Director, Data Engineering (Underwriting Analytics)

Quick Facts

• Annual base salary range: $139,400.00 - $230,000.00
• Target openings: 1

Description

Travelers Data Engineering team constructs pipelines that contextualize and provide easy access to data by the entire enterprise. As a Data Engineering Director, you will accelerate growth and transformation of the analytics landscape by leading teams designing and building data solutions that capture, explore, transform and utilize data to support Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and business intelligence/insights. You will ingest data from multiple sources and mentor and develop a team of data engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead, guide, and coach the Underwriting Data Engineering team, establishing processes, fostering a culture of technical excellence, and supporting career development across the team.
• Design, develop, and implement robust end-to-end data solutions and ML pipelines covering feature engineering, data preparation, training, testing, and deployment, while enforcing strong data validation, versioning, and governance practices.
• Govern the end-to-end productionization of models, coordinating with stakeholder and application teams to ensure seamless integration with production systems and APIs, including monitoring, alerting, and error handling frameworks.
• Lead the development of analytic data products, pilots, and proof of concepts in alignment with enterprise architecture and data strategies, while maintaining scalable, secure, and automated solutions.
• Develop and maintain the Underwriting Analytics Portfolio roadmap, present analysis and recommendations to inform management decisions, and maintain cross-functional relationships to ensure partner needs are met and work is prioritized accordingly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM related field or equivalent.
• Five or more years of related experience.
• 3 or more years of management experience, ideally with at least 2 years in the insurance industry.
• 3 or more years of hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services, Python, and Databricks, along with 2 or more years working with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Proficiency in SQL for data querying, transformation, and pipeline development, with experience in data governance frameworks and advanced knowledge of cloud platforms and data tooling.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and leadership levels.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
• 6 additional years of data engineering experience.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: 401(k) match dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay; subject to an annual maximum. Paying it Forward Savings Program for student loan debt. Pension plan 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: Tools, discounts and resources, plus access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources.
• Volunteer Encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.