Director, Data Science

Job Description

What’s Under the Hood

DriveTime Family of Brands includes in-house financing and servicing through Bridgecrest, which is one of the country’s leading financial servicing providers. Bridgecrest services roughly $17 billion in finance receivables for DriveTime and other third parties. We service auto loans across a wide credit spectrum with the intent of creating a strong path to vehicle ownership for our customers.

That’s Nice, But What’s the Job?

In short, as the Director of Data Science you will lead a team of Data Scientists responsible for advanced analytical solutions that include predictive analytics, machine learning, simulation, and optimization techniques to that generate strategic insights and enable more effective business solutions. You will utilize technical acumen and in-depth understanding of business processes and practices to collaborate with our business operations in the creation and execution of operational and strategic plans. In addition, this role collaborates with IT, Business Intelligence and other areas to build major improvements to analytical processes and systems.

In long, the Director of Data Science is responsible for :

• Advising Senior Leadership on the development of data science solutions that enhance the company’s long-term business strategies.
• Overseeing the creation of machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation.
• Maintaining relationships with academic and industry thought leaders to ensure the enterprise has access to cutting-edge thinking and technologies.
• Collaborating with other analytical leaders to fulfill the strategic direction of the business through data and information exploration, research of emerging technologies and analytical techniques, and long-term defined / project specific strategic assignments.
• Partnering with enterprise analytical and IT teams to build DriveTime’s core capabilities and processes.
• Identifying additional resource needs ranging from IT investments, 3rd party support or additional analysts.
• Understanding the business direction, environment and strategies, to identify and recommend solutions that influence decision makers and drive change.
• Directing the design and construction of large and complex data sets from large amounts of structured and unstructured data (internal and external) to enable analytical solutions.
• Building and leading a high performing team of experts in advanced analytics. Develops team reputation as highly skilled experts in the field of data science.

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?

The Specifics.

#Dice

So What About the Perks? Perks matter

Anything Else? Absolutely.

DriveTime Family of Brands is Great Place to Work Certified! And get this : 90% of our rockstar employees say they feel right at home here. We could spend a lot of time having you read about ALL our awards, but we’ll save time (and practice some humility) just naming a few others; Comparably Awards : Best Company for Diversity, Best Company Culture and Best Company Leadership, oh and don’t forget Phoenix Business Journal Healthiest Employers (okay, we’ll stop there)!

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of our background and drug screening process. DriveTime is a drug-free, tobacco-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

And when it comes to hiring, we don't just look for the right person for the job, we seek out the right person for DriveTime. Buckle up for plenty of opportunities to grow in a professional, fun, and high-energy environment!