The Business Analytics Consulting Director (Data Modeler) will serve as a hands-on individual contributor responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-level data models that support CNA's cloud-based analytics and reporting ecosystem. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams-both internal and external-to build scalable, high-quality conceptual, logical, and physical data models that drive business value across emerging data initiatives.
The Director will collaborate with product teams to guide model design, ensure adherence to standards, and establish clear systems of record. This position plays a key role in shaping data architecture within a rapidly expanding environment, supporting multiple newly forming teams focused on cloud data modernization. The ideal candidate brings deep data modeling expertise, experience within the P&C insurance industry, strong analytical skills, and the ability to operate independently while influencing technical and business stakeholders.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Job Description
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead design discussions and create conceptual and logical data models for the Enterprise Data Warehouse
- Manage and maintain data models and define reporting strategies
- Perform data quality analysis and propose solutions to identified issues
- Guide product teams in creating physical data model designs and data dictionaries
- Review design adherence to ensure standards and best practices are followed
- Facilitate discussions to understand data sources and establish systems of record
- Create information architecture roadmaps with current and future state data flows
- Interact with stakeholders across diverse teams, both IT and business
- Interprets model results and identifies potential model errors, such as overfitting
Reporting Relationship Typically Reports to System Architect or above
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- 8+ years of data modeling experience with expertise in relational and/or dimensional analysis.
- Experience in Insurance Industry, preferably in Property and Casualty Insurance.
- Deep understanding of data modeling principles and architecture concepts.
- Knowledge of different database platforms (relational and NoSQL)
- Experience with enterprise data modeling tools such as ERWIN
- 3+ years of experience in a data lake environment.
- Experience with database technologies such as GCP Big Query, PostgreSQL, IICS, Composer, Github etc.
- Understanding of ETL processes to load large data warehouses.
- Ability to work as an individual contributor.
- Strong communication and collaborative skills to work with agile teams in articulating the model and guiding the development.
- Advanced analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills to effectively resolve complex situations and issues.
Education & Experience• Master's degree or equivalent work experience.• Typically a minimum of eight years of related work experience.
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I n certain jurisdictions, CNA is legally required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. In District of Columbia , California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois , Maryland , Massachusetts , New York and Washington, the national base pay range for this job level is $97,000 to $189,000 annually.Salary determinations are based on various factors, including but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. CNA offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees - and their family members - achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals. For a detailed look at CNA's benefits, please visit cnabenefits.com .
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