Director, Data Engineering (Underwriting Analytics)

Travelers Companies, Inc.; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 143,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement 401(k)

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Volunteer Encouragement

Job summary

Travelers is seeking a Data Engineering Director to accelerate the analytics landscape. You will lead the underwriting data team, design robust data pipelines, and oversee ML deployment across production systems.

The role focuses on cross-functional collaboration with data science, architecture, and BI teams to deliver scalable data solutions. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data engineering and 3+ years of leadership, with strong AWS, Python, Databricks, and SQL skills, and a track record in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field.
• 5+ years of data engineering experience.
• 3+ years of management experience, ideally in insurance.
• 3+ years hands-on with AWS, Python, and Databricks; 2+ years CI/CD/DevOps.
• Proficiency in SQL; knowledge of data governance and cloud data tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead Underwriting Data Engineering team and mentor staff.
• Design and deploy end-to-end data solutions and ML pipelines.
• Oversee productionization and integration of models with systems and APIs.
• Develop analytic data products and roadmaps with cross-functional teams.
• Present analyses and maintain relationships to align with business priorities.

Skills

Data engineering

Leadership

AWS

Python

Databricks

CI/CD

DevOps

SQL

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Tools

Databricks

CI/CD tooling

AWS Cloud

Job description

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$142,900.00 - $235,800.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

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 our analytics landscape. In this role, you will lead teams designing and building data solutions that capture, explore, transform and utilize data to support Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and business intelligence/insights. In addition to ingesting data from multiple sources and relaying information to relevant partners, you will also mentor and develop a team of data engineers. This role is part of the BI Data & Analytics Organization. You will lead data engineering efforts encompassing solution design, building and optimizing data pipelines, and overseeing engineering and integration work in support of Underwriting Models and Analytics. The role requires cross-functional collaboration with Data Scientists, BI Tech Data Engineering, Data & Analytics Value Streams, and Architecture to prioritize, implement data and ML pipelines, build roadmaps, streamline processes, and standardize implementation patterns across these domains.

What Will You Do?

• 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.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• 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.

What is a 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.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners, and children - are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.


• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.


• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.


• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.


• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.