Specialist (Data Solutions Analyst) – Data Sourcing & Solutions

Location: Hartford, CT (hybrid 2-3 days per week in office)

Specialist (Data Solutions Analyst) - Data Sourcing & Solutions

AXA XL recognizes data and information as critical business assets, both in terms of managing risk and enabling new business opportunities. This data should not only be high quality, but also actionable - enabling AXA XL’s executive leadership team to maximize benefits and facilitate sustained competitive advantage. Our Innovation, Data & Analytics function is focused on driving innovation through optimizing how we leverage data to drive strategy and differentiate ourselves from the competition.

As we develop an enterprise-wide data and digital strategy that moves us toward greater focus on the use of data and data-driven insights, we are seeking a Specialist for our Data Sourcing & Solutions team. The role sits across the Innovation, Data & Analytics Department to ensure customer requirements are properly captured and transformed into actionable data specifications. Success in the role will require focus on proactive management of the sourcing and management of data from source through usage.

DISCOVER your opportunity

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Identify, evaluate, and acquire various data sources that align with the customer needs. This may involve collaborating with business stakeholders, third party vendors and source system teams.
• Design and implement data integration strategies to combine diverse datasets from internal and external sources. This would include accountable for documenting data requirements to the ETL processes, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Develop data solutions to address specific business challenges. This might involve creating custom data models that provide actionable insights which integrate with the existing data assets.
• Oversee the organization and management of data within databases, ensuring data security, integrity, and accessibility.
• Able to work in Agile framework by defining and prioritizing the product backlog, collaborating with agile teams to deliver the business goals and customer needs.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Data Engineers, Data Science, Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, BI Solutions and Stakeholders.
• Implement measures to maintain data accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Perform data validation and cleansing as needed.
• Adhere to data governance standards, ensuring compliance with regulations and internal policies related to data usage and privacy.
• Proficiency in various data technologies such as SQL, Azure cloud technologies, Databricks to analyze and produce data insights. Stay updated with emerging technologies in data management.
• Developing expertise in the Insurance domain to better understand the context of the data.
• Identify data related issues, troubleshoot problems, and recommend solutions to enhance data sourcing and integration processes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior analysts and team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Translate complex technical concepts into understandable insights for non-technical stakeholders to drive data-informed decision-making.
• Explore innovative approaches to data acquisition, integration, and solution development that can lead to improved efficiency and effectiveness.
• It is pivotal in ensuring that an organization’s data ecosystem is robust, well-integrated, and capable of providing accurate and actionable insights to become a data driven organization.
• Instill a customer-first attitude, prioritizing service for our business stakeholders above all else.
  
  

In this role, you will report to the Team Lead, Data Sourcing & Solutions.

What You’ll Be DOING

• Data Source Identification & Evaluation: Ability to identify, evaluate, and select appropriate data sources that meet business needs, including collaboration with business stakeholders, third-party vendors, and source system teams.
• Data Integration & Pipeline Design: Expertise in designing and implementing data integration strategies, including documenting data requirements, developing ETL processes, APIs, and data pipelines to combine diverse internal and external datasets.
• Data Solution Development: Skills in developing tailored data models and solutions that address specific business challenges, providing actionable insights and integrating seamlessly with existing data assets.
• Data Management & Governance: Experience in organizing, managing, and maintaining data within databases, ensuring data security, integrity, and accessibility while adhering to data governance standards and compliance regulations.
• Agile Methodology: Proficiency in working within Agile frameworks, including defining and prioritizing product backlogs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and delivering iterative value aligned with business goals.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Strong ability to work effectively with diverse teams such as Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Management, Data Governance, Business Intelligence, and stakeholders to achieve shared objectives.
• Data Quality Assurance: Competence in implementing measures for maintaining data accuracy, consistency, and completeness through validation, cleansing, and quality control processes.
• Regulatory & Policy Compliance: Knowledge of data privacy, security, and governance standards to ensure compliant data usage and handling.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in data technologies including SQL, Azure cloud platforms, Databricks, and related tools for data analysis, modeling, and insight generation. Commitment to staying updated with emerging data management technologies.
• Domain Knowledge & Contextual Understanding: Ability to develop expertise in the Insurance domain to better interpret data within its business context.
• Problem Solving & Troubleshooting: Capability to identify, diagnose, and resolve data sourcing and integration issues efficiently, proposing effective solutions.
• Mentorship & Leadership: Experience in guiding and mentoring junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
• Communication Skills: Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear insights for non-technical stakeholders, facilitating data-driven decision-making.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Openness to exploring innovative methods for data acquisition, integration, and solution development to enhance operational efficiency.
• Organizational Impact & Data Ecosystem Enhancement: Commitment to maintaining a robust, integrated data ecosystem that supports accurate, timely, and actionable insights for a data-driven organization.
• Customer-Centric Approach: Prioritize stakeholder needs and deliver high-quality service to business users, ensuring a focus on customer satisfaction.
  
  

In this role, you will report to the Team Lead, Data Sourcing & Solutions.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

Required Skills And Abilities

• Experience in a data role (business analyst, data analyst, analytics) preferably in the Insurance industry and within a data division.
• Excellent presentation, communication (oral & written), and relationship building skills, across all levels of management and customer interaction.
• SQL knowledge, exposure to Azure cloud technologies (including Databricks) and technical ability to query AXA XL data sources to understand our data.
• Insurance experience in data, underwriting, claims and/or operations, including influencing, collaborating, and leading efforts in complex, disparate and inter-related teams with competing priorities.
• Passion for data and experience working within a data driven organization.
• Integrate internal data with external industry data to deliver holistic solutions.
• Work with unstructured data to unlock information needed by the business to create unique products for the insurance industry.
• Possesses strong exploratory analysis skills and high intellectual curiosity.
• Displays Organizational skills and is detail oriented.
• Strong conceptual thinker who ‘connects dots,’ critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Ability to take ownership, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work with team members across the globe and across departments.
• Builds trust and rapport within and across groups.
• Applies knowledge of business and specialized areas to solve business problems and understand integration challenges and long-term impact creatively and strategically.
• Ability to manage data needs of an individual project(s) while being able to understand the broader enterprise data perspective.
• Expected to recommend innovation and improvement to policies, procedures, deploying resources and performing core activities.
  
  

What You Will BRING

• At AXA XL, we view individuals holistically through their People, Business, and Technical Skills. We’re interested in what you bring, how you think, and your potential for growth. We value diverse perspectives, recognizing that each person contributes uniquely to our team's success.
• We welcome candidates with relevant education and experience in a related field, as well as those with diverse educational backgrounds or equivalent experience.
• Here are some of the key skills important for the role:
  
  

PEOPLE Skills

• Excellent presentation, communication (oral & written), and relationship-building skills across all levels of management and customer interaction.
• Experience influencing, collaborating, and leading efforts within complex, disparate, and inter-related teams with competing priorities, especially in the Insurance industry.
• Builds trust and rapport within and across groups.
• Ability to work with team members across the globe and across departments.
• Demonstrates organizational skills and is detail-oriented.
• Ability to take ownership, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Passion for data and working within a data-driven organization.
  
  

BUSINESS Skills

• Experience in a data role (business analyst, data analyst, analytics), preferably in the Insurance industry and within a data division.
• Applies knowledge of business and specialized areas (e.g., underwriting, claims, operations) to understand integration challenges and long-term impacts creatively and strategically.
• Ability to manage data needs of individual projects while understanding the broader enterprise data perspective.
• Integrate internal data with external industry data to deliver holistic solutions.
• Demonstrates an analytical & strategic mindset to connect dots and solve complex business problems.
• Expected to recommend innovations, process improvements, and resource deployment strategies to enhance business outcomes.
• Digital literacy, including familiarity with data tools and platforms relevant to the insurance and data environment.
  
  

TECHNICAL Skills

• SQL knowledge, with exposure to Azure cloud technologies (including Databricks), and the ability to query data sources effectively.
• Experience working with unstructured data to extract insights needed for business solutions.
• Strong exploratory analysis skills, with high intellectual curiosity.
• Ability to understand and work with complex data architectures, including data warehousing, data integration, and data pipelines.
• Experience in data analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging data-related issues.
• Knowledge of data integration, data quality, and data security best practices.
• Passion for working within a data-driven environment and leveraging technical tools to uncover insights.
  
  

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines, and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

Inclusion & Diversity

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ , ethnicity and origins, disability, and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
  
  

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience,” focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard - by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day - the Global Day of Giving.
  
  

For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL.

The U.S. base salary range for this position is $78,000 - $123,200.

Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual’s skills, experience and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues’ pay.

At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and to position themselves for the next step of their careers. For more details about AXA XL’s benefits offerings, please visit US Benefits at a Glance 2025.