Chief Manager - Business Intelligence and Insights Group

About the Company

Axis Max Life Insurance Limited is one of Indias leading private life insurance companies. The company offers comprehensive life insurance, longterm savings, protection, and retirement solutions through a multichannel distribution network. It is recognized for its strong customercentric approach, high claimspaid ratio and robust financial performance.

About the Function

Business Intelligence and Insights Group (BIIG) focuses on building a strong datadriven ecosystem by providing accurate insights at the right time and on the right platforms. It enables faster, informed decisionmaking through innovation, automation, and streamlined information delivery.

Job Summary

• Define the vision and roadmap for business intelligence team and champion data culture within Axis Max Life.
• Lead and enable transformation to embrace automation and providing concise & real-time insights.
• Responsible for delivery of accurate and timely reports / dashboards.
• Coach and mentor the team to continuously improve skills and capabilities.
• Lead a team of 10+ professionals, including partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle Distribution reporting requirements across functions and job families for enabling strategic priorities and performance management. Responsibilities also include supporting CXO reports and dashboards
• Ensure timely & accurate delivery of reporting across functions and roles.
• Proactively identify opportunities to automate reporting requirements and build delivery capabilities on digital information assets in liaison with technology function. Integrate analytics with reporting assets.
• Drive data democratization culture by designing data assets.
• Collaborate to design and build data products for Distribution teams.
• Partner with data team to build data infrastructure necessary to facilitate efficient analysis, reporting and is relevant with the needs of the organization.
• Develop, coach and mentor team to become best in class business intelligence team.

Education: Masters degree (M. Sc., M. Tech., MBA or any quantitative field)

Experience:

• Financial services exposure is desirable and preferred.
• Python & PowerBI
• At least 7-8 years of relevant experience in working in business reporting teams.

Key competencies/skills required

• Demonstrated experience of working with senior leadership / management.
• Experience in standardizing, streamlining and automating business reporting.
• Technical proficiency in BI tech stack Python , PowerBI, SQL Server reporting services, SAP BO etc.
• Have experience with open source BI tools & Project Management.
• Well versed with data architecture / data warehousing / data lakes.
• Domain understanding of BFSI industry.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong verbal and written communication skills.