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Data Science Manager

Employer
Allstate Insurance Company
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Salary
Not Specified
Closing date
Feb 8, 2019

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Category
IT , Executive / Management
Job Type
Not Specified
Career Level
Not Specified

Job Details

Where good people build rewarding careers.

Think that working in the insurance field cant be exciting, rewarding and challenging? Think again. Youll help us reinvent protection and retirement to improve customers lives. Well help you make an impact with our training and mentoring offerings. Here, youll have the opportunity to expand and apply your skills in ways you never thought possible. And youll have fun doing it. Join a company of individuals with hopes, plans and passions, all using and developing our talents for good, at work and in life.

Job Description

The Data, Discovery and Decision Science (D3) General Management job family is accountable for meeting business goals through the use of teams that vary in size depending on the scale and complexity of the business need. This job family works with various stakeholders throughout the enterprise to develop effective relationships to support business goals. Additionally, this job family is responsible for ensuring successful execution of the organizational structure as it relates to talent management and quality of deliverables.

The Band E Manager is responsible for leading a team in work that allows clients to use data-driven insights to make decisions that enable Allstate to profitably grow. The manager will provide functional and technical strategies for enabling business decisions with actionable data and analytics. This individual will create a work environment that enables employees to be their best and deliver on their accountabilities.

This individual is responsible for managing and contributing to a wide range of projects and programs, and exhibits broad influence on peers, broader team and outside stakeholders. The manager is also a key driver in identifying and implementing process improvements to lead to increased efficiency, quality and effective budget allocation. Additionally, the Band E Manager understands the business needs and corporate goals and applies strategic thinking to develop measures to reach such goals.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

  • Oversees the design and delivery of complex technical projects
  • Works directly with business partners to develop, communicate and execute on projects
  • Continually monitors and anticipates resource needs and makes proactive recommendations and oversees day to day operations
  • Provides strategic direction and takes accountability for requirements, procedures and standards
  • Provides effective, real-time performance management feedback, coaching and mentoring
  • Prioritizes talent cultivation, retention and succession planning
  • Demonstrates influential leadership and leads by example when handling ambiguous and difficult situations
  • Drives effective use of budget

Problem Solving

  • Anticipates and resolves critical to complex operational issues
  • Engages appropriate parties in discussion to drive issue resolution and decision making
  • Leverages numbers / metrics / prior experiences to draw conclusions and drive business results

Collaboration and Communication

  • Works across the organization to ensure coordination of the project portfolio with other initiatives
  • Develops and delivers communications for complex technical projects to non-technical audiences (appropriate audience, vehicle, level of detail, urgency)
  • Projects strong storytelling skills (verbal & written) and engaging leadership presence
  • Functions as a liaison between business unit and technology area and builds strong relationships
  • Serves as thought leader on team communication needs

Knowledge Management

  • Possesses advanced discipline and insurance knowledge, working knowledge of all teams (business, technology, etc.), applies it and teaches others
  • Articulates corporate goals & strategy, how it connects to individual teams / disciplines, applies it and teaches others
  • Effectively navigates across Allstate Personal Lines and Shared Services
  • Actively shares; purposeful and strategic conduit from business to team and stakeholders

Project Management

  • Acts as liaison with business partners and technology for assigned projects and portfolios, identifying and driving resolution to issues impacting product or project quality, timely implementation of initiatives and/or quality of initiatives
  • Provides support to business partners as a resource on D3 projects
  • Manages the portfolio/inventory of all team projects with minimal support, to ensure projects are implemented on time, at or under budget and with quality
  • Represents team in project meetings to communicate results, issues, timelines, etc.
  • Provides regular reporting for assigned projects

Job Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience: 7 + years experience; prior insurance experience preferred
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
  • Advanced problem solving skills
  • Advanced decision making skills
  • Advanced communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Advanced time, organizational and project management skills
  • Advanced negotiation skills
  • Intermediate conflict resolution skills

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.

Good Work. Good Life. Good Hands.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary but thats just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, youll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy.

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Company

COMPANY INFORMATION The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) protects people from life's uncertainties with more than 113 million proprietary policies. Allstate offers a broad array of protection products through multiple brands and diverse distribution channels, including auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass, SquareTrade and Answer Financial brands. Allstate is widely known from the slogan "You're in Good Hands with Allstate." The Allstate Corporation is the largest publicly held personal lines property and casualty insurer in America. Allstate was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded company in 1993. In 2023, Allstate was number 84 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies in America. WHAT WE DO We’re more than insurance agents and claims representatives. We’re individuals with hopes, plans and passions. The biggest of which is helping people live smarter, safer lives. Doing so means continuing to re-imagine how we do what we do, the impact we can make on the world, ways we can each succeed in our own careers and actions we can take as a company that are good for all. To do that, we need all kinds of people – including lawyers, accountants, building engineers, project managers, marketing professionals, human resource specialists and so many more. WHO WE ARE – INCLUSIVE DIVERSITY    We hold each other accountable to encourage and embrace our collective differences. It’s our individual characteristics, values and beliefs, along with backgrounds and experiences that give us fresh perspective and purpose. We work harder, meet customer needs more effectively, share better, and identify more innovative ideas when we are accepted for who we are by the world around us. Our success comes from a chorus of many different voices. At Allstate, every voice counts.​ In our stand against racism, we’ve been making changes within Allstate. We’ve been listening, learning and engaging in change. We are focused on improving equity for all. Allstate is committed to long-term change not only in the way we conduct our business, but also for our employees. There’s a dynamic environment waiting for you here. You’ll find people with similar interests, as well as the many who’ll help expand your horizons. We believe in the power of connections. That’s why Allstate promotes diversity through a robust network of employee resource groups. It helps connect us all and supports our unique talents. Here are some of the available resource groups that actively support our employees: Abilities Beyond Limitations & Expectations African American Working Network Allstate Asian American Network Allstate Foster and Adoption Network Allstate PRIDE Allstate Veterans Engagement Team and Supporters Allstate Women’s Information Network Entrepreneurs at Allstate Families at Allstate Matter Native American Peoples at Allstate Professional Latino Allstate Network Young Professionals Organization WHY JOIN OUR COMPANY Allstate has been protecting people from life's uncertainties since 1931. We continuously develop and improve products and services so our customers can live well protected. For employees, we offer an environment that fosters innovative thinking and collaboration - where you'll be able to explore your ideas and feel proud of the work you do.  Our Benefits Allstate is dedicated to helping employees live happier and healthier lives. As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary and a benefits package that includes medical and dental insurance, tuition assistance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, you'll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life - including a generous paid time off policy.  Growth and Development We support your desire to grow and provide opportunities to learn, explore new horizons, and follow your passion in a meaningful career. From access to hundreds of learning opportunities to in-house networking and rotational work experiences, Allstate is a place where you can forge your own path and expand your personal and professional potential. 
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