Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GlobalData Plc is a specialist information services company that helps organizations make better decisions through trusted data and expert analysis. The Principal Analyst will shape the future of life insurance by leading research and consulting projects, establishing authority in life insurance technology, and developing tailored solutions for clients.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of research agendas aligned with industry trends and client needs
- Identifying key themes and emerging trends across the financial services technology landscape
- Producing high-quality research with actionable insights for clients and internal stakeholders
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate findings into broader strategic initiatives
- Tracking and forecasting technology trends, including emerging Insurtech and Fintech startups
- Assessing how new technologies can strengthen financial services propositions and operating models
- Profiling emerging and established technology solutions to help clients navigate the market
- Identifying technologies and providers with the potential to significantly influence the industry
- Lead high-impact projects and deliver solutions aligned with client objectives
- Leading teams on complex initiatives, ensuring delivery against client goals and timelines, while independently managing selected projects
- Acting as a trusted advisor and developing tailored solutions to clients’ strategic challenges
- Identifying project risks and implementing effective mitigation strategies
- Developing trusted relationships that support collaboration and shared objectives
- Supporting business development and identifying growth opportunities within financial services technology
- Understanding client needs and effectively positioning the firm’s offerings
- Working with leading insurers, consultancies, venture capital firms, and insurance technology vendors
- Engaging with specialist financial services technology media
- Presenting at industry forums and conferences, including Fintech and Insurtech events
- Being accessible to the technology and financial services communities for discussion and insight
- Providing guidance and coaching to support professional growth
- Encouraging knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Leading by example and promoting innovation and self-development
Skills
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience, with 10+ years in the life insurance technology domain, including one or more of the following:
- Experience within a life insurance company, with responsibility for technology strategy or delivery; or
- Experience within a management consulting, research, or advisory firm serving the life insurance sector; or
- Experience with a life insurance technology vendor, focused on technology strategy or delivery across the insurance value chain
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong qualitative and quantitative research and analytical capabilities, with experience managing research agendas
- Deep knowledge of life insurance and technology, with the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable strategies
- Strong presentation and public-speaking skills, including engagement with senior leaders and media
- Intellectual curiosity and the drive to master new areas
- Proven ability to lead high-impact consulting projects and build trusted relationships
- Strong storytelling skills and the ability to communicate through data and impactful visuals
- Creative problem-solving and innovative thinking
- Ability to work independently and remotely
Benefits
- Range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more (details vary by region; visit careers.globaldata.com to find out more)
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