Head of Insights and Analytics

Company: Axis Capital
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As Head of Insights & Analytics, you lead a multidisciplinary team to turn data into measurable business value. You will oversee traditional reporting, advanced analytics, data science, and AI solution delivery to ensure solutions align with business needs and deliver tangible outcomes. The role combines strategic vision, technical depth, and people leadership to foster continuous improvement and cross-functional partnership. You’ll shape the analytics roadmap and champion responsible, value-driven analytics in a collaborative, high-performance culture.

Pay / Benefits

  • medical plans for you and your family
  • health and wellness programs
  • retirement plans
  • tuition reimbursement
  • paid vacation
  • comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

  • Lead a multidisciplinary analytics function (BI, data science, AI engineering) to deliver actionable insights and support business goals
  • Manage cross-functional delivery with underwriting, claims, finance, and operations to prioritize business outcomes over output
  • Oversee end-to-end analytics and AI initiatives from scope to deployment and monitoring
  • Develop dashboards, reports, and KPI framework to provide a single source of truth
  • Define the analytics function vision and roadmap aligned with company strategy
  • Engage stakeholders to translate data science concepts into actionable business insights
  • Partner with Data & Analytics and Governance teams to ensure best practices and regulatory compliance
  • Define and monitor performance metrics for timely, impactful delivery
  • Stay abreast of industry trends and pilot new analytical tools and techniques

Key requirements

  • Proven experience in analytics within the insurance sector
  • Leadership and team management experience, preferably with insurance exposure
  • Deep analytics and data science expertise with hands-on solution delivery
  • Strong business acumen with understanding of insurance dynamics
  • Strategic thinker with a focus on delivering measurable business value
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
  • Change and innovation driver with ability to lead through transformation
  • Familiarity with modern data & AI tools and platforms
  • leadership
  • communication
  • stakeholder management
  • analytics techniques (diagnostic, predictive modelling, machine learning)
  • data science
  • AI solutions

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Posted: September 30th, 2026