Hybrid Senior Director, Data Science Product Development – Specialized Risk

at TransUnion

• Job title: Senior Director, Data Science Product Development – Specialized Risk
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $166,800 - $250,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Python, Spark, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Boca Raton, United States

About the role

• Senior Director driving product development in data science for TransUnion. Leading initiatives in AI and analytics for the Specialized Risk portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Drive a strategic transformation of the Specialized Risk product portfolio through the innovative application of AI, including emerging agentic AI capabilities.
• Key responsibilities include identifying high-impact AI opportunities, business case development, shaping priorities, and ensuring successful integration of AI—traditional, generative, and agentic—into existing and new products
• Develop generalized, off-the-shelf scores, attributes, and other analytic solutions with alignment to the Specialized Risk roadmap, supporting all stages of the product development lifecycle (PDLC) that are applicable to a variety of business processes, industries, and regions.
• Maintain and continually enhance global best practices for model development, including development and delivery of a training curriculum, leveraging new capabilities developed by R&D
• As a GD&A leader, play a critical role in collaborating with Solutions and Product Marketing to turn your team's innovations and deliverables into compelling, value‑driven messaging for customers.
• Attract and nurture leading data science talent, creating opportunities for continual professional growth.

Requirements

• 10+ years in data science and analytics
• 5+ years in progressively more challenging team management and leadership roles
• Master’s or PhD degree in statistics, applied mathematics, quantitative economics/finance, engineering, operations research, physical sciences, computer science or another highly quantitative field strongly preferred.
• Advanced programming skills and aptitude; mastery of statistical programs such as Python or R; mastery of other programming and data manipulation languages and big data platforms (SQL, Spark)
• Experience with modern cloud computing platforms (GCP, AWS, OneTru)
• Deep, hands-on expertise applying AI (ML, agentic, LLMs), statistical inference, and predictive modeling methods in a commercial setting including real-time modeling, adversarial modeling, and anomaly detection
• High level of familiarity with Microsoft Office tools.
• Evidence of strong analytical, critical, and creative thinking and willingness to take initiative in problem-solving.
• Demonstrated interest and proven career path in industries served by TransUnion, such as financial services, communications, insurance, fraud, and digital marketing.
• Prior experience working with public record data sets for investigative, including collections, law enforcement, insurance SIU, etc. would be preferred.
• Ability to lead complex analytic projects under limited supervision and in close coordination with matrix partners.
• Strong project and time management skills to lead multiple complex portfolios and work streams simultaneously with minimal if any direct supervision in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• flexible time off for exempt associates
• paid time off for non-exempt associates
• up to 12 paid holidays per year
• health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision plan options and health spending accounts)
• mental health support
• disability benefits
• up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• adoption assistance
• fertility planning coverage
• legal benefits
• long-term care insurance
• commuter benefits
• tuition reimbursement
• charity gift matching
• employee stock purchase plan
• 401(k) retirement savings with employer match
• access to TransUnion’s Employee Resource Groups