Lead Business Analyst: Data Office - Actuarial Data & Tools
About the role
AIG is seeking a driven individual to join the Data Office as a Lead Business Analyst – Actuarial Commercial Lines. This role plays a critical role in ensuring a clear understanding of data and analytics needs and priorities, working closely with Commercial Lines Actuarial Groups.
Responsibilities
Lead deep, structured requirement sessions with senior actuaries to understand workflows, data nuances, and reporting needs, creating detailed functional specifications.
Facilitate alignment across actuaries and Data Office teams on project priorities, project timelines, and management of the deliverables.
Product Owner for Data Platform & Tool Development: Develop roadmaps for actuarial data and tool development requirements and partner with data engineers to build and deploy them in a timely manner.
Agile Development Leadership & Product Backlog Management: Lead Agile Ceremonies, such as user story refinement, sprint planning, and daily scrums. Lead Backlog Grooming to translate actuarial requirements into actionable user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria for developers.
Data Governance & Quality: Ensure compliance with data standards and maintain rigorous documentation for data lineage, testing, and production changes.
Requirements
Experience: 7+ years of experience in business analysis, actuarial tool design within the insurance/financial industry.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or related field.
Actuarial Knowledge: Strong understanding of Commercial Insurance actuarial concepts (e.g., reserving methods, pricing tools).
Data Proficiency: Experience with data environments, ETL and visualization tools.
Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading Agile teams and managing product backlogs.
Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications: Actuarial Credentials, actuarial exams, or deep understanding of actuarial reserving/pricing concepts.