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Director, Strategy & Analytics (Surety)

Job Overview

Location

Remote USA

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Data Science

Date Posted

June 25, 2026

Full Job Description

đź“‹ Description

  • • Design and drive enterprise-wide data intelligence initiatives across the Surety organization using tools like Power BI to centralize insights and enable data-driven decision-making.
  • • Analyze production trends, portfolio performance, and agency segmentation to deliver actionable insights that inform underwriting, business development, and operational strategies.
  • • Develop, standardize, and maintain consistent Surety messaging, positioning, and content frameworks for agent and broker materials, ensuring alignment between field and home office communications.
  • • Create thought leadership content and marketing materials that enhance market positioning and improve ease of doing business with the Surety division.
  • • Identify operational inefficiencies and lead process improvement initiatives to streamline workflows, reduce manual tasks, and improve turnaround times through automation and best practices.
  • • Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives tied to business priorities, translating leadership direction into executable plans with measurable outcomes and execution discipline.
  • • Influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams—including underwriting, operations, and marketing—without formal authority to align priorities and drive organizational change.
  • • Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership by providing data-backed recommendations and strategic guidance that enhance competitive positioning and operational effectiveness.
  • • Operate as a senior individual contributor with high autonomy, leading projects and initiatives rather than managing large teams, while maintaining enterprise-wide impact across the Surety organization.
  • • Ensure consistent adoption of data analytics, standardized content, and process improvements across all levels of the Surety business unit to achieve key success indicators including improved decision-making, efficiency gains, and messaging consistency.
  • • Monitor and report on key success metrics such as increased use of data in decision-making, measurable operational efficiency gains, and enhanced market-facing content consistency.

🎯 Requirements

  • • 10+ years of experience in surety, insurance, or financial services
  • • Proven experience in analytics, marketing, or operations
  • • Strong understanding of the surety distribution model
  • • Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional initiatives without formal authority
  • • Experience with data tools (e.g., Power BI) and process improvement methodologies
  • • US Work Authorization required; no visa sponsorship available

🏖️ Benefits

  • • Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance plan options
  • • Optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance
  • • 401(k) with employer match contributions
  • • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • • Paid time off (PTO), corporate holidays, and floating holidays
  • • Parental leave

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About Markel Corporation

Markel Corporation is a diversified financial holding company headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, founded in 1930. It operates through three segments: Insurance, offering specialty property and casualty coverage globally; Markel Ventures, owning and managing a portfolio of industrial and service businesses; and Investments, managing equity and fixed-income assets. The company focuses on niche markets and long-term value creation, employing underwriting discipline and strategic acquisitions to deliver consistent returns to shareholders.

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