Head of Group Data Enablement

Guardian Life; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life is seeking the Group Data Enablement Lead to drive enterprise data management, governance, and data product practices across the organization. You will translate data strategy into actionable roadmaps, prioritize high-value use cases, embed data quality and lifecycle standards, and partner with leaders to ensure data supports analytics, AI, and applications by design.

This role requires influencing stakeholders, communicating plans to senior leadership, and serving as an escalation

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data disciplines.
• Experience translating business needs into data solutions.
• Strong stakeholder influence skills.
• Preferred experience includes insurance or financial services data and familiarity with cloud and governance platforms.

Responsibilities

• Translate data strategy into actionable roadmaps.
• Prioritize high-value use cases.
• Embed data quality, ownership, and lifecycle standards.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure data supports analytics, AI, and applications by design.
• Communicate strategies to leadership and track progress.

Skills

AI

Cloud Computing

Data Analysis

Data Management

Data Quality

Establish Priorities

Financial Services

Insurance

Leadership

Project Tracking

Software Design

Use Cases

Job description

The Group Data Enablement Lead drives enterprise data management, governance, and data product practices across the organization.

They translate data strategy into actionable roadmaps, prioritize high-value use cases, and embed data quality, ownership, and lifecycle standards.

Partnering with business leaders, they ensure data supports analytics, AI, and applications by design, resolving dependencies and tradeoffs.

The role involves communicating strategies to leadership, tracking progress, and serving as an escalation point for data issues.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in data disciplines, experience translating business needs into data solutions, and strong stakeholder influence skills. Preferred experience includes insurance or financial services data and familiarity with cloud and governance platforms.

Skills:

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Quality, Establish Priorities, Financial Services, Insurance, Leadership, Project Tracking, Software Design, Use Cases

About the Company:

Guardian Life