Business Intelligence Lead, Conversational Channels

Humana Inc; United States; Remote; USD 118,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking a senior Business Intelligence Lead to partner with Product, Engineering, and Operations across IVR, IVA, and AI-driven member engagement.

This role combines strategic analytics leadership with hands-on reporting, KPI governance, and delivery excellence, mentoring BI Engineers and driving data-quality initiatives. The ideal candidate brings strong Agile delivery experience and a track record of translating business objectives into measurable outcomes for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7+ years in BI/Analytics, or a Master’s with 4+ years.
• Advanced SQL with 3+ years handling large enterprise data.
• 3+ years of Power BI experience.
• 1 year translating business requirements into analytics solutions and insights.
• 1 year presenting data analytics to Senior Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary analytics partner for Conversational Channel initiatives.
• Partner with Product Managers, Designers, Digital leaders, Operations, and external partners to define and measure business outcomes.
• Support the Director of Business Intelligence in prioritization, roadmap planning, and execution tracking across multiple initiatives.
• Translate business objectives into measurable success criteria and analytics requirements before initiatives are launched.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to a team of BI Engineers, elevating analytics capabilities and reporting standards.
• Drive analytics work within Agile delivery frameworks, including sprint planning and PI planning.
• Develop and maintain executive dashboards, scorecards, and operational reporting using Power BI.
• Analyze conversational channel performance and customer experience metrics.

Skills

Analytics leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

SQL data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree + 7+ years OR Master's degree + 4+ years

Tools

Power BI

BigQuery

Databricks

Python (analytics automation)

Job description

Become a part of our caring community The Business Intelligence Lead is a senior individual contributor role supporting Humana's Conversational Channels Product organization, including Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Intelligent Virtual Assistants (IVA), and emerging AI-powered member engagement experiences. This is not a traditional reporting role. The ideal candidate combines deep analytics expertise with product, project, and leadership capabilities, enabling them to operate as a strategic partner to Product, Engineering, Operations, and Business Intelligence leaders. The Business Intelligence Lead will serve as a key partner to the Director of Business Intelligence, helping drive analytics strategy, KPI governance, portfolio planning, delivery execution, and stakeholder alignment across a portfolio of conversational experiences. The role will also provide mentorship and technical leadership to a team of Business Intelligence Engineers, establishing best practices for reporting, analytics, measurement, data quality, and delivery excellence. Success in this role requires a balance of strategic thinking, technical expertise, Agile delivery experience, and cross-functional leadership. The ideal candidate is comfortable influencing decisions, navigating complex initiatives, translating business objectives into measurable outcomes, and helping both leaders and engineers succeed. This position plays a critical role in advancing Humana's Conversational Channels strategy, member experience goals, and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary analytics partner for Conversational Channel initiatives, including IVR, IVA, and AI-driven customer engagement programs.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Digital leaders, Operations, and external partners to define and measure business outcomes.
• Support the Director of Business Intelligence in prioritization, stakeholder management, roadmap planning, and execution tracking across multiple initiatives.
• Translate business objectives into measurable success criteria and analytics requirements before initiatives are launched.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to a team of Business Intelligence Engineers, helping elevate analytical capabilities, reporting standards, and development practices.
• Drive the planning and execution of analytics work within Agile delivery frameworks, participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, PI planning, and release activities.
• Develop and maintain executive dashboards, scorecards, and operational reporting solutions using Power BI, and other visualization platforms.
• Analyze conversational channel performance, including containment, authentication, intent recognition, self-service utilization, transfer behavior, abandonment patterns, and customer experience metrics.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior leaders and executive stakeholders in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Analytics, Data Engineering, Product Analytics OR Master's degree plus 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced SQL with 3+ years of experience with demonstrated ability to work across large-scale enterprise datasets.
• 3+ years of Power BI experience.
• 1 year of experience translating business requirements into analytics solutions and actionable insights.
• 1 year of experience presenting data analytics to Senior Leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in a quantitative discipline, such as Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Advanced in SQL, DAX, and other data systems
• Experience supporting IVR, IVA, Conversational AI, Contact Center, Digital Customer Experience, or Customer Engagement platforms.
• Prior experience serving as a team lead, technical lead, project lead, or product owner.
• Experience defining and governing enterprise KPIs and measurement frameworks.
• Experience working with cloud data platforms such as Google BigQuery and Databricks.
• Familiarity with conversational analytics, speech analytics, journey analysis, or customer experience measurement.
• Experience working with Google CCAI, Nuance, Genesys, or other conversational technology platforms.
• Healthcare, payer, pharmacy, or consumer health experience.
• Basic to intermediate Python experience for analytics automation and data validation.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog management, release processes, and cross-functional delivery.
• Experience building executive-level scorecards and performance reporting for large-scale transformation initiatives.

Additional Information

May require 5% travel if outside of Louisville, KY.

Only applicants with authorization to work permanently in the U.S. need apply.

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Work at Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$117,600 - $161,700 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline

10-27-2026

About us

Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.

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