Senior Manager, Data Science (US)

TD Bank; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

TD Bank is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Science to lead a capable team of data professionals, driving data-driven changes across the organization. You will partner with business leaders to identify high-value AI opportunities and translate complex problems into actionable analytics.

The role oversees the end-to-end lifecycle from problem framing to deployment, governance, and ongoing optimization, delivering visible value in risk management, customer experience, and performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or advanced technical degree preferred (math, physics, engineering, finance or computer science).
• Graduate's degree preferred with progressive project work experience, or 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading data science teams and delivering analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Data Scientists, providing coaching, mentorship, technical guidance, and career development.
• Partner with business leaders to identify and prioritize high-value machine learning, AI, and analytics opportunities.
• Translate complex business problems into analytical frameworks, models, and actionable insights.
• Oversee the end-to-end data science lifecycle, including problem formulation, feature engineering, model development, validation, deployment, monitoring, and optimization.
• Guide the development of predictive, prescriptive, and generative AI solutions that improve business performance and customer experience.
• Collaborate with data engineering, technology, and platform teams to ensure scalable and production-ready solutions.
• Establish model governance, validation, explainability, documentation, and monitoring per risk standards.
• Evaluate emerging AI/ML techniques and recommend practical applications across the organization.
• Present analytical findings and business cases to senior executives and stakeholders clearly.
• Drive experimentation and pilots through proof-of-concepts and test-and-learn initiatives.
• Ensure responsible and ethical use of AI in line with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Data science

Stakeholder communication

Education

Undergraduate degree or advanced technical degree

Graduate's degree preferred

Job description

Work Location:

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

Hours:

40

Pay Details:

$123,050 - $184,570 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line of Business:

Analytics, Insights, & Artificial Intelligence

Job Description:

The Senior Manager, Data Science leads a specialized team of data professionals varying in size and complexity that are responsible for aiding to drive changes and improvement in business practices through data science. This role manages the overall data scientist team or function for a key business which may include Modelers and/or Data Scientist roles. This role may also oversee the development of data models, data mining and analytic solutions.

Day to Day:

• Lead and develop a team of Data Scientists, providing coaching, mentorship, technical guidance, and career development.
• Partner with business leaders to identify and prioritize high-value machine learning, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics opportunities.
• Translate complex business problems into analytical frameworks, models, and actionable insights.
• Oversee the end-to-end data science lifecycle, including problem formulation, feature engineering, model development, validation, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing optimization.
• Guide the development of predictive, prescriptive, and generative AI solutions that improve business performance, efficiency, customer experience, and risk management outcomes.
• Collaborate with data engineering, technology, and platform teams to ensure scalable and production-ready solutions.
• Establish model governance, validation, explainability, documentation, and monitoring practices in accordance with enterprise risk management standards.
• Evaluate emerging AI, machine learning, and data science techniques and recommend practical applications across the organization.
• Present analytical findings, recommendations, and business cases to senior executives and stakeholders in a clear and impactful manner.
• Drive experimentation and innovation through proof-of-concepts, pilots, and test-and-learn initiatives.
• Ensure responsible and ethical use of AI through adherence to regulatory requirements, governance frameworks, and internal policies.
• Manage portfolio planning, resource allocation, and delivery execution across multiple concurrent data science initiatives.

Depth & Scope:

• Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance and compensation decisions, promoting teamwork and handling any/all disciplinary actions, as required
• Oversees and leads a large and/or highly complex and diverse analytical function for an area of significant risk, complexity or scope
• Strategic partner to leadership team on the management of the portfolio and financials, with deep industry, external/internal, enterprise knowledge, recognizing and anticipating emerging trends and identifying operational efficiencies and opportunities with other business management/enterprise areas
• Facilitates key strategic discussions and provides thought leadership to executive audience (output may include strategic roadmap and/or deliverables/frameworks/short to long term goals etc.)
• Sets operational team direction and collaborates with others to execute on common goals
• Focuses on longer range planning for functional area (e.g. 12 months or greater)

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree or advanced technical degree preferred (e.g., math, physics, engineering, finance or computer science)
• Graduate's degree preferred with either progressive project work experience, or; 7+ year of relevant experience; higher degree education and research tenure can be counted

Customer Accountabilities:

• Leads team of Data Scientists and provides day-to-day direction as needed
• Acts as People Manager and is responsible for ongoing coaching and development, setting objectives, assessing performance
• Works closely with business owners to identify opportunities and serves as an ambassad