AVP Advanced Analytics & Data Science, Marketing/Insurance Focus

<strong>We&rsquo;re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children&rsquo;s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future.</strong>

Springfield IL; remote

Horace Mann

<h4>We&rsquo;re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children&rsquo;s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs.&nbsp; We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them.&nbsp; This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.</h4> https://boards.greenhouse.io/horacemannservicecorporation

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Property & Casualty

Overview: The<strong>&nbsp;AVP Advanced Analytics &amp; Data Science, Marketing/Insurance Focus </strong>provides visionary leadership and strategic direction for the organization's data science initiatives, machine learning, modeling, driving innovation, and leveraging data-driven insights to achieve business objectives and competitive advantage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>This role will have a marketing focus but will touch on all areas of insurance.</strong>
Responsibilities: <p><strong>Strategic Communication:</strong>&nbsp;Demonstrates exceptional strategic communication skills with an ability to articulate complex concepts to executive-level stakeholders.</p> <p><strong>Executive-Level Data Presentation:</strong>&nbsp;Ability to present data-driven insights and recommendations to executive leadership in a clear and compelling manner.</p> <p><strong>Advanced Data Analysis and Machine Learning:</strong>&nbsp;Mastery of strategic data analysis, machine learning techniques, and statistical model frameworks to solve complex business problems and drive organizational strategy and innovation.</p> <p><strong>Technical Data Mastery:</strong>&nbsp;Expert-level proficiency in working with data using query languages such as SQL, R, or Python, with a deep understanding of relational data and data tools (Git, github, snowflake, open source ecosystem etc).</p> <p><strong>Coding Expertise:</strong>&nbsp;Expertise in writing complex, efficient, and scalable production-ready code in Python or R. Knowledge of generative AI for coding is a plus.</p> <p><strong>BI Strategy:</strong>&nbsp;Ability to develop and execute a comprehensive BI strategy that aligns with organizational goals and objectives.</p> <p><strong>Visionary Leadership:</strong>&nbsp;Demonstrates visionary leadership in driving data-driven initiatives and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.</p> <p><strong>Strategic Partnerships:</strong>&nbsp;Ability to build strategic partnerships both internally and externally to leverage data assets and drive business growth and transformation.</p> <p><strong>Manager skills: (if a manager)</strong>&nbsp; ability to coach/mentor/inspire other data scientists and non-technical people in the use of data science and analytics</p>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Master&rsquo;s degree or higher in data science related areas (statistics, applied economics, data science)</li> <li>8+ years of professional analytical experience (4 required)</li> <li>8+ years of P&amp;C or Life/Retirement experience (4 required)</li> </ul>