Sr. Principal Analyst, D&A in Financial Services with Insurance Expertise

About the role:

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have research, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Sr Principal Analyst possesses a keen eye for identifying gaps, problems and solutions within their market. They use their knowledge to help clients make better decisions, solve complex issues and execute new practices that propel clients’ businesses toward critical objectives. An Anlayst publishes these insights as pragmatic and provocative research. Additionally, they reinforce Gartner’s value every day by engaging clients via in-person and virtual meetings, sales support visits, Gartner conferences and industry events. This includes writing about, presenting and advising financial services organizations about market trends, vendors, services, governance and best practices in Data & Analytics.

What you will do:

• Create high-quality, clear, actionable, “must-have research” content based on research best practices and methodologies in financial services in the topic of Data & Analytics. Specific focus areas will include strategy, business value, best practices, market trends, technologies and vendors of our target audience including CIOs and product leaders at vendors.

• Broad spectrum of the market, and produce innovative, thought-leading, impactful, analytically-deep, fact-based research.

• Serve as a leading authority on Insurance advanced analytics topics, such as: understanding D&A use cases; setting up pilots and scaling initiatives; ensuring proper governance of D&A tools; navigating the technology landscape; connecting to day-to-day process improvement and wholesale  transformation.

• Provide in-depth analysis based on needs determined by Gartner topic leaders, client input, collaboration with other Gartner analysts and personal experience in the areas of Advanced Analytics and Data Science to advise CIOs.  Specific areas of focus will include strategy, best practices, technologies, use cases, market trends and vendors.

• Stay abreast of broader research and trends in data analytics methods with application in insurance.

• Provide current and prospective clients with actionable advice via virtual and face-to-face interactions.

• Provide clients and prospects with actionable analytics centric advice via virtual or face-to-face interactions.

• Act as an internal advisor on how D&A practices, technologies and approaches are impacting the insurance function.

• Create and deliver presentation materials for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings.

• Build your personal brand as a functional expert to drive Gartner’s research, methodology and strategy.

• Provide high-quality and timely research peer review.  Provide mentorship and support to team members.Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the analytics & AI research community.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred.

• 8-10 years’ experience within Data Analytics

• Relative insurance organization experience with increasing scope and responsibility.

• Experience with the deployment of advanced analytics capabilities to support short-, mid- or long-term decision making.

• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions.

• Exposure to advanced analytics tools and approaches via on-the-job experience or formalized education (backgrounds in math, statistics, and physics a plus).

• Moderate willingness to travel; though primarily a virtual role, Analysts occasionally have opportunities for domestic and international travel.

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