Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance · 3 weeks ago
Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics Engineering
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$315K/yr - $365K/yr
15+ years expBerkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is a strategic insurance partner providing a broad range of commercial insurance coverages. They are seeking a visionary leader for the role of Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics Engineering to create strategies and deliver next-generation data platforms and business intelligence capabilities that will drive the company's growth and innovation.
Financial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Define and execute our data platform strategy, vision, and roadmap, aligning business and technology goals to support BHSI’s growth and operational excellence
Partner with technology and business functions to modernize our data ecosystem, influence data quality, and enable advanced analytics and Artificial Intelligence capabilities
Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure teams to ensure data platforms are secure, efficient, and compliant
Ensure our solutions are well-architected and engineered and deliver unified, scalable data platforms supporting structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data
Lead the evolution and modernization of aging data platforms, streamline data ingestion and transformation, and enable self-service business intelligence and analytics for business users
Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps, and modern engineering practices in all data platforms and data solutions
Establish and enforce data engineering standards, governance, and best practices to ensure data integrity, security, and compliance
In partnership with key business stakeholders (e.g., Chief Data Officer, Data Stewards), champion data quality management, metadata, lineage, and master data management capabilities
Enable advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI capabilities through robust data engineering solutions and modern data platforms
Partner with business stakeholders to deliver actionable insights, dashboards, and visualizations that drive exceptional business outcomes
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of data engineers and modelers to ensure solutions meet the needs of our complex global business
Foster a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and innovation to build and scale sophisticated data capabilities, including platforms, tools, and talent development
Identify and mitigate risks associated with data architecture and engineering decisions to ensure compliance with regulatory, privacy, and security standards in all data engineering activities
Qualification
Required
At least 15 years of experience managing technology teams, including a minimum of 5 years in data engineering leadership roles
Proven experience leading data engineering functions in complex, fast-paced environments, ideally within regulated industries such as insurance or financial services
Deep technical expertise in data architecture, data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Fabric), and cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), and data engineering best practices
Extensive knowledge of modern data frameworks, ETL/ELT, data modeling, and analytics enablement
Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills across engineering teams and business stakeholders
A passion for mentoring technical talent and fostering a high-performance culture
Ability to see the big picture and align data engineering with long-term business strategies and provide guidance and education on data capabilities
Expertise in systems thinking to optimize interdependencies across business units, platforms, and technologies to ensure we drive a data-first mindset throughout the company
Experience implementing data governance, data quality, and master data management programs to leverage data as a critical asset that can differentiate BHSI
Passion for staying current with emerging data technologies that can enable Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Generative AI capabilities
Comfortable working in agile environments, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery
Ability to influence senior business leaders, including executives, through clear communication and strategic insight to ensure we leverage data as a strategic asset
Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, especially with business functions, engineering, security, infrastructure, and operations teams
Strong foundation in software engineering, application and data architecture, integration patterns, and infrastructure design to ensure our data platforms and solutions are secure, reliable, and stable
Benefits
Comprehensive Health, Dental and Vision benefits
Disability Insurance (both short-term and long-term)
Life Insurance (for you and your family)
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (for you and your family)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Reimbursement Account
Employee Assistance Program
Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan with Company Match
Generous holiday and Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Parental Leave
Company
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is a company providing risk solutions and claims care.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Peter J. Eastwood
President & Chief Executive Officer
Joe Saab
Vice President, Head of Executive and Professional Lines, Middle East
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