Insights Delivery Lead

AXIS (AXIS Capital)•Halifax, NS

10d•$175,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry. At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations. How does this role contribute to our collective success? The Insights Delivery Lead is responsible for leading the delivery, evolution and operational excellence of AXIS' Insights capability. This role leads a team of Insights and Visualization Developers responsible for delivering and maintaining reporting, dashboards, self-service analytics solutions and business intelligence products across the organization. As AXIS continues its data and AI transformation journey, the role will also be responsible for evolving the team's capabilities beyond traditional reporting into modern Power Platform development, AI-enabled experiences and Microsoft Copilot Studio agent development. The role balances two equally important objectives: Ensuring the stability, quality and effectiveness of existing reporting and insights capabilities. Leading the modernization of the function to support future business needs, including AI-powered insights, automation, digital assistants and next-generation analytics experiences. Working in close partnership with Insights & Analytics Leads, Data Product teams, Data Engineering, AI teams and business stakeholders, the Insights Delivery Lead will ensure delivery remains aligned to strategic priorities while maintaining high standards of governance, quality, usability and operational performance. This is a leadership role requiring strong delivery expertise, people leadership and a passion for continuous learning and innovation.

Requirements

Significant experience leading business intelligence, reporting, visualization or analytics delivery teams.
Proven experience managing large and complex delivery portfolios.
Demonstrated success leading teams through organizational, technology and operating model change.
Experience delivering solutions using Microsoft Power BI and modern data platforms.
Experience working within agile delivery environments.
Experience balancing operational support responsibilities alongside strategic transformation initiatives.
Deep expertise in Power BI and enterprise reporting environments.
Strong understanding of data visualization principles and user-centered design.
Knowledge of Power Platform technologies including Power Apps and Power Automate.
Understanding of Microsoft Copilot Studio and emerging AI-enabled business solutions.
Familiarity with analytics, machine learning and data product concepts.
Understanding of modern data architectures and cloud-based analytics platforms.
Exceptional people leadership and coaching skills.
Ability to lead confidently through ambiguity and change.
Strong strategic thinking combined with delivery execution focus.
Ability to build trusted partnerships across business and technical teams.
Passion for continuous learning and technology innovation.
Ability to maintain long-term strategic focus while managing day-to-day delivery pressures.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing team of Insights and Visualization Developers.
Create a culture focused on value, innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
Manage delivery capacity, resource allocation and prioritization across competing business demands.
Develop talent, succession plans and career pathways within the Insights team.
Foster collaboration across the broader Data & Analytics organization.
Partner closely with Insights & Analytics Leads to deliver against business priorities and strategic objectives.
Translate business requirements into high-quality reporting, dashboards, performance metrics and analytical solutions.
Ensure delivery teams remain focused on solving business problems rather than simply producing reports.
Lead the transformation of the Insights team from traditional BI delivery towards a broader analytics and digital solutions capability.
Drive adoption of Power Platform technologies including Power Apps, Power Automate and emerging low-code solutions.
Develop organizational capability in Microsoft Copilot Studio and AI-enabled agent development.
Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation and self-service capabilities to improve business outcomes.
Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and determine how they can create value for AXIS.
Ensure existing reporting, dashboards and insights products remain reliable, accurate and supported.
Lead continuous improvement of current solutions while delivering future-focused capabilities.
Ensure business-critical insights remain highly available and fit for purpose.
Establish and embed agile delivery practices across the Insights team.
Improve delivery predictability, transparency and stakeholder engagement.
Remove barriers to delivery and support effective decision making.
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives, lessons learned and performance measurement.
Establish and maintain high standards for design, development and deployment.
Drive consistency, reuse and standardization across the Insights estate.
Partner with Data Governance, Quality and Architecture teams to ensure solutions are appropriately controlled and managed.
Act as a key contributor to the broader Data & Analytics transformation agenda.
Ensure Insights delivery capabilities evolve in line with the target operating model.
Work closely with D&A leadership to maintain focus on long-term strategic objectives.