Description

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week

Role Overview

The Strategic Analytics Lead is a high-impact role responsible for supporting the organization's most important strategic questions. This individual will operate as a dedicated analytics partner to leadership, bringing structure, rigor, and clarity to complex, ambiguous problems.

The role focuses on translating executive priorities into actionable analysis, integrating data across sources, and delivering clear, insight-driven recommendations to inform decision-making at the highest levels of the organization.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Problem Framing

• Translate ambiguous, high-level business questions into clear analytical problem statements and hypotheses
• Partner with senior stakeholders to refine scope, align on priorities, and ensure actionable outputs
• Drive structured thinking across complex, cross-functional topics

Advanced Analytics & Insight Generation

• Lead end-to-end analytics, including data sourcing, integration, modeling, and interpretation
• Combine data across central and business-owned systems to create holistic views of performance
• Apply iterative analytical approaches to test hypotheses and refine insights over multiple cycles

Executive Communication

• Synthesize findings into clear, concise narratives tailored for senior leadership
• Translate complex analyses into business implications and recommended actions
• Support executive working sessions with data-driven insights

Ways of Working

• Highly iterative: insights are developed through cycles of hypothesis testing and refinement
• Cross-functional: collaborates across analytics teams, data teams, and business stakeholders
• Agile and responsive: supports both planned strategic work and emerging leadership requests
• Outcome-oriented: focused on delivering clear, actionable insights rather than just analysis

What You'll Bring:

Experience

• 6-10+ years in analytics, strategy, consulting, or a related field
• Experience working on complex, ambiguous business problems with senior stakeholders
• Background in financial services, insurance, or similar industries preferred

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Strong analytical toolkit (SQL, Python/R, data visualization tools)
• Experience working with large, complex, and fragmented datasets
• Ability to structure and execute end-to-end analyses independently

Leadership & Communication

• Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $119,000-$170,000

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Company Overview

At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.

Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities-inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you'll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.

As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what's next, and your growth powers it.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site .

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.

Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com .

Visit our LinkedIn to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.

Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees' needs.

Job Requisition ID: 93612

Requisition #: 40958505

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