Head of Data & Analytics Strategy

SafeLease; Austin, New York (TX, NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

Full health benefits

Unlimited PTO

Flexible work setups

Hybrid work NYC or Austin

Job summary

SafeLease is seeking a highly strategic Director of Data & Analytics in New York City or Austin, TX (Hybrid). The role leads analytics initiatives across insurance and investment management, building processes and teams to deliver timely insights.

Responsibilities include setting data strategy, governance, and scalable analytics, while partnering with cross-functional leaders to drive performance and capital allocation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a leadership capacity, managing teams.
• 10+ years in analytics, data strategy, BI, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading company-wide analytics programs.
• Strategic and tactical execution capability; autonomous when needed.
• Strong background in data operations, statistics, dashboards, and governance.
• Experience with investment portfolios and/or insurance/financial services analytics.
• Exceptional communication translating data into executive insights.
• Track record building and leading high-performing analytics teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the analytics strategy for data collection and insight generation across the organization.
• Oversee and grow analytics function with reporting, modeling, and data practices.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights for executive decision-making.
• Drive automation and tooling to modernize systems and speed insights.
• Mentor analytics team while remaining hands-on when needed.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Product, and Technology to embed analytics rigor.
• Develop reporting platforms supporting underwriting, claims, forecasting, and KPIs.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Data governance

Dashboarding

BI tools

Communication

Team building

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Looker

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Python

Metabase

Job description

SafeLease is seeking a highly strategic Director of Data & Analytics in New York City or Austin, TX (Hybrid). The role leads analytics initiatives across insurance and investment management, building processes and teams to deliver timely insights.

Responsibilities include setting data strategy, governance, and scalable analytics, while partnering with cross-functional leaders to drive performance and capital allocation.