Remote Data Analyst – Insurance Analytics & Insights

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Generous annual leave

Company hardware

Learning & development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Data Analyst to join a forward-thinking insurance technology firm. You will collect, clean, analyze, and interpret large datasets to drive strategic decisions in the insurance domain, building dashboards and predictive models while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fully remote setup.

The role focuses on data-driven product and risk insights, leveraging SQL, Python/R, and visualization tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a quantitative field.
• 3+ years as a Data Analyst, preferably in insurance.
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Experience with data viz tools such as Tableau, Power BI or Looker.
• Advanced statistical programming in Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit‑learn) or R.
• Experience with data warehousing concepts and ETL processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Able to communicate technical concepts remotely and independently.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and transform large datasets from insurance sources.
• Perform statistical analysis and modeling to identify trends.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to visualize KPIs.
• Collaborate with business units to understand data needs and provide insights.
• Design and run A/B tests to evaluate features and campaigns.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements through data analysis.
• Ensure data accuracy and governance compliance.
• Develop predictive models for churn, fraud, and risk assessment.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay updated on analytics and insurance tech advancements.

Skills

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Python

R

ETL

Communication

Remote work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science/Statistics/Mathematics/CS/Economics

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Data Analyst to join a forward-thinking insurance technology firm. You will collect, clean, analyze, and interpret large datasets to drive strategic decisions in the insurance domain, building dashboards and predictive models while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fully remote setup.

The role focuses on data-driven product and risk insights, leveraging SQL, Python/R, and visualization tools.