Vice President - CDO Strategic Technology

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Insurance Industry Leader to oversee the development and execution of various data-driven products within the insurance industry. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the entire product life cycle, from ideation to launch, and will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the products meet customer needs and achieve business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the product strategy for various data-driven products within the insurance industry
• Engage with customers to identify customer needs and market trends
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Design, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success, to ensure successful product development and launch
• Define and prioritize product features and requirements based on customer feedback and business objectives
• Create and manage the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with the company's overall strategy
• Conduct user testing and gather customer feedback to inform product development
• Monitor product performance and usage metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and growth
• Manage relationships with insurance industry customers, including conducting outreach and ensuring customer satisfaction
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape to inform product development and strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership role within the Insurance Industry, ideally CIO, CTO experience
• Experience with data-driven product development and customer outreach
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data insights into actionable product improvements
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with cross-functional teams and customers
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with AWS and software development methodologies

Additional Information

In 2022, Verisk received Great Place to Work® Certification for our outstanding workplace culture for the sixth year in a row and second-time certification in the UK, Spain, and India. We’re also one of the 38 companies on the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list and one of 18 companies on Spain’s Best Workplaces™ list.

For over fifty years and through innovation, interpretation, and professional insight, Verisk has replaced uncertainty with precision to unlock opportunities that deliver significant and demonstrable impact. From our historic roots in risk assessment, we’ve grown to provide analytic insights that help transform industries focused on some of the world’s most critical areas. Today, the insurance industry relies on Verisk to be, and to make the world, more productive, resilient, and sustainable.

Verisk works in collaboration with our customers and at the intersection of people, data, and advanced technologies. Through proprietary platformed analytics, advanced modeling, and interpretation, we deliver immediate and sustained value to our customers and through them, to the individuals and societies they serve, with greater speed, precision, and scale.

We’re 9,000 people strong, committed to translating big data into big ideas. We help others see new possibilities and empower certainty into big decisions that impact individuals and societies. And we relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation to help move our customers, and the world, toward better tomorrows.

Everyone at Verisk—from our chief executive officer to our newest employee—is guided by The Verisk Way, to Be Remarkable, Add Value, and Innovate.
• Be Remarkable by doing something better each day in service to our customers and each other
• Add Value by delivering immediate and sustained results that drive positive outcomes
• Innovate by redefining what’s possible, embracing challenges, and pushing boundaries

Verisk Businesses

Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision

Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, imp