Director, Client Analytics & AI Strategy

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is seeking a Director of Client Analytics to lead a team of data scientists and partner with senior leaders. The role translates complex data, predictive models, and analytic insights into clear business recommendations to improve client outcomes and inform strategic decisions.

The position emphasizes scalable AI capabilities, governance, and cross-functional collaboration, with in-office collaboration four days per week and one day remote.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (Data Science, Statistics, CS, Mathematics, Economics or related).
• 7–10 years of experience in analytic or data science roles.
• Proven ability to present/communicate complex, technical materials to drive decisions.
• Strong knowledge of advanced statistical, ML, and optimization techniques.
• Experience with statistical programming (Python, SQL) & data visualization software.
• Proven ability to apply strategic and analytic techniques to business solutions.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, delegate, and prioritize work.
• Experience with MLOps practices, CI/CD for models, and production monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Engage with business leaders to define needs and align analytics with top priorities.
• Deliver analytic strategy with measurable business impact.
• Translate modeling, segmentation, predictive analytics into actionable insights.
• Develop complex analytical solutions using ML, optimization, and personalization.
• Keep up with industry best practices and share knowledge cross-functionally.
• Set direction for predictive modeling and scalable, business-ready delivery.
• Build and lead a high-performing analytics team with coaching and development.
• Manage data creation, feature engineering, data quality, and validation processes.
• Ensure adherence to data, model, and AI governance standards across the team.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data visualization

Communication of complex materials

Statistics and machine learning

MLOps

Project management

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Master’s degree in quantitative discipline

Tools

CI/CD for models

Job description

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is seeking a Director of Client Analytics to lead a team of data scientists and partner with senior leaders. The role translates complex data, predictive models, and analytic insights into clear business recommendations to improve client outcomes and inform strategic decisions.

The position emphasizes scalable AI capabilities, governance, and cross-functional collaboration, with in-office collaboration four days per week and one day remote.