Director of Data Analytics and Visualization (Daytona Beach, FL)

Brown & Brown - Daytona Beach, FL

Full-time - Senior

Daytona Beach, FL

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Director of Data Analytics and Visualization at Brown & Brown will lead the engineering, delivery, and support of the corporate data and analytics platform. This role involves managing a team of Data Engineers and Visualization specialists to develop and automate cloud-based data capabilities, ensuring the stability and performance of data technologies while aligning with the overall data strategy and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and corporate function leaders and cultivate trusted and collaborative relationships.
• Lead the engineering, delivery and support of data pipelines and data products.
• Provide leadership and oversight of third-party resources and services in the design and delivery of data solutions as needed.
• Identify opportunities and implement enhancements to data pipelines and data products.
• Lead and mentor Data Analytics and Visualization team members.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Data Architecture and Enterprise Data Enablement teams on data solutions and roadmaps.
• Ensure data solutions adhere to relevant policies, standards, procedures, and patterns.
• Promote re-use of data assets and insights across the Division.
• Forecast and budget data capability and technology expense and growth.
• Work well with co-located and distributed team members and partners.
• Demonstrate a high degree of creativity and problem-solving skills.
• Set and implement a strategy for data warehouses and data marts, business intelligence and analytics with a focus on enhancing end-user experience through self-service solutions, speed of delivery, and high-quality results.
• Prioritize work requests to meet business needs by assigning teammates and overseeing delivery.
• Drive processes around business intelligence development.
• Reduce risk to our organization by implementing governance and security controls in partnership with the Information Security and Enterprise Risk teams.
• Manage the team, including hiring and development, reviews, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Experience leading a team of data and visualization engineers.
• Hands-on experience implementing data capabilities and technologies supporting data pipelines, data integration, data transformation, analytics, reporting and modeling (e.g. AI/ML).
• Strong understanding of engineering, implementing, and supporting data platforms and solutions in a cloud environment.
• Deep understanding of data management and data governance principles and constructs.
• Passion for learning new technologies and enhancing existing skills.
• Experience in end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) projects.
• Experience working with key stakeholders and business leaders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships and work collaboratively on teams.
• Self-starter that works well and can be a leader in a matrixed team environment.
• Ability to adapt and respond in a rapidly evolving business environment.
• 8+ years of related work experience.
• Experience with PowerBI and other visualization tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience engineering, implementing, and supporting data solutions in an Azure cloud environment.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, Snowflake and/or equivalent cloud data technologies and platforms.
• Experience with data platforms supporting Data as a Product, Data as a Service, Data Mesh, Data Virtualization, Delta Lake, Lakehouse and/or Data Fabric.
• Familiarity with SQL, Java, and Python.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience creating and running 24X7 platform support models leveraging internal teammates and/or third-party services.
• 12+ years of related work experience and 5+ years of progressive leadership experience.
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Data Engineer Associate, or equivalent certification(s).
• Experience in the insurance industry and/or basic knowledge of insurance.
• Experience engineering, implementing, and supporting solutions covering multiple geographies.

Benefits

• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Competitive pay based on experience
• Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
• Generous benefits package; health, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Mental Health Resources