Underwriting Data & Analytics Lead

WCF Insurance; Sandy (UT); On-site; USD 69,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company paid life insurance

401K with a generous 6% employer match

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time off to volunteer in the local社区

4 weeks of vacation in the first year

Job summary

WCF Insurance, headquartered in Sandy, Utah, is seeking an Underwriting Data & Operations Specialist to drive operational analytics and tooling for Commercial Lines. This exempt, full-time role partners with Underwriting, BI, and Tech teams to deliver standardized reporting and scalable data solutions.

The candidate will own initiatives end-to-end, develop lightweight tools, and push for measurable improvements in cycle time, adoption, and reporting efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, finance, IS, or related field.
• At least two years in business operations or data analytics; insurance commercial lines experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel (Power Query/pivots/models) with ability to build workflow tools and templates.
• Working SQL/data fundamentals; able to define requirements and validate BI outputs.
• Continuous-improvement mindset with bias toward simplification and standardization.
• Strong communicator; can translate operational and analytical topics into clear, actionable updates for leaders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with underwriting leaders as the SBU-aligned operations/analytics point of contact.
• Own initiative end to end; triage priorities, scope, value, schedule, communicate status and outcomes.
• Own business support for underwriting tools: adoption, usability, and KPI governance.
• Analyze end-to-end process flows within the assigned SBU; identify gaps and drive prioritized improvements.
• Deliver insights via standardized reporting; help drive self-service and reduce ad-hoc requests.
• Translate underwriting needs into tech requirements; partner with Business Technology on delivery, testing, and adoption.
• Develop and maintain lightweight tools such as Excel templates, trackers to improve efficiency, accuracy, and controls.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, BI, Business Technology, and other departments to drive results.
• Lead data-driven improvements: identify issues, implement changes, and facilitate change management.
• Meet commitments and service levels; provide clear status and documented outcomes.
• Drive underwriting tools creation, adoption and maintenance with documented actions and follow-through.
• Drive measurable improvements (cycle time, adoption, reduced ad-hoc reporting, decision support).

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong communicator

Continuous-improvement mindset

BI outputs validation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, finance, IS, or related field

Tools

Excel (Power Query/Pivots/Models)

SQL

Job description

WCF Insurance, headquartered in Sandy, Utah, is seeking an Underwriting Data & Operations Specialist to drive operational analytics and tooling for Commercial Lines. This exempt, full-time role partners with Underwriting, BI, and Tech teams to deliver standardized reporting and scalable data solutions.

The candidate will own initiatives end-to-end, develop lightweight tools, and push for measurable improvements in cycle time, adoption, and reporting efficiency.