Data Science Manager - France

Shift is the leading AI platform for insurance. Shift combines generative, agentic, and predictive AI to transform underwriting, claims, and fraud and risk - driving operational efficiency, exceptional customer experiences and measurable business impact. Trusted by the world's leading insurers, Shift delivers AI when and where it matters most, at scale and with proven results.

Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry through our SaaS platform. We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance.

Your role:

• Lead a team of 20+ Data Scientists to develop our Fraud Detection solution for the French market.
• Oversee team staffing and development, support individual growth and performance.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for customer issues.
• Scale solution deployment and maintenance, supervising Data Science teams.
• Support our French Sales and Presales teams, and present the demo of our product to potential clients.

Your team focuses on:

• Working with our Dev, Product and Data Science teams to build the best Fraud Detection algorithms for France.
• Digging into insurers data to find creative methods to detect large scale fraud rings, involving providers, identity thefts, fake claims, crash-for-cash schemes and many more.
• Working closely with our clients to understand their requirements and prioritise technical developments liaising with the Product team.

What you bring:

• You are living in the Paris area, with easy access to our headquarters (12th Arr.)
• You have at least 5-7 years of Data Science experience.
• 2 years leadership and managerial experience and a strong will to lead teams.
• Great technical skills, experience in coding with an object-oriented language (for example Java, C# or C++).
• Very good autonomy and demonstrating initiative.
• Good client facing skills, to understand the client's operational team business problems, and find creative technical ways to solve them.
• Team player, as you'll interact with many other teams: other Data Science teams, Developers, Product Managers, Project Managers, Sales, Presales.
• Insurance industry experience is a nice-to-have, but not required.
• Advanced command of French, both written and spoken, equivalent to a native speaker.
• Business fluency in English - any additional languages a Plus

Interview process:

• Talent Acquisition
• Technical Assessment
• Business stakeholder(s)
• Hiring Manager

To support our permanent, full time employees at every stage of their careers and lives, we provide a competitive total rewards and benefits package. Here are the global benefits we'd like to highlight:

• Flexible remote and hybrid working options
• Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance
• Company equity
• Multiple Learning and Development opportunities, including Focus Fridays, a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Mental health benefits
• 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering)

Additional benefits may be offered by country - ask your recruiter for more information. Intern and Apprentice position are eligible for some of these benefits - ask your recruiter for more details.

At Shift we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from and hire people who will contribute to the diversity of our company, without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other non-merit criteria.

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