Assistant Vice President/Vice President Of Advanced Analytics

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value diversity and recognize the benefits gained when people from different cultures, backgrounds and experiences work collaboratively to achieve business results. We are intentionally focused on fostering an inclusive culture and know valuing diversity is an essential leadership quality. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered and enabled to perform at their best.

As a key member of the Business Data & Analytics Leadership team, the Assistant Vice President / Vice President of Advanced Analytics will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of analytics within the specialty insurance business verticals. Reporting directly to the Chief Data & Analytics Officer, this leader will be instrumental in driving the strategic use of data to inform decision-making and enhance business performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and business units, providing strategic insights and recommendations to drive business outcomes.

• Lead and mentor a team of 25-30 analysts in the predictive analytics and data science domains.

• Develop and deliver predictive pricing models that accurately reflect risk and customer behavior.

• Implement advanced modeling techniques, including Generalized Linear Models (GLM) and non-linear methods, to analyze complex insurance product data.

• Spearhead data science initiatives incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize business processes and product offerings.

• Utilize Large Language Models effectively to address and solve intricate business challenges.

• Foster a collaborative environment with IT and data technology partners to ensure seamless integration and implementation of analytical solutions.

• Ensure data ethics are maintained in analytics processes.

• Continue to advance the analytics practice with new techniques and adding new data assets to the library to improve the value of new and existing analytical products.

Qualifications:

• Generally 10 plus years' proven experience in a leadership role within the analytics field, preferably in the property & casualty insurance industry.

• Strong background in actuarial science, predictive modeling, and data science.

• Expertise in GLM, non-linear modeling techniques, and advanced statistical methods.

• Knowledge about the application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the application of Large Language Models is preferred.

• Ability to develop tactical and long-term plans/strategy.

• Exceptional leadership skills with experience in managing and developing high-performing teams.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior management.

Business Unit:

Business Data and Analytics

Benefits:

We offer competitive healthcare, retirement, and paid time off benefits for full-time and part-time benefit eligible employees.