Lead Consultant, Insurance

Lead Consultant, Insurance Job Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Sydney; Brisbane Job Category: Analyst, Consulting, Insurance Who is Quantium? Quantium is a world leader in data science and artificial intelligence. Established in Australia in 2002, Quantium is a global team of more than 1,100 people across 14 locations with a unique blend of capabilities across product and consulting services to help businesses unlock value from data and analytics. Quantium partners with the world's largest corporations to forge a better, more insightful world. Our Insurance practice brings together deep actuarial expertise, advanced analytics, and AI capabilities to help insurers navigate complex challenges across pricing, risk, customer analytics, and product strategy. Working with some of Australia's leading personal lines insurers, we deliver sophisticated analytical solutions that drive measurable business outcomes while building capability within client organisations. We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Consultant to join our Insurance team in Sydney. In this role, you will lead high-impact analytics projects, guide teams through complex technical challenges, and build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders across the personal lines insurance sector. How will you make an impact? Project leadership: Lead insurance analytics projects from design through implementation, managing multiple concurrent initiatives while ensuring analytical rigour and commercial impact across personal lines products Technical expertise: Provide expert guidance on advanced methodologies including GLMs, machine learning, segmentation, and predictive modelling, while quality assuring models and outputs developed by team members Client advisory: Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, leading discovery sessions and workshops to translate business requirements into analytical solutions that address strategic priorities Team development: Mentor analysts and consultants to build their analytical capabilities and consulting skills, driving a culture of technical excellence and commercial focus within project teams Practice contribution: Contribute to Quantium's insurance analytics intellectual property and methodologies, identifying opportunities to expand client engagements through deep understanding of industry trends and needs The Superpowers You'll Be Bringing To The Team Insurance analytics expertise: 8+ years of experience in insurance analytics with deep expertise in personal lines products such as motor, home, or other personal lines, with a proven track record developing sophisticated analytical solutions that drive business outcomes Technical capabilities: Expert knowledge of advanced analytical methodologies including statistical modelling, machine learning algorithms, and their practical application in insurance, with proficiency in R, Python, or SAS Leadership experience: Demonstrated ability leading technical project teams, managing multiple concurrent projects, and providing guidance on complex analytical challenges while mentoring junior team members Client engagement: Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to engage and influence senior client stakeholders across various business functions, explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences Commercial acumen: Strong commercial awareness with ability to identify and develop business opportunities, understanding how analytical solutions translate into measurable client value Highly valued: Qualified actuary (FIAA) or working toward actuarial fellowship, specific expertise in insurance pricing methodologies, knowledge of cloud platforms and modern analytics infrastructure, or exposure to multiple personal lines products. Remember -- you might not tick all the boxes, but don't let that stop you from applying. We welcome applications from professionals with diverse insurance analytics backgrounds, including qualified actuaries with pricing expertise, customer analytics specialists, or data scientists focused on insurance applications. What matters most is your proven ability to deliver sophisticated analytical solutions in insurance, lead technical teams, and create measurable client value. Quantium is all in on AI, and we value candidates who bring experience with or genuine curiosity about AI technologies and their application to insurance challenges. What could your Quantium Experience look like? Working at Quantium will allow you to challenge your imagination. You will get to solve complex problems using rigor, precision and by asking great questions -- but it also means you can think big, outside the box and push your problem-solving skills to the max. By Joining The Quantium Team, You'll Get To Forge your path: So many of our team have moved around different teams or offices. You'll be in the driver's seat, and we empower you to make your career your own. Find your kind: Embrace diversity and connect with your tribe (think foodies, dog lovers, readers, or runners). Make an impact: Leave your mark. Your contributions resonate, regardless of your role or rank. Benefits Competitive remuneration: We know our team go above and beyond, which is why we reward our team with market leading remuneration (including an attractive annual bonus scheme) Continuous learning: Our vision is empowering our people to thrive. The Analytics Community fosters the development of individuals, thought leadership and technical excellence at Quantium through building strong connections, fostering collaboration, and co-creation of best practice Remote working: Embrace the opportunity to work outside of your assigned home location for up to 2 months every year Parental leave and support: Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers Quantium's recruitment process involves the collection and use of personal information. Please click on the link "Privacy" for Quantium's Collection Notice. This provides information on how we collect, use & store your personal information, including potential disclosure to our majority shareholder, Woolworths Group Limited. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Sales and Business Development Industries IT Services and IT Consulting #J-18808-Ljbffr