Director of Data Science – Employee Benefits
The Hartford
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Distributed Systems
About the role
- Define and execute comprehensive data strategy, roadmap, and organizational vision
- Build and scale the data team, managing data engineers, scientists, analysts, and compliance specialists
- Lead negotiations for large-scale data acquisition deals with studios, content creators, and media companies
- Establish data governance policies, compliance frameworks, and quality standards
- Oversee data infrastructure, pipelines, and processing systems architecture
- Partner with research, legal, and executive teams to align data initiatives with business objectives
- Manage data licensing, copyright compliance, and regulatory requirements
- Drive innovation in data processing, curation, and quality assessment methodologies
Requirements
- 8+ years of data leadership experience building and scaling data organizations at high-growth technology companies
- Deep experience with large-scale data infrastructure, ML pipelines, and distributed systems
- Proven track record developing data strategies and managing cross-functional teams
- Experience with dataset licensing, intellectual property rights, and compliance frameworks
- Understanding of machine learning workflows and model training data requirements
- Strong business acumen with ability to negotiate complex partnerships and contracts
- Exceptional communication skills for executive presentations and external stakeholder management
- Experience with multi-modal datasets, particularly video, and associated technical challenges
