Analytics Manager - Great American Risk Solutions

Great American Insurance Group

Cincinnati (OH)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Wellness plans

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off

paid holidays

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Great American Risk Solutions (GARS) Analytics Team seeks an Analytics Manager to lead analytics delivery, guide team execution, and scale capabilities as demand grows. This role emphasizes ownership of analytics execution, prioritization, and quality across core reporting domains with modern tools adoption.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, business-focused mindset, and a passion for developing and coaching others, while being on-site four days a week with one day remote.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required; master’s degree or professional license/certification a plus.
Field of Study: Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or related quantitative or technology discipline preferred.
Experience: 7+ years of experience in analytics, reporting, or business intelligence roles, including experience leading projects, mentoring analysts, or supervising staff. Experience in insurance, financial services, or professional services a plus.

Responsibilities

Coordinates the daily operations of the data team, ensuring efficient workflow and productivity.
Oversees analytical work across reporting and analytics initiatives, ensuring data is accurately integrated, evaluated, and interpreted to support strategic business objectives.
Ensures data integrity and accuracy through regular audits and validation checks.
Leads the development and delivery of reports, dashboards, visualizations, and business intelligence solutions to provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
Manages, coaches, and develops a team of three analysts, supporting skill development, performance management, consistent quality, and professional growth.
Works closely with analytics peers, leadership, and enterprise partners to align priorities, share knowledge, and continuously improve analytics capabilities.
Partners closely with business stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics needs, translate requirements into actionable work, and deliver high‑impact solutions.
Collaborates with data mart and IT teams to support reporting and analytics initiatives, ensuring data quality, availability, and successful platform modernization efforts.
Responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements and modern analytics capabilities to enhance data collection, analysis, reporting efficiency, and business insight delivery.
Ensures documentation is developed and maintained for analytics processes, workflows, reporting standards, and data definitions
Contributes hands‑on analytical work as needed, particularly for complex, time‑sensitive, or high‑impact deliverables.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

SQL

Snowflake

Tableau

Power BI

Mentoring

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/CS

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

SQL

Snowflake

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

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 and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Great American Risk Solutions (GARS) is a growing wholesale excess & surplus (E&S) insurance business focused on complex and specialized commercial risks. As a dynamic and expanding business, GARS combines the entrepreneurial spirit of a growth-oriented organization with the stability and resources of Great American Insurance Group. The GARS Analytics Team develops reporting and analytics that enable better decision-making across a complex and evolving commercial portfolio. We are seeking an Analytics Manager to serve as a people leader and business partner, overseeing analytics delivery, guiding team execution, and helping scale team capabilities as demand continues to grow.

This role emphasizes ownership of analytics execution, prioritization, and quality across core reporting domains, along with technical proficiency and the proactive adoption of modern tools and methodologies. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, a business‑focused mindset, and a passion for developing and coaching others.

Great American’s culture is built on connection, shared learning, and strong relationships. To support this, employees in this role are expected to be on‑site four days a week, with the flexibility to work one day remotely. Core in‑office days are Tuesday–Thursday, with the fourth day determined by business needs.

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities

Coordinates the daily operations of the data team, ensuring efficient workflow and productivity.
Oversees analytical work across reporting and analytics initiatives, ensuring data is accurately integrated, evaluated, and interpreted to support strategic business objectives.
Ensures data integrity and accuracy through regular audits and validation checks.
Leads the development and delivery of reports, dashboards, visualizations, and business intelligence solutions to provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
Manages, coaches, and develops a team of three analysts, supporting skill development, performance management, consistent quality, and professional growth.
Works closely with analytics peers, leadership, and enterprise partners to align priorities, share knowledge, and continuously improve analytics capabilities.
Partners closely with business stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics needs, translate requirements into actionable work, and deliver high‑impact solutions.
Collaborates with data mart and IT teams to support reporting and analytics initiatives, ensuring data quality, availability, and successful platform modernization efforts.
Responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements and modern analytics capabilities to enhance data collection, analysis, reporting efficiency, and business insight delivery.
Ensures documentation is developed and maintained for analytics processes, workflows, reporting standards, and data definitions
Contributes hands‑on analytical work as needed, particularly for complex, time‑sensitive, or high‑impact deliverables.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required; master’s degree or professional license/certification a plus.

Field of Study: Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or related quantitative or technology discipline preferred.

Experience: 7+ years of experience in analytics, reporting, or business intelligence roles, including experience leading projects, mentoring analysts, or supervising staff. Experience in insurance, financial services, or professional services a plus.

Scope Of Job/Qualifications

Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, or coordinating the day‑to‑day work of analysts, including prioritization, review, coaching, or performance development responsibilities.
Strong analytical judgment and technical credibility, with sufficient proficiency in modern analytics and reporting tools to review work, guide approaches, and set quality standards (e.g., SQL‑based analytics, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI)
Ability to operate with limited oversight, exercising sound judgment in prioritization, execution decisions, and escalation.
Effective communicator who can translate business needs into analytical direction and provide clear feedback to both analysts and stakeholders.
Maintains awareness of best practices and emerging trends in analytics, ensuring the team remains aligned with standards and expectations.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments a plus

Business Unit

Great American Risk Solutions

Benefits

medical, dental, and vision coverage
wellness plans
parental leave
adoption assistance
tuition reimbursement
Paid Time Off
paid holidays
401(k) plan with company match
employee stock purchase plan
commuter benefits

We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.

Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process. Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers.