Data Analyst, Insurance

TheGuarantors

$115K — $145K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, or related field.
  • 3+ years in a data analyst or business intelligence role within Fintech or Insurance.
  • Hands-on experience with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
  • Proficient in SQL for data querying and analysis.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on data mining and visualization.
  • Excellent communication skills to convey complex data insights to non-technical audiences.
  • Detail-oriented with curiosity about data's role in business decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional projects with various teams to develop actionable insights.
  • Translate and analyze complex data sets to identify business drivers and improvement opportunities.
  • Create and maintain interactive dashboards in Power BI using multi-source data.
  • Own ad-hoc reporting for strategic alignment across internal teams.
  • Leverage dbt to maintain high-quality datasets for data analysis.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams on evolving data needs.
  • Document data definitions and structures for clarity and integrity.

Benefits

  • Opportunities to make an impact within a fast-growing company.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one.
  • Health savings account with employer contribution.
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
  • 401(k) savings plan.
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays.
  • Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.
  • Paid parental leave for new parents.
  • Company-sponsored short and long-term disability insurance.
Full Job Description
The Role

We are seeking a Data Analyst to join our growing Analytics team in New York. Reporting to the Director of Analytics, you will play a key role in transforming data into insights that drive business decisions across Product, Sales, Marketing, and Underwriting.

This role is ideal for someone with a solid foundation in SQL and data visualization who is eager to grow their technical skills, business understanding, and impact in a fast-paced, collaborative fintech environment. You'll work cross-functionally to uncover trends, optimize processes, and empower teams with data-driven insights that move the business forward.

Location
This is hybrid role based in NYC (3 days/week onsite).

What You'll Do

  • Lead cross-functional projects with Product, Sales, Marketing, and Underwriting teams to understand requirements and develop reports that deliver actionable insights for key decision-makers.
  • Translate and analyze complex data sets to identify key business drivers, uncover trends, and highlight opportunities to improve performance and efficiency.
  • Create and maintain interactive dashboards in Power BI, integrating data from multiple sources to deliver a visual story, driving strong business decisions.
  • Own ad-hoc reporting across all internal teams to ensure business strategic alignment.
  • Leverage dbt to clean, structure, and transform data within the data warehouse, maintaining high-quality datasets for analysis.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams to address evolving data needs and ensure data consistency across the organization.
  • Document data definitions, reports, and structures to maintain clarity, scalability, and data integrity for all stakeholders.


What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in a data analyst or business intelligence role within a Fintech or Insurance company
  • Hands-on experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
  • Experienced with SQL
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, including data mining, evaluation, and visualization.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for non-technical audiences.
  • Detail-oriented and curious about how data informs decisions across product, marketing, sales, and operations.


Nice to Have:

Working knowledge and experience with:

    • dbt (data build tool)
    • Snowflake
    • Git


Our Data Stack

Our analytics ecosystem is built on Snowflake for data warehousing, dbt for transformations, and Power BI for visualization and reporting. Data pipelines are managed through Stitch, with Dagster orchestrating automated workflows for file exports and email processes. All dbt projects are version-controlled in GitHub, ensuring reliability and collaboration across the team.

Benefits

  • Opportunities to make an impact within a fast growing company
  • Medical, dental, & vision insurance, beginning day one
  • Health savings account with employer contribution
  • Flexible spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care, commuter)
  • 401(k)
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays
  • Flexible working hours
  • Paid parental leave
  • Company sponsored short and long term disability


Base Salary

The base salary range is between $115,000 - $145,000 annually.

Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, location and current market data and may vary from the range above.

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