Business Intelligence Manager - Specialty Equipment

Summit Consulting; Cincinnati, Northern (OH, KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Great American Insurance Group seeks a Business Intelligence Manager to lead the data analytics team and drive analytics initiatives across underwriting, service, and finance. You will shape the roadmap, deliver dashboards, and deploy AI-enabled solutions to improve client outcomes.

The role requires strong leadership, technical depth in SQL and modeling, and experience with BI tools. On-site with some remote flexibility; travel up to 15% may be involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data-related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in analytics or data science with leadership exposure.
• 4+ years leading analytics delivery and team responsibility.
• Translating business strategy into analytics roadmaps and outcomes.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and data governance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data analytics team and set vision and delivery priorities.
• Partner with senior leaders to identify metrics and insights.
• Oversee data sources, tools, and capabilities improvements.
• Direct design and deployment of analytics products and AI-enabled solutions.
• Collaborate with shared services and vendors for integration.
• Communicate results through executive-ready narratives and visuals.
• Monitor data quality, model performance, and risk controls.
• Coach a group of data experts and support career growth.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Communication

SQL

Data modeling

Problem solving

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Analytics, Information Systems, Business, or a related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

Snowflake

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.

The Specialty Equipment division is building a data intelligence team to improve decisions, strengthen client value, and increase operational efficiency. The Business Intelligence Manager leads that team and implements the project work needed for data analytics initiative. This role manages analytics and data science talent and partners with senior leaders to turn data into insight, better client outcomes, and stronger results for Great American Insurance.

Specialty Equipment - Great American Insurance Group 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 & Responsibilities

• Leads the data analytics team
• sets vision, roadmap, and delivery priorities in alignment with divisional initiatives
• Partners with senior leaders across underwriting, service, finance, and integration to identify the metrics and insights needed to run and grow the business
• Oversees execution of key deliverables on the divisional data analytics roadmap, including improvements to data sources, tools, and capabilities.
• Directs the design, development, and deployment of analytics products, dashboards, predictive models, and AI‑enabled solutions that support business goals
• Collaborates with shared services, and external vendors to ensure divisional solutions are practical, adoptable, and well‑integrated
• Communicates results and recommendations to divisional and enterprise leadership through clear narratives, visuals, and executive‑ready storytelling
• Monitors model performance, data quality, and controls; escalates and remediates issues that put decisions or client deliverables at risk
• Coaches, and develops a small group of data experts; sets performance expectations and supports career growth
• Champions data literacy across the division; guides training and change management so analytics and AI become part of daily workflows
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Analytics, Information Systems, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7 or more years of related experience
• 4 or more years of demonstrated experience leading analytics, reporting, or data science delivery, including direct people management or team lead responsibility
• Track record of translating business strategy into analytics roadmaps, deliverables, and measurable outcomes
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; comfortable structuring ambiguous problems and defining success metrics
• Working knowledge of modern data practices (data sourcing, quality, modeling, and governance) and hands‑on familiarity with SQL and at least one modeling or scripting language
• Experience with BI and analytics tooling (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Excel) sufficient to guide the team and review work products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to move fluently between technical detail and executive summary
• Comfortable with travel up to 15%

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in insurance, financial services, or other risk‑oriented businesses
• Experience delivering client‑facing analytics or “insight” digital products
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms used in the organization (e.g., Snowflake) and enterprise BI environments
• Experience piloting and operationalizing AI use cases in partnership with IT and business teams
• Experience standing up or maturing a data governance program – report catalogues, data dictionaries, lineage, definitions, and controls

Benefits

• 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.
• *Excludes seasonal employees and interns.

Great American Insurance Group understands the importance of choosing a financially strong company. We are an organization built for the long term and are committed to giving you that strength.

Why can you trust Great American Insurance Group?

For nearly 150 years, Americans have trusted us to protect them. Our innovative insurance solutions and specialization serves niche marketplaces that we know well. This expertise gives us a successful foundation that spans generations. You never know where a career in insurance will take you. Whether you are starting your career or are looking for a company to grow your experience, at Great American Insurance Group, you can join our more than 8,500 employees to “Be Here. Be GREAT!” To learn more, visit our Career Page