Genworth

Data Analyst

Posted on: 6 Dec 2021

Richmond, VA

Job Description

YOUR ROLE

Do you find energy and excitement in leveraging critical thinking and data insights to help drive forward business strategy to and solve complex, unstructured problems? Do you have a self-starting attitude constantly driving improvements without direction? Are you naturally curious always looking for new information and relationships? Do you enjoy driving strategy and results using create problem solving and data?

We are revolutionizing the analytics space in the Long-Term Care Insurance industry via innovative technology, intuitive design, and creative thought leadership.  We have repeatedly shown the value of the analytics team and continue to invest in our team.

Using the latest analytic tools and processes, we’re able to analyze our data to provide strategic insight leading to transformational change. To carry us even further, we are seeking a Data Analyst to join our expanding, problem-solving team, supporting our Long-Term Care Data Insights and Strategy Committee.  This individual will harness the power of data, critical thinking, curiosity, and an eye for detail to enhance analytic insights and business strategy around our customers and processes to support critical initiatives that will transform the landscape of Long-Term Care Insurance.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop subject-matter expertise around new, unstructured, complex datasets associated with policies, claims, and customers.

Directly support various Senior Leaders by leveraging data, analytic insights, and critical thinking to execute on business strategy and track results

Uncover critical, high-impact data insights, create new strategies, and develop custom approaches/techniques in Long-Term Care market

Leverage strong programming skills to explore, examine, and interpret large data sets in various forms

Communicate progress, insights, and analytic findings via oral and written methods including a mature command of data visualization methods

Build relationships with business partners and senior leaders across the business to create collaborative teams, manage project progress, and communicate project results and insights

Handle ad hoc requests from customers in a timely fashion identifying core business problem, gather relevant customer requirements, and develop analytical solutions

Build repeatable, robust data infrastructure to support analytic efforts around the business including reporting, dashboards, cost/benefit analysis, and decision impact

Lead and manage initiatives and present business insights to leadership teams

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

Critical thinker able to leverage quantitative and qualitative data to support business strategy and execution

Results-oriented and be able to demonstrate a sense of urgency and accountability for business problems

Experience communicating insights, recommendations, and strategies with Senior Leaders

Bachelor’s required, Masters or PhD preferred; technical, analytic, finance, and business disciplines preferred

4+ years of experiences in insurance, finance, or business analytics is a plus

Self-motivated with a drive for results and well verbal/written communications skills to non-technical audiences

A passion for solving unstructured, complex problems and intellectual curiosity

Subject matter expertise in advanced analytical and data capabilities utilizing Python and/or R

Experience with big data technologies (i.e. Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Databricks, AWS/Azure and etc)

Experience with database Rational Database Management System (RDBMS) technologies (i.e. SQL server, Greenplum, Oracle and etc)

Adherence to standard practices and use of version control tools such as GitHub/GitLab

Experience with data visualization tool (i.e. Spotfire, Tableau, Business Power Intelligence or Business Objects)

Project management experience is a plus

Genworth

Richmond, VA

Genworth Financial, Inc. provides insurance and homeownership solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through five segments: U.S. Mortgage Insurance, Canada Mortgage Insurance, Australia Mortgage Insurance, U.S. Life Insurance, and Runoff. The U.S. Mortgage Insurance segment offers mortgage insurance products primarily insuring prime-based, individually underwritten residential mortgage loans. The Canada Mortgage Insurance segment provides flow mortgage insurance; and bulk mortgage insurance that aid in the sale of mortgages to the capital markets, as well as helps lenders manage capital and risk in Canada.

The Australia Mortgage Insurance segment offers flow mortgage insurance and bulk mortgage insurance that aids in the sale of mortgages to the capital markets and helps lenders manage capital and risk. The U.S. Life Insurance segment offers long-term care insurance products and fixed annuity products in the United States. The Runoff segment covers non-strategic products, which primarily include variable annuity, variable life insurance, institutional, corporate-owned life insurance, and accident and health insurance products.

This segment’s institutional products include funding agreements and funding agreements backing notes. The company distributes its products and services primarily through appointed independent producers and employer groups. Genworth Financial, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.