Senior Data Science Leader: Product & AI Strategy

Alliance Data Systems, Inc.; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Bread Financial is seeking a Senior Manager - Data Science to lead a team delivering actionable business insights through predictive models and advanced analytics. You will interface with business partners, manage analytics projects, and drive data-driven decisions across enterprise initiatives.

The role emphasizes leadership, roadmap development, and governance of AI solutions, with a focus on collaboration with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field and 10–13 years building sophisticated models with ML, segmentation, time series, or related analytics.
• 3+ years of leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead data science team leadership and drive insights into action; mentor staff and recruit top talent.
• Own the data science product discipline: ideation, roadmap, discovery, design, and delivery of new capabilities.
• Ensure compliance, security, and governance; monitor and maintain AI solutions.
• Engage with internal partners and clients to communicate with senior leadership.

Skills

Machine Learning

Python

Statistical Analysis

Time Series

Cloud

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or Economics

Job description

Bread Financial is seeking a Senior Manager - Data Science to lead a team delivering actionable business insights through predictive models and advanced analytics. You will interface with business partners, manage analytics projects, and drive data-driven decisions across enterprise initiatives.

The role emphasizes leadership, roadmap development, and governance of AI solutions, with a focus on collaboration with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.