Insurance Analytics Consulting Leader

Sigmoid; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmoid seeks a senior analytics consultant to lead its Insurance Consulting Practice from Bengaluru. The role bridges strategy and operational reality across analytics use cases in data engineering, data science, product engineering and consulting.

The candidate will drive strategic delivery for high-value clients, manage senior stakeholders, and shape go-to-market initiatives. A strong industry background and leadership in AI/ML are essential.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years in analytics consulting or insurance consulting
• Strong insurance domain exposure: disability, life, or group insurance
• Understanding of insurance operations and data landscapes across customer, policy, claims, billing
• Experience with senior client stakeholders on strategic analytics initiatives
• MBA preferred, Bachelor's in Engineering/CS/Economics or related

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients on business challenges, provide strategic guidance and drive thought leadership
• Translate insurance business challenges into analytics and AI/ML-led solutions across claims, underwriting, customer operations, policy servicing, distribution and absence management
• Lead consultants and subject matter experts, managing solutions and transformation programs across accounts and stakeholders
• Partner with sales and business development teams on go-to-market strategy, client identification and new business
• Drive transformation and buy-in across business, operations, claims, actuarial, technology and analytics teams

Skills

Analytics leadership

Insurance domain knowledge

AI/ML transformation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering or related

MBA preferred

Tools

Big data platforms

Analytics tools

Job description

Sigmoid enables business transformation using data and analytics - building modern data architecture with cloud and open-source technologies, with deep expertise in data engineering, predictive analytics, AI and DataOps. Offices: New York, Dallas, San Francisco, Lima, Bengaluru.

Experience: 10-15 Years

The Role

Leading Sigmoid's Insurance Consulting Practice - bridging high-level strategy and granular operational reality across insurance analytics and AI-led transformation. The role spans strategic accounts, new business development, account growth, and defining analytics use cases across Data Engineering, Data Science, Product Engineering and Consulting.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients on business challenges, provide strategic guidance and drive thought leadership
• Translate insurance business challenges into analytics and AI/ML-led solutions across claims, underwriting, customer operations, policy servicing, distribution and absence management
• Lead consultants and subject matter experts, managing solutions and transformation programs across accounts and stakeholders
• Partner with sales and business development teams on go-to-market strategy, client identification and new business
• Drive transformation and buy-in across business, operations, claims, actuarial, technology and analytics teams

Requirements

• 10–15 years in analytics consulting, insurance consulting, AI/ML transformation or data-driven business consulting
• Strong insurance domain exposure - disability, life, supplemental benefits or group insurance preferred
• Understanding of insurance operations: sales, enrollment, eligibility, underwriting, policy issuance, premium collection, claims, servicing, renewal
• Understanding of insurance data and process landscapes across customer, policy, claims, billing, agent/broker, operational and third-party data
• Proven experience with senior client stakeholders on strategic, analytics-led initiatives
• Strong understanding of at least one of Data Engineering, Data Science, AI/ML, digital product development or consulting-led transformation
• Bachelor's in Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics or related; MBA preferred

Preferred

• Knowledge of short- and long-term disability, wage replacement models and return-to-work journeys
• Exposure to Life & Supplemental Benefits and Absence & Leave Management
• Experience in delivery oversight, pre-sales, account growth and global team collaboration
• Exposure to claims analytics, customer analytics, risk analytics and data platforms
• Active B1 visa - the role involves extensive US client travel