AVP, Data Science

AVP, Data Science – Travelers Careers

• Present analysis, insights, results, and recommendations to executives for decisions.
• Anticipate potential objections and influence executives to adopt a different point of view.
• Take ownership of a portfolio of projects and team of managers and leaders, making recommendations that influence business outcomes.
• Drive teams and leaders to ensure the successful execution of data science strategies.
• Start identifying organizational tension and work to build consensus across the organization.
• Assist in the development of business plans for the portfolio.
• Influence outcomes in the line of business and/or data science community through discussions, presentations, or peer reviews.
• Drive team recruiting, training, and talent assessment efforts.
• Provide guidance and coaching for team members; guide your team to advance their subject matter expertise and to identify future leaders to meet Travelers’ business objectives.
• Support the sharing of knowledge and best practices across the Enterprise.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Master’s in STEM related field or equivalent.
• 10 or more years of related work experience, including 6 or more years of team leadership experience.
• Industry expertise in modeling/ research/ analytics or actuarial required.
• Industry level knowledge of value creation and business model concepts.
• Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers using negotiating and/or influencing skills.
• Subject matter expertise in the majority of external software programs.
• Ability to apply emerging statistical procedures to large highly complex work.
• Recognized industry expertise in 2-3 of the following: Regression, Classification, Machine Vision, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning and Statistical modeling.

• Health Insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program
• Volunteer Encouragement

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.