Root is harnessing technology and machine learning to revolutionize the car insurance industry with innovative insurtech solutions
Job Summary
Root is harnessing technology and machine learning to revolutionize the car insurance industry with innovative insurtech solutions.
As a Senior Data Science Manager, you will lead a team responsible for deploying and evolving systems that power Root’s performance marketing engine and manage a nine-figure annual marketing budget.
Root supports flexible remote work across the US and emphasizes a rigorous, principled quantitative framework to drive marketing strategy and business impact.
Matching Summary
Root is harnessing technology and machine learning to revolutionize the car insurance industry with innovative insurtech solutions.
Salary
Base: $216,000 - $270,000; Bonus/Equity: Bonus and LTI Eligible; Benefits: Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
statistical machine learning methods
AWS utilities (EC2, SageMaker, S3, Athena)
performance marketing optimization
quantitative marketing capital allocation
team leadership in data science
marketing budget management
Nice-to-have
insurance industry experience
full funnel marketing experience
operating large-scale customer acquisition systems
cross-functional collaboration
strong ownership mindset
applied R&D in marketing
Key Requirements
Advanced degree in quantitative discipline (PhD preferred)
7+ years applying advanced quantitative techniques
3+ years leadership experience
Experience with statistical machine learning methods