AVP, D&A, Sales, Finance & Salesforce

MetLife Data and Analytics Leadership Opportunity

The position sits within the newly consolidated Data and Analytics (D&A) organization supporting the U.S. Business of MetLife. U.S. D&A assists all business lines of MetLife's U.S. business with everything related to data, analytics and data science, from data infrastructure, data governance, data engineering, data modeling, data analysis to business intelligence, data science and AI.

MetLife is seeking an experienced AVP within Group Level D&A under U.S. Business D&A Organization, to lead data and analytics teams for Sales, Broker, Finance and Small Business Solutions domains. Reporting directly to VP of Group Level D&A, this position will oversee all D&A efforts under these domains, and all D&A personnel working on this portfolio. The data and reporting work will cut across all pillars of Group business and data is used across all lines of products, for all critical business functions such as sales, broker, broker compensation, sales reporting, financial reporting, broker reporting, marketing, etc. The role spans all relevant D&A functions, from data infrastructure design, data engineering/modeling/analysis, BI reporting all the way to data science and daily support for all deliverables. The person in this role will be on the extended leadership team for the Group Employer relationships for National, Regional and Small Business Solutions accounts.

Key Responsibilities

• Executive leadership
• Team Development & Cultural Transformation
• Sales, Broker & Finance & Small Business Solutions domains
• Team leadership
• Initiative delivery
• Data Lakes & Data Hubs
• Salesforce Data
• Data platform & infrastructure
• Governance and data expertise
• Global team and resource management
• Proactive D&A leadership

Required Qualifications

B.S. degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field, with 15+ years of progressive experience in data analytics leadership. 10+ years building and leading teams in Group Benefits, with depth in working with internal and external Broker, Finance and Sales data. 10+ years of experience with complex production data hub/lakehouse solution. 10+ years of experience with Salesforce platforms, preferably in data integration, architecture or engineering roles. Expertise in data engineering, data governance, reporting, business intelligence, and Data/ML Ops and related software and procedures. Proficiency in SQL. Expertise in Business Intelligence, including the creation and maintenance of custom and standard reporting packages. Proficiency in some related software packages (Tableau, PowerBI, etc.). Experience with Hadoop and MS Azure is a plus. Proven track record of leading analytics teams and deliver business value via creative data solutions while interacting with many stakeholders in a complex organization. Excellence in stakeholder management and executive communication. Understanding of legacy insurance platforms and modernization initiatives. Knowledge of HIPAA and other relevant consumer data regulations.

Location

This position can be based at our Cary, NC or our corporate headquarters in NYC or in the Bridgewater, NJ office. Currently, we are on hybrid schedule with 3 days per week in the office. Travel Requirements 10 - 20% required for stakeholder meetings, office location visits and industry conferences.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process. MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.