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About the Role

Porch Group is seeking a transformative Head of Data Science to lead its data science strategy at the intersection of insurance, technology, and home services. This senior leadership role will drive risk understanding, pricing optimization, and leverage unique property data to create competitive advantages. The position involves building and guiding a data science team, partnering with executives, and shaping underwriting, premium growth, and shareholder value.

Responsibilities

Define, execute, and lead the data science strategy in alignment with company vision and objectives.
Establish initiatives that drive premium growth, improve retention, enhance customer satisfaction, and maximize shareholder value.
Provide direction and guidance to a high-performing data science team.
Recruit, mentor, and develop data scientists and machine learning engineers.
Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
Embed AI-first thinking and hands-on AI tool adoption as a standard across the team.
Ensure the organization remains at the forefront of applied machine learning and LLM-based capabilities.
Partner with senior executives, insurance business leaders, and cross-functional teams to define project scope.
Integrate data science across the organization and deliver measurable results.
Manage the data science budget and establish project timelines.
Define KPIs and metrics to assess the impact and effectiveness of data science initiatives.
Dive into operational data to identify opportunities for improvement in fidelity, accuracy, and accessibility.
Design and implement A/B tests and experiments to measure the impact of models and business tactics.
Own the data science technical roadmap.
Influence data engineering and analytics roadmaps through collaboration with engineering and business stakeholders.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in data science, applied statistics, actuarial science, machine learning, or econometrics at the industry level (or 15+ years combining academia and industry).
Strong technical data science skills including hands-on experience in statistical modeling, A/B testing, data pipeline architecture.
Working knowledge of modern LLM APIs, MLOps tooling, and cloud-native AI infrastructure.
Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a team, with a track record of building high-performing organizations and fostering cultures of innovation and technical excellence.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical results to non-technical stakeholders, including senior executives and board-level audiences.
Highly analytical with strong intellectual curiosity and a drive to apply new modeling methods to optimize business performance.
Significant experience with data science technology stacks and the end-to-end process of taking models from development to production.
A can-do, problem-solver mindset—optimistic about the ability to tackle hard problems and consistently deliver.
PhD in a technical discipline (Preferred).
5+ years of experience in the homeowners insurance industry (Preferred).

Skills

Data Science
Applied Statistics
Actuarial Science
Machine Learning
Econometrics
Statistical Modeling
A/B Testing
Data Pipeline Architecture
LLM APIs
MLOps Tooling
Cloud-native AI Infrastructure
AI Tool Adoption
Leadership
Team Building
Communication
Analytical Skills
Problem-Solving

Location

United States

Work Type

Remote

Experience Level

12+ years
15+ years

Education Level

PhD in a technical discipline

Salary/Compensations

$206,300 – $288,800 annually

Benefits

Long-term incentive awards
Annual bonus based on individual and company performance
Comprehensive health, life, and financial wellbeing coverage
Three (3) Medical plan options
Two (2) Dental plan options
Vision plan
Voluntary Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident plans
Pre-tax savings options including a partially employer funded Health Savings Account
Employee Flexible Savings Accounts including healthcare, dependent care, and transportation savings options
Company paid Basic Life and AD&D
Company paid Short and Long-Term Disability benefits
Voluntary Life and AD&D plans
Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with a discretionary employer match
Supportlinc wellbeing program (on demand guided meditation and mindfulness exercises, mental health coaching, clinical care and online access to confidential resources including will preparation)
LifeBalance resource (discounts on gym memberships, travel, appliances, movies, pet insurance and more)
Flexible paid vacation
Company-paid holidays (typically nine per year)
Paid sick time
Paid parental leave
Identity theft program
Travel assistance
Fitness and other discounts programs

About the Company

Porch Group is a leading vertical software and insurance platform positioned to help homebuyers move, maintain, and fully protect their homes.
We offer differentiated products and services, with homeowners insurance at the center of this relationship.
We differentiate and look to win in the massive and growing homeowners insurance opportunity by providing the best services for homebuyers, led by advantaged underwriting in insurance, to protect the whole home.
As a leader in the home services software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) space, we’ve built deep relationships with approximately 30 thousand companies that are key to the home-buying transaction, such as home inspectors, mortgage companies, and title companies.
In 2020, Porch Group rang the Nasdaq bell and began trading under the ticker symbol PRCH.
We are looking to build a truly great company and are JUST GETTING STARTED.
We are committed to an inclusive work culture where everyone is respected.
We trust our team members with significant responsibilities, which creates true ownership opportunities and meaningful contributions.
This culture of empowerment and accountability drives individual personal growth and our overall company's success!
Today, we are a truly global team hiring for positions (many fully remote) across the United States, Mexico, and India.

Equal Opportunity

Porch is committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that not only embraces the diversity of our people but also reflects the diversity of the communities in which we work and the customers we serve.
We know that the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives that encourage new ways of solving problems, so we strive to attract and develop talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard and empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
Porch is an Equal Opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
Porch Group is an E-Verify employer.