Director, Analytics & Insights

Securian Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Securian Canada is seeking a Director, Analytics & Insights to lead a multidisciplinary team spanning analytics, BI, and analytics engineering. You will shape an enterprise analytics capability and partner across business and technology to drive data-driven decisions.

You will translate complex data into trusted insights, develop scalable analytics products, and foster a culture of high performance and collaboration across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience leading analytics teams and building enterprise analytics capabilities.
• Ability to translate complex data findings into actionable business insights.
• Strong governance and collaboration skills across business and IT.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute an analytics and insights roadmap aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Lead Analytics & Insights, BI, and Analytics Engineering teams to deliver scalable analytics products.
• Partner with Data Pipeline Engineering, Technology, Governance, Finance, and leaders to support critical priorities.
• Foster a culture of analytical excellence, governance, and continuous learning.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics strategy

Business intelligence

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Job description

Director, Analytics & Insights

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Toronto, ON

Compensation: CA$130,000 - CA$170,000 / year

Description

What we do every day to be our very best

Every day at Securian Canada means a day spent helping Canadians and their families build secure tomorrows. We're agile and innovative, and we aren't afraid to challenge and create, or bring diverse perspectives to our work.

Who we need

As our Director, Analytics & Insights, you'll help shape how data drives decisions across Securian Canada.

We're looking for a leader who sees beyond dashboards and reports. Someone who is energized by complex business challenges, naturally curious about what drives performance, and passionate about transforming data into meaningful business outcomes. You'll play a pivotal role in building and evolving an enterprise analytics capability that empowers leaders with trusted insights, scalable analytics products, modern business intelligence, and practical AI-enabled solutions.

Reporting to the AVP, Data Solutions, you'll lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for Analytics & Insights, Business Intelligence, and Analytics Engineering. Working across business and technology teams, you'll help create a shared understanding of customers, products, markets, financial performance, and organizational priorities, enabling smarter decisions at every level of the organization.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing strategic thinking with hands-on leadership. You'll influence enterprise priorities, guide complex analytical initiatives, challenge assumptions, and help leaders translate insights into action.

The leader we're looking for combines strong business judgment with technical depth. You start with the decision that needs to be made, not the tool that will be used. You understand that data and analytics are strategic business assets and know how to balance immediate business needs with scalable enterprise solutions. You're pragmatic, collaborative, governance-minded, and skilled at translating complex analytical concepts into compelling business narratives that drive action.

Most importantly, you're passionate about building high-performing teams, developing talent, fostering collaboration, and creating an environment where people can do their best work while making a meaningful impact.

At Securian Canada, analytics is about more than understanding what happened. It's about helping people make better decisions that support our mission of helping Canadians and their families build secure tomorrows. You'll join a team of talented professionals who are committed to innovation, continuous improvement, and creating solutions that make a real difference across our business.

The base salary range for this position is between $130,000 to $170,000 depending on experience. Details of our additional benefits are outlined below. This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Only one position is available. However, it may be based in multiple locations: Toronto (ON), or Waterloo (ON), or Montreal (QC).

What you will do

• Define and execute an analytics and insights roadmap aligned with enterprise, market, customer, and partner priorities.
• Transform strategic business questions into actionable analytical opportunities, KPI frameworks, data requirements, and decision-support solutions.
• Deliver meaningful insights into business performance, customer behaviour, claims experience, product results, portfolio trends, operational effectiveness, and emerging risks.
• Translate complex findings into clear recommendations and executive-ready narratives that drive informed decision-making.
• Establish scalable practices that improve prioritization, delivery, adoption, value realization, and continuous improvement.

• Lead the evolution from fragmented reporting toward trusted, enterprise-scale analytics products.
• Oversee the development of curated datasets, semantic models, certified metrics, dashboards, scorecards, and client-facing reporting solutions.
• Partner with Data Pipeline Engineering, Technology, Governance, Finance, and business leaders to strengthen analytics foundations and support critical business priorities.
• Improve self-service analytics capabilities while reducing manual effort, duplicated logic, and disconnected solutions.
• Ensure analytics products are scalable, reliable, understandable, and centered around real business decisions.

• Identify practical opportunities where advanced analytics, machine learning, predictive modeling, and AI can create measurable business value.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business impact, data readiness, adoption potential, and long-term sustainability.
• Establish governance, controls, explainability, data quality standards, and operating requirements needed to support responsible AI and advanced analytics.
• Guide innovative solutions from ideation through implementation, ensuring clear ownership, measurable outcomes, and long-term success.

• Lead, coach, and inspire a team of professionals across analytics, insights, business intelligence, reporting, and analytics engineering.
• Foster a culture focused on analytical excellence, collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and business