Insurance Analytics Leader

About the Company: 

Sigmoid enables business transformation using data and analytics, leveraging real-time insights to  make accurate and fast business decisions by building modern data architecture using cloud and  open-source technologies. Some of the world’s largest data producers engage with Sigmoid to solve  complex business problems. Sigmoid brings deep expertise in data engineering, predictive analytics,  artificial intelligence, and DataOps. 

Offices: New York | Dallas | San Francisco | Lima | Bengaluru. This role is for our Bengaluru office. 

About the Role: 

Sigmoid is looking to board a Leader for our Insurance Consulting Practice who can bridge the gap  between high-level strategy and granular operational reality. A true expert in the insurance space  must understand the interconnectedness of insurance products, claims ecosystems, underwriting  dynamics, customer journeys, regulatory requirements, and operational processes. 

In this role, you will drive strategic initiatives, foster innovation, and provide visionary direction to  our insurance practice with a strong focus on insurance analytics and AI-led transformation. The role  requires a strong portfolio leader responsible for managing strategic accounts across new business  development and account growth, while partnering with senior client stakeholders to define  analytics use cases across Data Engineering, Data Science, Product Engineering, and Consulting. 

Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Strong understanding of Insurance sub sectors operating model, value drivers and underlying  mechanics and should have in-depth knowledge of the following: Disability Insurance: short-term  disability, long-term disability, individual disability, wage replacement models, claims adjudication,  and return-to-work journeys. 
• Life & Supplemental Benefits: group life, voluntary life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity,  and related employee benefits products. 
• Absence & Leave Management: leave intake, case management, compliance workflows, employee  communication, and employer reporting. 
• Insurance Operations: enrollment, eligibility, policy administration, underwriting support, claims  intake, payment flows, contact center, and servicing workflows. 
• The leader must be aware of the latest technologies used by insurance institutions across Data  Engineering, Data Science, AI/ML, GenAI, workflow automation, and digital product platforms, and  translate these capabilities into measurable business outcomes. 
• Drive cultural transformation and buy-in across business, operations, claims, actuarial, technology,  and analytics teams, while helping clients adopt modern ways of working and partner effectively  across enterprise silos. 
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and business development teams to develop go-to-market  strategies, identify key insurance clients, and drive new business opportunities in analytics, AI, and  data transformation. 
• Work in a matrix environment to manage and deliver solutions, POVs, and transformation programs  across multiple accounts, stakeholders, and regions. 
• Translate insurance business challenges into descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive, and  AI/ML-led solutions across claims, underwriting, customer operations, policy servicing, distribution,  and absence management.
• Shape solution roadmaps spanning modern data platforms, claims analytics, underwriting analytics,  customer and employer analytics, risk and fraud analytics, service optimization, and AI-enabled  decision support. 
• Stay abreast of emerging trends in employee benefits, disability and absence management, digital  claims transformation, and data democratization, leveraging technology to define and deliver value  to clients. 
• Monitor and analyze industry trends, regulatory changes, and competitive dynamics, adjusting  strategy and offerings as needed. 
• Lead a diverse team of consultants and subject matter experts, fostering a culture of collaboration,  innovation, and execution excellence. 
• Partner with clients to understand their business challenges and opportunities, providing strategic  guidance and innovative solutions. 
• Drive thought leadership initiatives, representing our company at industry events, conferences, and  executive forums. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a  related field; MBA preferred. 
• 10–15 years of experience in analytics consulting, insurance consulting, AI/ML transformation, or  data-driven business consulting roles 
• Strong domain exposure to the insurance sector, preferably in disability, life, supplemental benefits,  or group insurance environments 
• Proven track record of working with senior client stakeholders to shape strategic initiatives and  analytics-led transformation programs 
• Strong understanding of one or more areas such as Data Engineering, Data Science, AI/ML, digital  product development, and consulting-led transformation. 

Desired Skills: 

• Strong problem-solving, executive communication, workshop facilitation, and stakeholder  management capabilities. 
• Ability to connect business context with analytical approaches and convert business priorities into  scalable transformation roadmaps. 
• Experience in delivery oversight, pre-sales, account growth, and global team collaboration is highly  desirable. 
• Exposure to claims analytics, customer analytics, risk analytics, data platforms, and AI-led insurance  transformation will be an advantage. 
• A self-starter who can work with minimal guidance and thrive in a fast-paced consulting  environment. 
• Candidates from firms such as EXL, Cognizant, TCS, Accenture, Infosys, WNS, Genpact, Fractal, or  similar analytics consulting organizations are preferred. 
• Role involves extensive travel to client locations in the US; candidates with active B1 visa is  preferrable 

Why Join Sigmoid? 

Sigmoid provides the opportunity to push the boundaries of what is possible by seamlessly combining  technical expertise and creativity to tackle complex business problems and convert them into  straightforward data solutions. You will work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment and help shape  data, analytics, and AI-led transformation for leading global insurance enterprises.

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