Senior Insurance Analytics Specialist - Remote South Africa

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical aid

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Training programs

Remote work environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join its analytics team in a fully remote role based in South Africa. You will extract insights from large insurance datasets, build models, and create dashboards for diverse stakeholders.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data analytics within the insurance domain, advanced SQL skills, proficiency in Python or R, and experience with Tableau or Power BI. Remote work is supported with strong collaboration across business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or related quantitative field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional Data Analyst experience, insurance focus preferred.
• Strong SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Expertise in data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Programming skills in Python or R for analysis and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, transform, and analyze large insurance-related datasets.
• Develop analytical models to identify trends in customer behavior, risk, pricing, and claims.
• Create dashboards and data visualizations for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with underwriting, claims, and marketing to understand data needs.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and data governance.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Statistics

Data visualization

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in a quantitative field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join its analytics team in a fully remote role based in South Africa. You will extract insights from large insurance datasets, build models, and create dashboards for diverse stakeholders.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data analytics within the insurance domain, advanced SQL skills, proficiency in Python or R, and experience with Tableau or Power BI. Remote work is supported with strong collaboration across business units.