Senior Director, Data Analysis (BI Shared Analyst Team)

The Travelers Indemnity Company; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 133,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Wellness program

Volunteer program

Job summary

Travelers is seeking a Sr Director, Data Management to lead data governance strategies, policies and standards across the organization. You will supervise a team of data professionals and partner with business units to promote data accuracy and trust.

This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and expertise in ETL, metadata, and data cataloging, with a focus on delivering reliable data assets and insights for critical business decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or six years of relevant data and analytics, and/or data management experience.
• Experience with ETL/data integration tools and cloud technologies.
• Strong communication to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure data availability, usability, integrity, security and privacy.
• Oversee design and implementation of governance practices.
• Develop remediation plans to assure data quality.
• Consult with leadership to prioritize data quality requirements.
• Ensure naming definitions and standards are followed.
• Provide vision for metadata repositories, data catalog, lineage capabilities.
• Lead root-cause analysis of data issues and implement changes.
• Create strategic frameworks for data solutions.
• Design processes to capture knowledge and maintain relevance.
• Articulate guiding principles aligned with the strategic vision.
• Oversee taxonomies and governance of content/data.
• Manage resources across projects and initiatives.
• Coach team members on data profiling.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

ETL / Data Integration

Data platforms

Cloud computing

SQL / Teradata / Python

Metadata management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Leadership / coaching

Knowledge management

Trends & emerging tech

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 6 years data analytics

Tools

SQL

Teradata

Python

Hive

MicroStrategy

Ab Initio

Messaging

NoSQL

Job description

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$132,800.00 - $219,100.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

At Travelers, we create trusted strategic products and services to unlock the power of our data. We enhance and measure our ability to access, govern, manage, connect and integrate internal and external data assets and ensure our employees understand the value of data and the impacts to our business. As a Sr Director, Data Management, you will oversee strategies and policies to promote effective data governance practices to ensure that data is consistent, trustworthy, and doesn't get misused. You will measure accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability of data to embody and promote Traveler's data culture values. Working with a team of data management professionals and consulting with business partners, you will ensure the adoption of data management, governance, and metadata policies, standards, and best practices in order to demonstrate the tangible value of strong data governance. You will provide leadership by setting priorities, assigning work and coaching team members in the support and adoption of data in an agile model.

What Will You Do?

• Ensure the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity security and privacy of the data.
• Collaborate with partners and oversee the design, develop and implementation of innovative governance practices, roles, responsibilities.
• Ensure procedures, processes, and influence the development of remediation plans to assure data quality for business purposes
• Consult with enterprise leadership to prioritize business data quality requirements, specifications, and rules.
• Work with business customers to ensure appropriate naming definitions and standards are being followed.
• Provide vision of metadata repositories, data catalog, reference data management, and data lineage capabilities.
• Oversee root cause analysis and resolution of business data issues, including proposal and implementation of specification or procedural changes to address issue, working with impacted areas
• Leverage data management knowledge to create strategic frameworks for business solutions.
• Design processes and workflows to capture knowledge, find information and maintain its relevance
• Consistently articulate and influence guiding principles and frameworks that align with the strategic vision
• Oversee the creation, maintenance and governance of taxonomies and ensures its applicability to content and/or data
• Oversee portfolios and ensures resources are appropriately aligned to implement ongoing projects, enhancements, initiatives and/or problem resolution.
• May coach team members on performing complex data profiling and analysis and communicate results in support of data quality processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Excellent ability to use and coach others on ETL / Data Integration tools, one or more Data platforms, and Cloud Computing Technologies and related emerging technology.
• Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following Tools and languages – SQL, Teradata, Python, Hive, MicroStrategy, Ab Initio, Messaging, NoSQL.
• Ability to understand metadata management, including metadata management, lineage, and cataloging.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to consult, present, and influence effectively to all seniority levels.
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills with the ability to think broadly and strategically to identify and remove potential barriers to success and anticipate future challenges.
• Understand business goals and identify best practices to execute and influence others to achieve the goals
• Advanced organization skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and follow through to ensure timely completion.
• Advanced leadership skills with the ability to coach and develop team members, leverage differences, and strategically align resources to accomplish key objectives.
• Advanced understanding and influencing of emerging trends and new technologies in knowledge management.
• Advanced understanding of overall physical and logical data model and of data relationships, mapping, lineage and business rules.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree or six years of relevant data and analytics, and/or data management experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance:Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement:Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off:Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program:The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement:We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.