Director, Data Science

Role Overview

• Architect and enforce a cohesive development standard across the data science team.
• Lead by example as a code-first practitioner, building modular, well-documented Python frameworks and tools.
• Drive experiments and model development with a “fit-for-deployment” mindset from day one.
• Serve as a principal participant in our cross-functional tech lead forum.
• Establish clear success criteria, measurement frameworks, and monitoring standards for every model.
• Champion documentation-as-a-habit, not documentation-as-an-afterthought.
• Mentor and elevate colleagues, including more junior data scientists.
• Collaborate deeply with Analytics Engineering to prototype Gold Layer data assets for new models.
• Manage competing priorities with clarity and transparency.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in applied, code-first data science and analytics within insurance or a closely adjacent industry (financial services, risk, or similar).
• Demonstrated success building and enforcing reusable ML frameworks and engineering standards across a team.
• Hands-on expertise in the full model lifecycle: from problem framing and data exploration through feature engineering, training, validation, deployment into production systems, and continuous monitoring.
• A collaborative instinct — someone who genuinely enjoys working across Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, MLOps, IT, and business partners.
• Experience in or strong appetite for structured cross-functional work.
• Strong mentorship instincts, with a track record of raising the technical bar of the people around them.
• The intellectual honesty to know when a model isn’t ready.

Tech Stack

• Python

Benefits

• Opportunities to stretch and grow: your professional and personal development matters to us.
• Clarity and kindness: you can rely on us to be open, honest and supportive, offering clarity on what success looks like.
• Support in good times and bad: we believe in showing up for each other consistently, not only when it’s easy.
• A community that cares: we are committed to sustaining a community in which each person feels cared for as an individual.