Head of Data Science- North America
Posted 2025-06-16Job title: Head of Data Science- North America in Boston, MA at Shift Technology
Company: Shift Technology
Job description: The future of insurance starts with AI. To date, Shift Technology's AI-powered products have benefitted more than 300 million policyholders globally by reducing underwriting risk, identifying more fraud, and automating critical tasks throughout the claims process. Shift harnesses the power of AI to enable the world's leading insurance organizations to make better decisions. Our products help insurers improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver superior customer experiences to their policyholders. Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry by imagining and innovating solutions that impact insurers and their customers - like you! We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance.As the Head of Data Science for North America, you will lead our data science team in leveraging AI and machine learning to support our customers and Shift's product vision.What You Will Do:
- Develop, coach and empower a team of highly skilled Data Scientists based in the US, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico with a focus on innovation and collaboration, and with a #MakeItHappen approach
- Coordinate and collaborate with leaders from across Shift to align strategy, priorities, matrixed resources, and execution across the regional portfolio (internal partners include Delivery, Customer Success, Sales and Solutions Consulting, Product, Engineering, Legal).
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key client stakeholders, understanding their needs, and providing business and technical insights to leadership regarding product development, fit, strategy, and vision
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the data science team's impact and scalability
- Establish best practices and standards for data management, analysis, and model development to ensure consistency and reproducibility
- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of data science projects and client deployments, from problem definition to implementation, and production monitoring
- Participate in meetings and demonstrations with clients on value creation topics
- Proven track record of leadership and managing resources (teams of 35+ with 6+ direct reports) in a matrix environment within various geos in data science, analytics, or engineering, including experience delivering impactful projects.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to translate technical findings into actionable business insights and recommendations.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and to lead and motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals.
- Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or a related field.
- Flexible remote and hybrid working options
- Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance
- Company equity
- Focus Fridays, a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Mental health benefits
- 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering)
Expected salary:
Location: Boston, MA
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