Travelers is looking to solve business problems by using advanced statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms to gain a competitive advantage in the property casualty insurance industry
Requirements
- Master's in STEM related field or equivalent
- Industry expertise in modeling/ research/ analytics or actuarial required
- Industry level knowledge of value creation and business model concepts
- 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
- Heavy concentration in mathematics, including statistics and programming, business intelligence/analytics, as well as data science tools and research using large data sets
Responsibilities
- 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
Other
- Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Decision Sciences, Actuarial Science or related analytical STEM field plus seven years of experience or any suitable and equivalent combination of education and work experience
- 10 or more years of related work experience, including 6 or more years of team leadership experience
- Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers using negotiating and/or influencing skills
- Ability to drive team recruiting, training, and talent assessment efforts
- Ability to provide guidance and coaching for team members
