Data Science Manager

Did you know that about 10% of all insurance payouts are flowing directly into the pockets of fraudsters? The future of insurance starts with Decisions Made Better.
Shift Technology harnesses the power of AI to enable the world's leading insurance organizations to make better decisions. Our products automate and optimize decisions from underwriting to claims, resulting in increased operational efficiency, reduced costs, and superior customer experiences for millions of people around the globe.
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 40 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance.
- Our Company Values_
- _We trust talent_
- _We are stronger together_
- _We make it happen_
- _We focus on what matters to our customer_
**About the team**
Your role will be to lead a team of Data Scientists to further develop our US P&C Data Science organization, managing a scope of customers for our Claims Fraud Detection product in the US.
Our company is small enough that each person's achievements have an impact on overall performance, yet big enough to be a world leader in our domain.
**This is a hybrid role based in Sao Paulo Capital**
**What you will do**
- You will be in charge of scaling solution deployment and maintenance, supervising a Data Science team.
- You will hire, train, and coach a team of Data Scientists to work on our Fraud Detection models
- You will be working closely with our clients to understand their business and organizational context, present results, discuss the performances of our models and ensure we exceed their expectations.
- You will be working with other Data Science managers to identify opportunities to scale our processes, better onboard and coach Data Scientists and serve our customers more efficiently.
- You will support our Sales and Value Engineering teams, and present demos of our products to prospects.
**What you will bring**
- FluentPerfectly fluent in Portuguese and English
- 2+ year experience as Manager of a Data Science / Analytics team, managing at least 5 direct reports
- 3+ years as an individual contributor in Data Science, Analytics or Software Engineering fields
- Outstanding communication capabilities
- Strong client-facing skills
- Team player, as you'll interact with many other teams: Data Science, Product Management, Software Engineering, Project Management, GTM, etc.
- Nice to have:
- Fluent in Spanish
- Prior experience in a SaaS company
- Prior experience in the Insurance industry
- Prior experience as a Data Science Manager
**Interview Process**:
- HR Interview
- Interview 1: Data Science Manager
- Interview 2: Head of Data Science - US P&C + Office Meeting
**To support our employees at every stage of their careers and lives, we are always assessing the benefits we offer to ensure we are competitive. Here are some we'd like to highlight**:
- Flexible remote and hybrid working options
- Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance
- Company equity
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Parental leave opportunities
- Extensive mental health benefits provided via our global Employee Assistance Program
- Paid volunteering time - 16 hours annually
We offer many benefits in various countries - ask your recruiter for more information.
- At Shift we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. We hire and trust people without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other non-merit criteria._
- Shift Technology does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to the Shift Technology Careers page or a Shift Technology social media post. Any unsolicited CVs, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Shift Technology._

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