Associate Director, Data Analytics (Proposition & Health)

ACCA Careers; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers is seeking an Associate Director for Proposition & Health Analytics to drive strategic analytics initiatives in life and health insurance. You will lead cross‑functional teams, apply ML/AI techniques, and translate insights into actions that grow value and improve customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes dashboards, governance, and mentorship, with collaboration across business, operations, technology, and analytics to enable data‑driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or related discipline.
• 8+ years in analytics, data science, BI, or advanced analytics.
• Experience in insurance, healthcare, or regulated sectors preferred.
• Proven ability to translate analytics into business impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex analytics projects across healthcare, claims, customer, product, and proposition.
• Deliver actionable insights to support growth and portfolio sustainability.
• Apply predictive modelling, ML, and AI to business challenges.
• Evaluate initiatives and optimise performance and outcomes.
• Design dashboards, reporting frameworks, and KPI monitoring.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across business, technology, and analytics.
• Translate findings into practical business actions and decisions.
• Champion analytics governance and innovation within the organisation.
• Provide thought leadership and mentorship in analytics methods.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Python

SQL

SAS

R

Tableau/Power BI

Communication

Healthcare analytics

Predictive modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/Mathematics/Actuarial Science/Data Science/Computer Science/Economics/Finance/Healthcare

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SAS

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Your new company

Your new company is a leading international life and health insurer with a strong presence globally. As part of its continued investment in data, customer experience, and healthcare innovation, the company is seeking an Associate Director focusing on Proposition & Health Analytics to drive strategic initiatives that enhance customer value, improve business performance, and support sustainable portfolio growth.

Your new role

• Lead complex analytics projects across healthcare, claims, customer, product, and proposition functions.
• Deliver actionable insights to support commercial growth, customer engagement, and portfolio sustainability.
• Apply advanced analytics, predictive modelling, machine learning, and AI techniques to solve critical business challenges.
• Evaluate healthcare and proposition initiatives, providing recommendations to optimise performance and customer outcomes.
• Design and enhance dashboards, reporting frameworks, and KPI monitoring solutions.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across business, operations, technology, and analytics teams.
• Drive data-driven decision-making by translating analytical findings into practical business actions.
• Champion analytics best practices, data governance standards, and innovation within the organisation.
• Provide thought leadership and mentorship on analytics methodologies and emerging technologies.

What you'll need to succeed

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Healthcare, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in analytics, data science, business intelligence, or advanced analytics roles.
• Strong experience within insurance, healthcare, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated expertise in healthcare analytics, claims analytics, customer analytics, and business performance measurement.
• Proven hands-on experience with predictive modelling, machine learning, AI, and advanced analytical techniques.
• Strong technical proficiency in Python, SQL, SAS, R, Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Track record of translating analytical insights into business actions and measurable outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including engagement with senior leadership teams.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to explain complex analytical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience within Life & Health Insurance will be highly regarded.