Senior Data Analytics Lead

Job Description : DATA ANALYTICS - CLAIMS - POWER BI - Reporting - DAX

Location : Gurgaon.

Core Triad (Must-Haves) :

Claims Domain Depth + End-to-End Power BI Mastery + Complex Data Modelling.

Domain Focus :

Deep P&C / General Insurance background - solid grasp of the claims lifecycle, loss development, claims reserving, operational KPIs, and performance analytics.

Technical Breadth :

Hands-on Power BI across the entire lifecycle - advanced DAX authoring, semantic data modelling, report wireframing, dashboard design, Power BI Service administration, query tuning, and performance optimization across 40+ live production reports.

Stakeholder & Strategic Ownership :

Independent ownership of reporting transformation initiatives - eliciting and translating senior Claims stakeholder requirements, challenging assumptions, defining the target-state insights capability roadmap, and converting complex data into executive insight narratives and storytelling.

Role & Responsibilities :

- Independently elicit and document requirements from senior Claims business stakeholders, translating complex business needs into precise, actionable reporting specifications.

- Define and own a target-state insights capability roadmap identifying missing analytics, prioritising enhancements with the business, and mapping the path from current state to an optimal reporting solution.

- Deliver hands-on Power BI development across the full lifecycle, from wireframing and rapid prototyping through to finalised, production-grade report builds and enhancements across an established suite of 40+ live reports.

- Act as the senior reporting lead and single credible partner for the Claims team, setting direction, managing expectations, and proactively driving delivery forward.

- Conduct structured business analysis sessions to challenge assumptions, ask probing questions, and distinguish true business needs from surface-level requests.

- Develop and maintain high-quality reporting standards, embedding data governance principles and output trustworthiness across all claims reporting deliverables.

- Translate analytical output into clear insight narratives and business presentations that enable the Claims function to make informed, data-driven decisions.

- Partner with technical analysts and BI developers to optimise workload distribution leading requirements and stakeholder engagement while enabling hands-on team members to focus on build delivery.

Candidate Profile :

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a related field (Required).

- 8+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or claims reporting, with a demonstrated track record of leading reporting improvements end-to-end (Required).

- Deep insurance and claims domain knowledge, including familiarity with claims lifecycle, loss development, reserving, and operational claims metrics (Required).

- Hands-on Power BI expertise across the full delivery lifecycle - DAX authoring, data modelling, wireframing, and production-grade report development and deployment (Required).

- Proven ability to independently elicit requirements from senior business stakeholders, shape solutions, and translate complex needs into high-quality reporting designs (Required).

- Strong data modelling, analytics design, and data governance skills, with a track record of ensuring reporting outputs are accurate, trustworthy, and fit for business decision-making (Required).

- Experience defining and owning BI roadmaps or insight capability strategies in a consulting or senior individual contributor capacity (Strongly preferred).

- Demonstrated ability to work independently, challenge the business constructively, and set direction without close supervision in a high-visibility environment (Required).

- Outstanding senior stakeholder engagement and communication skills - capable of building rapport with Claims leaders and storytelling with data in a way the business will act on (Required).

- Experience supporting or leading a mature Power BI environment with multiple reports in active production use across a business function (Preferred).

- Familiarity with data quality frameworks, reporting governance standards, and best-practice BI development processes (Preferred).

- Strong project ownership and prioritisation skills - able to manage a programme roadmap alongside ongoing ad hoc requests with minimal oversight (Required).

- Prior experience in a consulting, managed services, or analytics delivery environment is advantageous (Preferred).

What we offer :

- Employee support through our mentoring program wherein every junior level employee is assigned a senior level professional as advisors.

Skills

Power BI, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Data Governance, DAX Power BI, Data Modeling, Data Analyst