Lead Business Analyst: Data Office - Actuarial Data & Tools

AIG is a leading global insurance organization providing a wide range of property casualty insurance in approximately 70 countries and jurisdictions. The Data Office supports General Insurance by managing Data, Data Governance, and Business Intelligence Delivery.

About The Role

The Lead Business Analyst – Actuarial, Commercial Lines role sits within the Global Data Office at the intersection of business strategy, data, and analytics, and works closely with Commercial Lines Actuarial Groups. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of actuarial concepts (reserving, pricing, and risk assessment), proven data and analytics capabilities, excellent communication skills, and experience as an Agile Product Owner. In this role, you will translate complex actuarial business requirements into actionable data engineering specifications by collaborating directly with data development teams. As a trusted business partner and product owner within the Global Data Warehouse, this role will help shape how AIG uses data to make better decisions, simplify its analytics landscape, and focus investments where they matter most.

Responsibilities

• Business Requirements: Lead deep, structured requirement sessions with senior actuaries to understand workflows, data nuances, and reporting needs, creating detailed functional specifications.
• Stakeholder Management: 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: Act as the Business Analyst Lead within an agile team, facilitating user story refinement, sprint planning, and daily scrums.
  • Backlog Grooming: Translate actuarial requirements (reserving, pricing, modeling) 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actuarial Credentials, actuarial exams, or deep understanding of actuarial reserving/pricing concepts.

Pay

For positions based in New Jersey, the base salary range is $110,000 - $140,000. For positions based in New York, the base salary range is $115,000 - $144,000. Your actual compensation will be dependent on your skills, experience, and qualifications.

Benefits

AIG offers a comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to include health, wellbeing, financial security, and professional development. Benefits include:

• Health and wellness programs
• Financial security benefits
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) with global chapters
• Culture of inclusion and belonging through learning and cultural awareness activities

AIG provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected categories. Reasonable accommodations are available for job applicants and employees with disabilities.