Director, of Data Analytics and Data Governance

Michigan Farm Bureau Family of Companies; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) plan

Job summary

Michigan Farm Bureau Family of Companies seeks a Director of Data & Analytics to lead the enterprise data vision and drive measurable business outcomes. You will define strategic roadmaps for data, analytics, and governance, oversee BI, advanced analytics, and data quality programs, and partner with enterprise architecture and information security to ensure data is trusted and reusable.

This role reports to the executive leadership, guides data enablement across the organization, and shapes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Data Management, Business Data Analytics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related data field required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, or information management roles.
• 5+ years in a leadership role managing data analytics, data governance, business intelligence, or related data-focused teams.
• Demonstrated experience building and executing enterprise data strategies.
• Experience with data governance frameworks, data quality programs, and regulatory compliance in insurance.
• Proven track record delivering analytics solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise data vision aligned with business objectives.
• Establish a strategic roadmap for data, analytics, and governance capabilities across the enterprise.
• Ensure the organization effectively executes and sustains the data vision, driving measurable business outcomes.
• Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership on data analytics, enablement, and governance topics and corporate projects.
• Oversee the development and delivery of advanced analytics capabilities, reporting, and business intelligence solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Data governance

Analytics strategy

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

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

Master's degree (MBA, MS in Data Science, Data Management, Business Data Analytics, or related discipline) strongly preferred

Job description

To lead the translation of data into trusted insights, reusable data products, and measurable business outcomes across the Farm Bureau Family of Companies. To establish and execute the enterprise data and analytics strategy; leads business intelligence, advanced analytics, data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, stewardship and data literacy; and ensures the organization's data investments support underwriting, claims, actuarial, distribution, customer and agent experiences, operational efficiency, legacy modernization, artificial intelligence, and profitable growth. To lead efforts across data analytics, data enablement, and data governance, ensuring data and data products are accessible, trusted, well-managed, and leveraged as a strategic asset across the company. The Director partners closely with Enterprise Architecture, Data Engineering, Information Security, Infrastructure, application teams, and business data owners to ensure enterprise data is governed, accessible, reliable, secure, and reusable. The role also provides product leadership for the enterprise data platform and its portfolio of data products, prioritizing investments based on business value, risk, reuse, and strategic alignment, and improving operational outcomes throughout the company.

Define and lead the enterprise data vision aligned with business objectives.

Establish a strategic roadmap for data, analytics, and governance capabilities across the enterprise.

Ensure the organization effectively executes and sustains the data vision, driving measurable business outcomes.

Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership on data analytics, enablement, and governance topics and corporate projects.

Oversee the development and delivery of advanced analytics capabilities, reporting, and business intelligence solutions.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Data Management, Business Data Analytics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related data field required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, or information management roles.
• 5+ years in a leadership role managing data analytics, data governance, business intelligence, or related data-focused teams.
• Demonstrated experience building and executing enterprise data strategies.
• Experience with data governance frameworks, data quality programs, and regulatory compliance in insurance.
• Proven track record delivering analytics solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

Preferred

• Master's degree (MBA, MS in Data Science, Data Management, Business Data Analytics, or related discipline) strongly preferred.
• Prior experience within property & casualty insurance is strongly preferred.

Note:

• Farm Bureau offers a full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K.