ISO, a Verisk business, has been a leading source of information about property/casualty insurance risk since 1971. For a broad spectrum of commercial and personal lines of insurance, ISO provides statistical, actuarial, underwriting, and claims information and analytics; compliance and fraud identification tools; policy language; information about specific locations; and technical services. ISO serves insurers, reinsurers, agents and brokers, insurance regulators, risk managers, and other participants in the property/casualty insurance marketplace. To learn more about ISO please visit us at:  www.verisk.com/iso. We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies! 

At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.   

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.  

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.  

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.   

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do. 

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the fourth consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce.  Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.  

The Role: 

We are looking for a Strategy and Innovation Associate who is driven to be a strong voice in setting the vision and direction of our organization in the ISO Personal Lines business unit. In this role you will work closely with leadership to form, plan, and execute mission critical objectives focused around product innovation, market disruption, and M&A analysis. 

What You’ll Do 

• Help to foster a culture of innovation 
• Look ahead to future technology developments and changes in the marketplace and keep Verisk well positioned to take advantage of both. 
• Identify new market opportunities and sources of potential growth and recommend new approaches to maintain our competitive edge. 
• Research and write briefs on market, trend, and competitive intelligence to drive business unit decisions. 
• Build and maintain financial models demonstrating the value of strategic decisions.
• Support our product leaders in developing, improving, and reporting their product plans and forecasts.   
• Leverage data to evaluate and champion potential acquisitions/partnerships, build investment cases, and conduct due diligence. 
• Cultivate strong relationships with business unit partners across the company to inform and align strategy work, and to actively support the transition from recommendation to execution. 
• Develop and give impactful presentations outlining strategies to executives. 
• Partner with business development on strategy for new customer engagements and customer onboarding 
• Support executive decision-making and requests for information by conducting research, creating data visualizations, and sharing insights. 

Who You Are: 

• You have a history of unquestioned integrity. 
• You seek out opportunities and challenges outside of your comfort zone in a desire to broaden your experience and skillset. 
• You have demonstrated and can describe marked excellence in previous endeavors. 
• You effectively manage your time and work. You are self-motivated, you don't miss deadlines, and you have a high sense of responsibility and personal accountability. 
• You are a proven self-starter with a bias to action. 
• You can demonstrate where you have planned and completed complex tasks with minimal oversight; you do not need heavy oversight, and you never need prodding. 
• You have strong communication & presentation skills: you're able to structure both verbal and written communications and engage an audience, and build trusting relationships, with senior executives in your own, partner, and prospect organizations. 
• You are data driven and comfortable working with analytical tools to gather, clean, shape, and analyze datasets. 
• You have a history working on strategic engagements. You understand strategy frameworks and how to integrate strategy into a business. 
• You are forward thinking and leverage diverse sets of knowledge, insights and frameworks to form decisions. 

Requirements 

• 5-7 years in product development, project management, tech strategy, operations, or consulting.. 

• History of success in past roles leading to increased responsibilities. 

• BA/BS degree in hard sciences, economics, marketing, business administration, mathematics, statistics or similar demonstrable experience.  

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.

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