Decision Science Manager

Role Overview

• Provides critical decision support for Farmers Independent Agency Distribution team across the enterprise by gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing data to address business challenges.
• Applies advanced or innovative mathematical, statistical, and quantitative techniques to draw conclusions and deliver actionable recommendations that drive efficiency, growth, and profitability.
• Interprets large datasets to extract meaningful insights and trends then communicates findings to business partners and leadership to support informed decision-making.
• Mentors, trains, and coaches less experienced team members and supervises direct reports who are individual contributors or people leaders with small span of control.
• Leads discussions with cross-functional business partners and teams to understand and collaborate on complex business objectives.
• Shapes solution strategies and outcomes by leveraging broad knowledge of the business and overseeing collaboration across teams to ensure alignment and effectiveness.
• Uses breadth of expertise in data analysis to deliver insights that enable informed decision-making.
• Develops and implements advanced or innovative mathematical, statistical, and quantitative techniques to solve medium-to-large scale business problems that significantly impact current and future business strategies.
• Analyzes large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and business opportunities.
• Conducts comprehensive exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover opportunities including testing hypotheses and validating findings with business partners.
• Coordinates with cross-functional technical teams including IT, data scientists, data engineers and others to ensure data integrity and optimize data pipelines.

Requirements

• Minimum seven years of work experience required in data analysis, statistical or mathematical modeling, or related.
• Experience in a people leader or management role required.
• Experience in insurance industry with independent agency data preferred.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Advanced storytelling skills with ability to communicate complex data insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated written communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical skills.
• Strong ability to craft strategic business plans and translate them into actionable steps for direct reports and indirect teams across three or more business domains.
• Proven ability to drive strategic enablement and contribute to enterprise strategic plans.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.
• Demonstrated ability to explain strategic concepts to those unfamiliar with them.
• Solid project management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong proficiency in applying advanced statistical and machine learning concepts and tools.
• Broad knowledge of data analysis and manipulation tools (SQL, Python, SAS, R, and/or Snowflake).
• Broad knowledge of data visualization tools (example, Tableau, Power BI).

Tech Stack

• Python
• SQL
• Tableau

Benefits

• Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
• 401(k)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance