Senior Director, Data Engineering & Analytics

Travelers Companies, Inc.; Hartford Township (OH); On-site; USD 158,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Employer Match

Pension Plan (100% funded)

Paid Time Off: 20 days + 9 holidays

Wellness Program

Job summary

Travelers Companies, Inc. is seeking a Data Engineering Senior Director to accelerate growth and transform our analytics landscape. You will lead teams building data solutions for AI, ML, and BI, overseeing data ingestion from multiple sources and mentoring engineers across the enterprise.

The role emphasizes designing scalable pipelines, driving architecture decisions, and ensuring secure and efficient deployment. A strong track record in data engineering leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM related field or equivalent.
• Eight or more years of related work experience.
• Four or more years of team leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with data science teams to support analytical and modeling initiatives.
• Proven hands‑on background in data engineering, including building and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Track record of progressing from individual contributor engineering roles into team leadership.
• Experience evaluating data sources and consolidating data assets into centralized, accessible platforms.
• Ability to assess the quality and scope of technical work, articulate its business value, and represent it effectively to stakeholders and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of analytic data products, including pilots and proof of concepts.
• Execute data strategies to support various consumption patterns and identify enterprise architecture, platform, and application infrastructure needs.
• Drive the operationalizing and automating of all capabilities to ensure secure, supported and scalable solutions.
• Present analysis and recommendations to help influence management and executive leadership decisions.
• Guide and coach senior team members to accelerate career development.
• Establish budgets, policies and practices with significant impact on area operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Data engineering

Data pipelines

Stakeholder communication

Data platforms

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Job description

Travelers Companies, Inc. is seeking a Data Engineering Senior Director to accelerate growth and transform our analytics landscape. You will lead teams building data solutions for AI, ML, and BI, overseeing data ingestion from multiple sources and mentoring engineers across the enterprise.

The role emphasizes designing scalable pipelines, driving architecture decisions, and ensuring secure and efficient deployment. A strong track record in data engineering leadership is essential.