Data Analyst

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20 years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,850 , and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Analyst with strong insurance and actuarial domain knowledge to support data analysis, reporting, governance, and business intelligence initiatives.

The role will involve working closely with business stakeholders, actuarial teams, underwriting and broking functions, data engineers, and reporting teams to understand business requirements, analyze source systems, define data mappings, and ensure the accuracy and integrity of data used for reporting and decision-making.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in actuarial or insurance environments, strong SQL capabilities, and a proven ability to translate complex business requirements and rules into clear, documented data solutions.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Piscaatway,NJ is $125-135 k/year & benefits (see below).

Key Skills and Experience

Data Analysis and Technical Skills

• Strong experience as a Senior Data Analyst, Business Data Analyst, or similar role in an insurance, actuarial, financial services, or data-intensive environment.
• Excellent SQL skills, including:
• Complex joins and subqueries
• Common table expressions
• Window functions
• Aggregations and reconciliations
• Data profiling and validation
• Query optimization
• Proven experience conducting detailed source data analysis across multiple systems.
• Strong capability in preparing and maintaining source-to-target mapping documents.
• Experience documenting business rules, transformation logic, calculations, assumptions, and data definitions.
• Hands-on experience with data reconciliation, data quality analysis, and issue investigation.
• Understanding of data warehouses, data lakes, reporting layers, ETL/ELT processes, and analytical data models.
• Familiarity with Databricks and the Azure data ecosystem.
• Experience working with large, complex, and potentially distributed datasets.
• Exposure to reporting, dashboards, management information, and analytical outputs.
• Ability to interpret technical data structures and explain them in business terms.

Actuarial and Insurance Domain Experience

• Deep knowledge of the insurance domain, with hands-on experience in actuarial, underwriting, broking, or insurance data environments.
• Practical understanding of actuarial processes such as:
• Pricing and rating
• Reserving
• Loss ratios and profitability analysis
• Exposure and premium analysis
• Claims development
• Forecasting and portfolio performance
• Strong understanding of underwriting and broker data, including policy, submission, quote, bound, premium, commission, exposure, risk, and claims information.
• Experience interpreting insurance and actuarial metrics, business rules, and reporting requirements.
• Ability to work effectively with actuaries, underwriters, brokers, finance teams, and business leadership.
• Understanding of insurance reporting cycles, data dependencies, and key operational and regulatory considerations.

Data Governance and Reporting

• Experience working with data governance frameworks, standards, and controls.
• Knowledge of data ownership, stewardship, lineage, metadata, data dictionaries, and critical data elements.
• Experience defining and validating data quality rules and reconciliation controls.
• Exposure to governed reporting environments and consistent KPI or metric definitions.
• Ability to ensure that reporting outputs are complete, accurate, traceable, and aligned with approved business rules.
• Experience supporting reporting requirements, dashboard development, management information, or regulatory reporting.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

• All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.enter of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.