Full-Time

AI and Cloud Strategy Transformation Lead

Updated on 8/19/2026

Verisk

Verisk

5,001-10,000 employees

Insurance risk analytics and data technology

Compensation Overview

$130k - $160k/yr

Boston, MA, USA

Hybrid

Three days in-office per week in Boston are strongly preferred.

Bachelor's

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Data Visualization
Machine Learning
Risk Management
Financial Modeling

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field is required.
  • Approximately 7–10+ years of experience in program management, strategy execution, or corporate development, with a strong hands-on delivery track record is required.
  • Hands-on program and project execution across complex, cross-functional initiatives is required.
  • The ability to build business cases, financial models, trackers, and executive materials directly is required.
  • Adaptability and learning agility are required to take ownership of unfamiliar, ambiguous, or newly emerging problems and build the structure to deliver them in a fast-changing domain.
  • Strong organization and follow-through are required to drive actions to closure with minimal oversight.
  • Clear written and verbal communication for executive audiences is required.
  • Familiarity with cloud cost management and FinOps concepts is required.
  • Business-level artificial intelligence and machine learning literacy is required; engineering depth is not required.
  • The ability to handle confidential cost, financial, and strategic information with discretion is required.
  • The ability to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation is required.
Responsibilities
  • Execute the artificial intelligence and cloud program portfolio set by the Head of AI Strategy by building and maintaining roadmaps, running delivery cadences, and driving initiatives to completion.
  • Produce executive-ready analysis and materials, including business cases, return-on-investment models, status reports, and leadership and Board presentations.
  • Coordinate FinOps and CloudOps delivery hands-on by turning cost data and dashboards into actionable reporting and driving optimization and savings actions to closure.
  • Run intake and prioritization operations by managing the pipeline, documenting proposals, and preparing recommendations for the Head of AI Strategy's decision.
  • Drive vendor and tool evaluations by running assessments, comparisons, and pilots of artificial intelligence platforms and managing day-to-day vendor relationships.
  • Take ownership of new and emerging programs, analyses, and operational needs across artificial intelligence, FinOps, and CloudOps as they arise, including workload types not yet defined, at the direction of the Head of AI Strategy.
  • Maintain the program operating rhythm, including cadences, objectives and key results tracking, risk and dependency logs, and resource mapping.
  • Implement and maintain artificial intelligence governance processes by keeping reviews, documentation, and monitoring running against the framework defined by leadership.
  • Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.

Verisk provides data analytics and technology solutions for the insurance industry, including risk modeling, fraud prevention, and catastrophe claims data, serving insurers, businesses, and governments worldwide. Its platforms offer subscription-based access to deep data sets and analytics tools, enabling clients to assess exposure, detect fraud, and process catastrophe claims while generating actionable reports. It differentiates itself with a global data pool combined with specialized insurance analytics and consulting services delivered on scalable platforms, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and resilience. Its goal is to help clients manage and mitigate risk, improve operational efficiency, and prepare for climate- and weather-related challenges.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Jersey City, New Jersey

Founded

1971

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 revenue rose 4.3% to $806 million, with 8% subscription growth.
  • Verisk launched Synergy Studio and the reengineered U.S. Tropical Cyclone Model in June 2026.
  • Claude connectors and 7,000 XactAI licensees show faster AI adoption across carriers.

What critics are saying

  • AccuLynx litigation from January 2026 exposes Verisk to specific performance and damages.
  • Ongoing litigation lifted Q2 2026 legal fees and cut net income 9.8%.
  • CIO Nick Daffan’s departure in July 2026 strains platform security during AI expansion.

What makes Verisk unique

  • Verisk owns regulatory-grade insurance datasets, including ISO indications and XactRestore, embedded in Claude.
  • Synergy Studio unifies catastrophe modeling, exposure management, and risk analytics on a cloud-native platform.
  • CargoNet turns proprietary theft intelligence into route-level decisions for fleets and insurers.

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Hybrid Work Options

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Headcount

6 month growth

16%

1 year growth

17%

2 year growth

17%
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