advanced analytics models.
  • Provide thought leadership on new areas the team can support London Market underwriting with analytical solutions.
  • Guide, support, mentor and develop the growing team of data scientists, data engineers and other technical experts.

Skills / Competencies

  • Ability to design, build and implement statistical models and other data solutions within London Market insurance.
  • Data manipulation and analytical skills in languages such as Python and SQL. Knowledge of modern visualization tools such as PowerBI is a plus.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake and Azure is an advantage, but not essential.
  • Effective task/project management and general organization skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills; ability to convey complex concepts to technical and non-technical people across the organization.
  • Exceptional teamwork skills required to play a key role in cross-functional teams. Ability to collaborate and build trusting relationships with business partners.
  • Natural curiosity to understand the world around you and question as needed.
  • Comfortable handling ambiguous concepts and breaking down complex problems into manageable pieces.
  • Ability to apply critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

  • Degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering or similar quantitative fields; or significant experience in advanced data analytics.

Experience

  • Experience in advanced analytics roles, a significant portion of which should be in the London Market.
  • Experience leading an analytical team within insurance is an advantage.
  • Hands-on experience developing and deploying real-time predictive models or analytical solutions to deliver business impact in the London Market.
  • Experience delivering business value from small or non-standard data sets.

Do you like solving complex business problems, working with talented colleagues and have an innovative mindset? Arch may be a great fit for you.

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