American International Group

Lead Business Analyst: Data Office - Actuarial Data & Tools

American International Group$130K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of business analysis experience in insurance/financial sectors
  • Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or related field
  • Strong knowledge of Commercial Insurance actuarial concepts like reserving and pricing
  • Proficiency with data environments, ETL, and visualization tools
  • Experience in leading Agile teams and managing product backlogs
  • Excellent communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical dialogues
  • Preferred: Actuarial Credentials or deep understanding of actuarial methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Lead requirement sessions with senior actuaries to outline workflows and data needs
  • Facilitate alignment on project priorities and timelines among teams
  • Develop roadmaps for actuarial data tool enhancements in partnership with engineers
  • Oversee Agile ceremonies as the Business Analyst Lead in an agile environment
  • Translate actuarial needs into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Ensure adherence to data governance standards and maintain quality documentation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package focused on health, wellbeing, and financial security
  • Professional development resources to support career growth
  • Encouragement for veterans to apply
  • In-office collaboration to foster a supportive team environment
  • Flexibility for applicants with unique backgrounds to be considered regardless of expected pay
Full Job Description
Lead Business Analyst – Actuarial Commercial Lines to play your part in that transformation. It’s an opportunity to grow your skills and experience as a valued member of the team.


Make Your Mark: 

General Insurance is a leading provider of insurance products and services – focused on helping to manage risk for commercial and personal customers. We offer a broad range of products through a diversified, multi-channel distribution network, including one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks.  The Data Office supports the overall General Insurance product by managing Data, Data Governance, and the presentation of the data (Business Intelligence Delivery).


How you will create an impact:


AIG is looking for a driven individual to assume a critical role within the Data Office. This role will work directly with the Actuarial and Data teams to ensure a clear understanding of data and analytics needs and priorities. In addition, the individual will hold Global Data Warehouse Product Ownership responsibilities, ensuring execution aligns with the highest business priorities and Data Office strategy, and that sunset opportunities are realized.


About the Role

The Business Analyst – Actuarial, Commercial Lines role sits within the Global Data Office at the intersection of business strategy, data, and analytics, and works closely with Commercial Lines Actuarial Groups. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of actuarial concepts (reserving, pricing, and risk assessment), proven data and analytics capabilities, excellent communication skills, and experience as an Agile Product Owner. In this role, you will translate complex actuarial business requirements into actionable data engineering specifications by collaborating directly with data development teams. As a trusted business partner and product owner within the Global Data Warehouse, this role will help shape how AIG uses data to make better decisions, simplify its analytics landscape, and focus investments where they matter most.

Responsibilities


Business Requirements: Lead deep, structured requirement sessions with senior actuaries to understand workflows, data nuances, and reporting needs, creating detailed functional specifications.


  • Stakeholder Management: Facilitate alignment across actuaries and Data Office teams on project priorities, project timelines, and management of the deliverables.
  • Product Owner for Data Platform & Tool Development: Develop roadmaps for actuarial data and tool development requirements and partner with data engineers to build and deploy them in timely manner.
  • Agile Development Leadership & Product Backlog Management
    • Lead Agile Ceremonies: Act as the Business Analyst Lead within an agile team, facilitating user story refinement, sprint planning, and daily scrums.
    • Backlog Grooming: Translate actuarial requirements (reserving, pricing, modeling) into actionable user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria for developers.
  • Data Governance & Quality: Ensure compliance with data standards and maintain rigorous documentation for data lineage, testing, and production changes.

What you'll need to succeed


  • Experience: 7+ years of experience in business analysis, actuarial tool design within the insurance/financial industry.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or related field.
  • Actuarial Knowledge: Strong understanding of Commercial Insurance actuarial concepts (e.g., reserving methods, pricing tools)
  • Data Proficiency: Experience with data environments, ETL and visualization tools
  • Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading Agile teams and managing product backlogs.
  • Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Preferred Qualifications: Actuarial Credentials, actuarial exams, or deep understanding of actuarial reserving/pricing concepts. 

Ready to make a bigger impact? We look forward to reviewing your application.

Veterans are encouraged to apply.
 

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For positions based in New Jersey, the base salary range is $120,000 - $150,000. For positions based in New York, the base salary range is $130,000 - $160,000. Your actual compensation will be dependent on your skills, experience, and qualifications.  If your compensation expectations are above the posted range, we still encourage you to apply—your unique background matters to us.  In addition, we’re proud to offer a range of competitive benefits, a summary of which can be viewed here: US Benefits Overview.


At AIG, we value in-person collaboration as a vital part of our culture, which is why we ask our team members to be primarily in the office. This approach helps us work together effectively and create a supportive, connected environment for our team and clients alike.

Enjoy benefits that take care of what matters

At AIG, our people are our greatest asset. We know how important it is to protect and invest in what’s most important to you. That is why we created our Total Rewards Program, a comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to offer benefits focused on your health, wellbeing and financial security—as well as your professional development—to bring peace of mind to you and your family.

Functional Area:

DT - Data

AIG Property Casualty Company

About American International Group

American International Group provides property insurance, life insurance, and financial services.

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Learn more about American International Group
Size
36,600 employees
Market Cap
$46.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$5.9 billion
Founded
1919
5 Year Trend
-0.3%
Revenue
$43.7 billion
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