AVP/VP of Enterprise Analytics

Great American Insurance Group•Cincinnati, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Great American Insurance Group is seeking a senior leader to head Enterprise Analytics, responsible for descriptive and diagnostic analytics and business intelligence across the organization. This role is pivotal at a time when business intelligence is being reshaped by generative AI. The ideal candidate will be forward-looking, operationally grounded, and deeply collaborative, leading a team of 15-20 analysts and BI professionals. This position sits on the senior leadership team of Business Data & Analytics (BD&A) and serves as a thought leader to a federated community of over 100 analysts embedded across divisions and shared services. The title (AVP or VP) will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications. This role reports directly to the Chief Data & Analytics Officer. Great American's culture emphasizes connection, shared learning, and strong relationships, with employees expected to be on-site four days a week (core days Tuesday-Thursday) and one day remote, determined by business needs.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree required.
8–10+ years of progressive experience in data and analytics, business intelligence, insurance data, or a closely related field, including meaningful leadership experience.
Mastery of modern BI platforms such as Tableau and Power BI.
Working fluency with cloud data platforms, Snowflake and Azure in particular, sufficient to partner credibly with our technology teams and shape the future-state architecture.
A genuine point of view on GenAI in the BI space, and the change-management experience to drive adoption, reshape skill sets, and prepare the workforce for what’s coming.
Demonstrated executive presence and business fluency.
Comfortable in front of senior executives, succinctly communicate how data translates into decisions, and possess the ability to coach a team to do the same.

Nice To Haves

Post-graduate degree preferred.
Insurance industry experience is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with legacy platforms like Cognos is a plus, because part of this role is leading a thoughtful, multi-year transition to right-size investment/dependency on them.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of 15–20 analytics and BI professionals.
Drive the vision for AI-enabled, conversational access to business data.
Lead change management efforts to prepare the organization for GenAI adoption.
Oversee and optimize the legacy reporting environment while managing transition efforts.
Balance current reporting needs with forward-looking analytics innovation.
Support and influence a federated community of 100+ analysts across the organization.
Collaborate with BD&A leaders to align with enterprise data and AI strategy.
Partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver insight-driven value.