Advanced Analytics Leader (Remote-home based worker)

Company: Allstate
Location: Northbrook
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

The world isn't standing still, and neither is Allstate. We're moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers' evolving needs. That's why now is an exciting time to join our team. You'll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.
You'll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards - a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities. Plus, Allstate is changing how, when, and where we work-to lead us boldly into our future. We're empowering our employees to create better ways of working through more intentional use of communication and collaboration practices, processes and tools.
Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life's uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we've thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever's coming next - to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We've been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection. We are the Good Hands. We don't follow the trends. We set them. Job Description

The Advanced Analytics Leader is responsible for influencing business strategy through data and analytics. The position is also responsible for anticipating changes, leading innovative data, and analytics solutions to drive business results. The Advanced Analytics Leader role will leverage advanced analytics, machine learning techniques and big data technologies to solve critical business challenges. This individual will also oversee end to end delivery of the analytics products including developing advanced solutions, building POCs (Proof Of Concept) and rolling out the solutions to production.

This position is a permanent remote home-based worker. Your home office does not need to be near an Allstate office, but it does need to be in the United States. This position is eligible for a monthly connectivity reimbursement to offset the costs of internet and phone expenses. Key Responsibilities
Influences organizational strategy through data and analytics expertise
Anticipates challenges with data and analytics and develops proactive solutions
Builds and leverages big data platform including storage and associated distributed computing abilities for driving advanced analytics solutions
Responsible for end-to-end life cycle implementation of analytics solutions from ideation thru development to production implementation and maintenance
Provides direction and guidance to team and updates to senior leadership on projects of critical importance
Develops and enhances advanced analytics solutions by leveraging machine learning modeling techniques and big data technologies
Develops and manages the implementation of innovative data and analytics solutions to support business unit objectives
Ensures the delivery of analytics products by partnering with business and technology teams and driving cross-functional coordination
Provides data and analytics expertise to advise, support and collaborate across business units

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job is a hands-on big data and advanced analytics development and implementation role and will have supervisory duties in a smaller capacity Job Qualifications
Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Math, Statistics, Finance, Business, Economics, IT or related field, or equivalent experience
10 years of data and analytics experience
5 years of insurance experience preferred

Functional Skills
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience in different programming languages such as SQL, R and Python required
Prior experience in implementing big data platforms including data lake
Experience managing multiple projects through the agile delivery process
Expert knowledge of data warehousing, business intelligence, data engineering and other critical areas of data and analytics
General insurance knowledge
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong expertise working with Machine Learning models
Strong leadership skills
Compensation Data
Compensation range for this position is $110,600 - $160,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications.
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 that's 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, 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. For a full description of Allstate's benefits, visit allstate.jobs/benefits

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