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Manulife · 1 day ago

Senior Director - Data Science

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. As a Senior Data Science Director, you will lead the development and implementation of advanced analytics solutions that drive strategic decision-making and business transformation, overseeing complex projects and guiding teams of data scientists and engineers.

FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Develops and implements analytics enabled solutions to improve business process, to generate insights, support business goals and strategy development▪ Owns and delivers projects of complex scope
Directs the work of more junior data scientists and data engineers
Works on problems of the highest scope / complexity where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of a variety of factors
Strong ability to generate relevant, actionable insights based on iterative data analysis, translate data-driven output into business language, and to make appropriate recommendations to respective business stakeholders
Leads more junior data scientist's analysis on datasets of significant complexity
Measure and communicate analytic results & impact of analytic models
Speaker at external conferences Actively involved in recruitment of data science professionals (campus etc)
Owns and manage end to end process from data to insight delivery and is responsible for lifting insight generation to predictive & prescriptive level
Owns and delivers projects of complex scope and directs the work of more junior BA specialists

Qualification

Advanced analytics solutionsBig Data PlatformsRSASSQLJavaVBAData-driven insightsStakeholder influenceCommunication skillsLeadership skillsInnovative

Required

Generally, an advanced degree in a quantitative discipline with 8+ years' experience or a combination of education or experience
Advanced experience in R, SAS, SQL, Java, VBA
Masters or above

Preferred

Experience with Big Data Platforms
Ability to influence key stakeholders in the adoption of analytics solutions
Strong knowledge of the business/Understands the political landscape and informal hierarchy within the firm
Innovative
Strong communication and consulting skills
Maintains a strong internal network at all levels of the organization
Actively nurtures a diverse external network

Benefits

Health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
Employee/family assistance plans
Various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
Financial education and counseling resources
Up to 11 paid holidays
3 personal days
150 hours of vacation
40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law)
The full range of statutory leaves of absence

Company

Manulife

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Manulife is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.31B
2025-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-06-11Post Ipo Debt· $363.5M
2023-03-07Post Ipo Debt· $1.2B

Leadership Team

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Phil Witherington
President and CEO
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Steve Finch
President and CEO, Manulife Asia
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