VP, Business Intelligence & Analytics (Hybrid)

Selective Insurance; Millburn (NJ); Presencial; USD 206.000 - 266.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive base salary

Incentive plan eligibility

20 days paid time off

Comprehensive benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Selective Insurance seeks a senior leader for its Claims BI & Analytics department in New Jersey. You will drive the analytics roadmap, deliver dashboards and insights, and partner with IT to evolve the data warehouse and reporting capabilities.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, data-driven decision making, and delivering actionable insights to improve underwriting and claims performance across regions.

Formación

• Experience leading BI initiatives and analytics programs.
• Strong grounding in data warehousing and dimensional modeling.
• Ability to translate business needs into analytics solutions.

Responsabilidades

• Lead BI strategy with dashboards, scorecards and reporting solutions.
• Monitor factors influencing underwriting and claim performance to drive growth and profitability.
• Define frameworks for business problems and supervise analyses and project plans.
• Drive stakeholder engagement, change management and knowledge sharing.
• Develop data-driven decision making capabilities and pursue new data sources.
• Partner with IT on data warehouse and BI environment support.
• Quantify benefits of claim projects with detailed metrics.
• Gather, prepare and deliver insurance operational information and governance.

Conocimientos

BI strategy & analytics

Stakeholder management

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Communication

Insurance industry knowledge

Data visualization

Problem solving

Educación

College degree preferred

10 years underwriting, claims, loss control, or financial services experience

5+ years specific claims experience preferred

5+ years leading BI project teams

Herramientas

Cognos

MS SharePoint

SQL

Access

Excel

Descripción del empleo

About Us

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness. Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year. Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

Overview

Responsible for the Claims Business Intelligence & Analytics department charged with the optimization of analytics to drive insights, tactical decision making and strategic direction. Responsible for leading projects to improve the ongoing decision making within PL, CL and Claims by delivering information, developing tools, projects and data insights that lead to better decision making. Responsible for delivering analytics as input to critical business decisions while developing the analytic roadmap to deepen capabilities to meet evolving business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of a business intelligence strategy including defining key business metrics and analytic needs for implementation including dashboards, scorecards and overall reporting solutions. Support continuous improvement and adopt industry and technology best practice.
• Identify and monitor key factors that could influence Underwriting and Claim performance while evaluating and recommending new influences. Insure that insights from this information are used to drive premium growth, profitability improvement and operational effectiveness across all regions.
• Determine frameworks for addressing business problems, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to solve. Lead and review statistical / data / financial analyses. Execute project implementation plans, which include gathering resources, identifying team members, and assigning tasks, developing timelines and establishing scope of responsibilities.
• Drive stakeholder engagement, communications, business readiness, deployment, and change management relative to all aspects of knowledge management.
• Develop Selective's data-driven decision making capabilities. Stay abreast of relevant developments in the industry or relevant academic disciplines, and consider potential relevant opportunities. Identify opportunities upgrade capabilities by means of third parties and/or access new distinctive data sources.
• Partners with IT staff in the on-going development and support of the data warehouse and BI environment.
• Identify and monitor key factors that could influence claim performance while evaluating and recommending new influences. Insure that insights from this information are incorporated into strategic and financial plans. Compiles and maintenance of detailed claim metrics that will be used to quantify expected benefits from proposed claim projects.
• Responsible for the gathering, preparation, and delivery of insurance operational information, metrics and reporting. Includes the establishment of a structured information governance program.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Requirements

• Proficient with Microsoft BI tools - Cognos, MS SharePoint, SQL, Access, Excel. Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities. Comprehensive data warehouse analysis and design experience, including data warehouse methodologies and data modeling a plus. Strong customer service, networking, and relationship building skills; ability to interface with senior management. General insurance industry knowledge. Strong project management skills.

Education and Experience

• College degree preferred. 10 years Underwriting, Claims, Loss Control, insurance-related experience, or financial services experience
• 5+ years specific Claims experience preferred
• 5+ years experience leading teams to deliver complex Business Intelligence projects.

Total Rewards

Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and 20 days of paid time off. Additional details about our total rewards package can be found by visiting our benefits page. The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

Pay Range

USD $206,000.00 - USD $266,000.00 /Yr.

Additional Information

Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual's unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences - and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions. For Massachusetts Applicants It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.