About Integrated Specialty Coverages
Integrated Specialty Coverages, LLC (ISC) is a growth stage technology and data-driven commercial MGA and insurance wholesaler leading innovation in the market.
Backed by one of the leading private equity firms, Onex Partners, and led by a forward-thinking management team, ISC is combining the worlds of insurance and technology to create an Insurtech powerhouse. As a leading online distributor of insurance products for a range of industries and “Main Street USA”, we are looking for the right people to help us in our mission of achieving exponential growth. We strive to be the number one place to go for brokers and agents to source insurance. To accomplish this, we’re building a digitally focused team that deeply understands the intersection between user experience, data, and AI/ML to optimize the way we engage with our customers and partners.
Job Summary
We’re seeking a senior Business Intelligence (BI) Data leader who will be a key technical member of the data science team, responsible for both shipping productiongrade dashboards & semantic models and managing/mentoring junior analysts. This role will expand Power BI as our source of truth, raise BI literacy across the org, and build the bench strength of the analyst team. The role will be responsible for leading 3-4 analysts as well as scaling Power BI governance and self-service. Insurance experience is strongly preferred.
Position Responsibilities
- Hands‑on Delivery (IC): Build and maintain production Power BI reports and semantic/tabular models; optimize DAX, star schemas, query folding, and refresh performance; own and continuously improve inherited portfolio items.
- SQL & Data modeling: Author performant SQL for curated reporting tables in Snowflake; collaborate with Data Engineering on data modeling standards, release processes, and deployment pipelines (DEV/UAT/PROD)
- People Leadership: Manage and develop 3-4 analysts through backlog grooming, 1:1s, growth plans, and code/design reviews; cultivate a culture of craftsmanship, curiosity, and accountability.
- Delivery KPIs: Define and track clear KPIs for BI delivery (e.g., refresh reliability, stakeholder satisfaction, cycle time) and coach analysts to meet/exceed targets.
- Governance & Enablement: Champion Power BI as the source of truth with robust access controls, versioning, certified datasets, and well‑defined semantic layers; enable self‑service through reusable templates, themes, and training. Lead BI literacy training across business units.
- Stakeholder partnership: Act as the go‑to BI partner for operational leaders; translate needs into scalable datasets/dashboards tied to measurable outcomes and decision workflows. Establish meeting cadences with Product, Accounting, and BU leaders to prioritize work that drives measurable business outcomes.
Minimum Qualifications
- 7–10 years in in BI/Data Analytics, including 3-5+ years leading/mentoring analysts or BI developers in production environments.
- Expert Power BI: DAX, Power Query, tabular modeling, RLS/OLS, composite/direct models, deployment pipelines.
- Strong SQL with experience in Snowflake or similar enterprise databases (Azure SQL, Synapse, Redshift, SQL Server).
- Data modeling expertise: star schema, conformed dimensions, semantic layer design, KPI/metric governance.
- Experience with governance and self‑service enablement: standards, certified datasets, documentation, and training programs.
- Excellent stakeholder communication; executive‑ready storytelling; ability to translate business needs into scalable BI solutions.
- Project leadership: backlog management, prioritization, delivery milestones, and risk management in Agile or hybrid environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- P&C insurance data experience with familiarity in the insurance policy lifecycle, underwriting operations, broker/agency performance, and financial analysis.
- Familiarity with Amazon QuickSight (for legacy reports) and cross‑tool migration/standardization.
This role also offers bonus pay. Your Talent Acquisition representative will share more details about the bonus component should you advance in the interview process.
The starting annual pay scale for this position is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on factors such as skills, qualifications, training, and experience. In addition, the company offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) plan with match, paid time off, and other benefits.
ISC's salary ranges are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Benefits of Working at ISC
- Employee Ownership Program - every eligible employee shares in the financial rewards that grow when the company grows
- Professional development opportunities
- Owner Referral Program
- Work from home reimbursement for remote/hybrid roles
- Canary emergency financial assistance program
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Confidential, Employee Assistance Program
- Health Savings Account, includes company contribution
- Short-term disability
- Voluntary benefits - supplemental accident, critical illness, hospital insurance
- Employee discounts
- 401(k) Plan with company match contribution
- Addition Wealth Financial Wellness Program
- Various Time Off Programs
- 11 company paid holidays
Applicants may contact the ISC HR department via e-mail or phone to request and arrange for an accommodation that will allow the applicant to successfully complete the application process. Applicants needing assistance may request accommodation at any time. Please contact ISC at [email protected] or 760-599-7242.
ISC believes in creating long-term relationships by being responsive and relevant and by consistently delivering value to our community of customers. Specifically, we focus on attracting, developing, and retaining the best talent for our business, challenging our people, demonstrating a “can-do” attitude, and fostering a collaborative and mutually supportive environment.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, mental or physical disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or Federal law.
**Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.**
**ISC participates in the Federal E-Verify program**
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