We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.
Purpose:
Athene is seeking an innovative data science professional to join our marketing analytics team. This role will support Athene’s industry-leading growth path by managing a portfolio of predictive models that power our marketing strategy at scale.Accountabilities:
- Responsible for the delivery of the complete life cycle for marketing analytics and modeling projects, including the development, validation, and recalibration of statistical and machine learning models.
- Oversee the collection, management, and enhancement of internal & external data sources to support analysis and modeling initiatives.
- Develop & maintain propensity to sell, cross-sell & up-sell, churn prediction, and marketing attribution models in support of strategic initiatives.
- Establish MLOps framework, including model training, versioning, governance, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
- Identify and implement improvements to analytics workflows; quickly and responsibly adapting to new technologies and AI tools.
- Communicate clear, data-driven insights & recommendations for non-technical audiences and cross-functional decision-makers.
- Proactively manage strategic priorities to deliver solutions on time and within requirements.
Qualifications and Experience:
- 5+ years of relevant experience building statistical analyses and predictive models.
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Economics); advanced degree preferred.
- Strong proficiency using Python and/or R for data science applications.
- Adept in SQL for querying and joining large, complex datasets.
- Proven experience building and validating supervised and unsupervised models (regression, classification, clustering).
- Experience with data visualization tools, such as Tableau or Power BI.
- Familiarity with cloud-based data environments. AWS preferred, including S3, Athena, and SageMaker services.
- Comfort leveraging generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) to augment or accelerate workflows.
- Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of relevant experience building statistical analyses and predictive models
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Economics
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field
- Strong proficiency with Python and/or R for data science applications
- Proficiency with SQL for querying and joining large, complex datasets
- Experience building and validating supervised and unsupervised models, including regression, classification, and clustering
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI
- Familiarity with cloud-based data environments
- Experience with AWS, including S3, Athena, and SageMaker
- Comfort leveraging generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot
- Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Athene Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Athene and has not been reviewed or approved by Athene.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings support is highlighted through a strong employer match and structured retirement programs. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful long-term value to total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies span flexible or paid time off, a robust holiday schedule, volunteer time, and paid parental, family care, and military leave. Feedback suggests this breadth is a standout element across many roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources include comprehensive health coverage, mental-health support, onsite fitness centers, and one‑on‑one coaching. HQ amenities and wellness perks are positioned as differentiators for on-site employees.
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What We Do
Athene, through its subsidiaries, is a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. The products offered by Athene include: • Retail fixed, fixed indexed and registered index-linked annuity products; • Reinsurance arrangements with third-party annuity providers; and • Institutional products, such as funding agreements and group annuity contracts related to pension risk transfers. Athene's subsidiaries include Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity and Life Company, an Iowa-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York, a New York-domiciled insurance company, Athene Securities, LLC, an Iowa-domiciled registered broker-dealer (member FINRA), and Athene Life Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer. -- The financial industry is ripe for change and Athene is leading the way. We’re determined to make retirement easier for you and other Americans by harnessing our passion, smarts and relentless spirit. Learn how to become an Athene financial professional at www.athene.com/contact. If you love a challenge and are driven to succeed, then Athene is your kind of company.
