Decision Science Manager

The Decision Science Manager will play an integral role in supporting RiverSource Data Program priorities by utilizing Core competencies – analytic capabilities, measurement and decision analysis. Support decision and strategy problems in key business areas. Expected to operate in a fast-past/rapidly changing environment, have strong collaboration and project management skills to support project execution and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Analytical Support: Provide end to end analytical support to an enterprise business line(s) utilizing RVS Data Program Core competencies – analytic and operational capabilities, measurement and decision analysis. Adopt to operate in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment and handle multiple competing project priorities. Apply Data Lake and source systems data knowledge to support decision and strategy problems in key business areas, demonstrating strong technical and problem-solving skills.

• Business Requirements Management: Under direction of Sr. Leader, collaborate with external and/or internal business partners to finalize the business scope, create business requirements, translate business requirements into technical requirements, execute or facilitate execution against those requirements, perform all required quality control processes to ensure highest quality.

• Business Partner Engagement: Build new or maintain existing business partner engagement with external and/or internal business partners by facilitating reoccurring one-on-one or staff meetings, providing prompt communication, setting clear expectations, supporting a quick turnaround of follow up questions while advocating RVS Data Program processes and procedures.

• Data Expert: Function as a data expert and steward for an assigned enterprise business line(s) to design and construct effective solutions to business problems as well as identify and evaluate new data sources to incorporate into the RVS Data Lake to continuously expand capabilities.

• Audit: Ensure adherence to data and model governance standards that are set and enforced by industry standards and/or enterprise

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent.

• 5-7 years of relevant experience. (*Post-secondary education and relevant work experience may be interchanged to meet combined total years required).

• Strong project management skills demonstrated through driving results and managing people at various levels without direct reporting. 

• Ability to collaborate and build new business partner relationships.

• Knowledge of measurement methodologies, experimental design, data/sampling problems, cost-benefit, modeling, forecasting, key business metrics.

• Strong analytical problem solving skills.

• Competence in using analytic and reporting tools (e.g. MySQL, R, Python, MS Office, PowerBI MS Office, etc.). 

• Proven flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of company policies and regulations regarding creation and distribution of identifiable information. 

• Knowledge and competence in financial industry-related data (business model, products, client base, advisor base).
   

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of 2022. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries, advise and manage assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Base Pay Salary

102,800 - 111,000

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt

Job Family Group

Data

Line of Business  

INSUR Insurance