Director, Data Science

April 15

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Kemper

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Kemper is a corporation dedicated to providing personalized and affordable insurance solutions for individuals, families, and businesses. They offer a range of products including auto, life, business, accident, health, fire, and motorcycle insurance. Kemper focuses on creating customized insurance options to meet the unique needs of their clients. Additionally, they provide a variety of services such as finding insurance agents, managing policies, making payments, and assisting with claims. With a strong emphasis on corporate responsibility and governance, Kemper aims to deliver reliable insurance coverage while maintaining a commitment to community impact and investor transparency.

Auto Insurance • Commercial Auto Insurance • Home Insurance • Life Insurance • Accident and Health Insurance

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1912

📋 Description

• Data Science is a driver of significant competitive advantage for Kemper and is critical to the organization’s success. • The Kemper Auto team has an immediate need for a talented Data Science leader. • This individual is responsible for leading a team of data scientists and resident data engineers to develop Data Science capabilities to support various business needs in a portfolio and maintaining strong partnership between data science and target business areas to accelerate adoption of analytical solutions through different maturity stages. • Provides coaching and mentoring to junior analysts in the data scientist community. • Leads cross functional discussion with respect to leveraging Data Science capabilities to solve various business problems. • Supervises a diverse team of data scientists and data engineers to deliver analytical solutions in a portfolio to support the organization. • Presents analytical insights, results, and suggests business recommendations to external business partners and senior leadership teams. • Leads Data Science model governance process including planning, documentation, and reviews through model development stages. • Leads, attracts, and develops a high performing analytic team, including coaching, mentoring, and recruiting junior data scientists. • Leads training sessions on statistical modeling and AI/ML technique.

🎯 Requirements

• Graduate Degree in Mathematics, Engineering, or other STEM fields with 10+ years’ experience in insurance industry or related industry in a data science/predictive environment. • PhD in Mathematics, Engineering, or other STEM fields preferred with 8+ years’ experience in insurance industry or related industry in a data science/predictive environment. • 4+ years of proven experience leading an analytic team. • At least 8 years of firsthand experience with Statistical Modeling and various AI/ML platforms.

🏖️ Benefits

• Qualify for your choice of health and dental plans within your first month. • Save for your future with robust 401(k) match, Health Spending Accounts and various retirement plans. • Learn and Grow with our Tuition Assistance Program, paid certifications and continuing education programs. • Contribute to your community through United Way and volunteer programs. • Balance your life with generous paid time off and business casual dress. • Get employee discounts for shopping, dining and travel through Kemper Perks.