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When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.
Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:
- Award-winning culture
- Inclusion and diversity as a priority
- Performance Based Incentive Plans
- Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
- Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
- Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
- Mental health support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Student loan repayment options
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible work environments
All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.
And that’s just the beginning…
With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!
GENERAL SUMMARY
We are seeking an accomplished AVP, GenAI & Agentic Data Science to lead a team of Data Scientists and GenAI Engineers building, deploying, and scaling GenAI and agentic solutions across the enterprise.
This is a technical leadership role for someone who has successfully taken agentic AI from experimentation into production at scale. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in GenAI and Agentic AI with strong foundations in Data Science and Machine Learning, and knows how to turn emerging technology into trusted, scalable solutions that solve real business problems.
As a leader in advanced analytics within Unum, you will play a critical role in transforming Unum from a traditional insurance player to a leading AI-first digital insurance company.
- Own and drive strategic AI-based products/offerings, with particular focus on GenAI and Agentic AI solutions
- Influence senior executives around strategies and investments related to AI
- Lead a world-class team of Data Scientists and GenAI Engineers with cross-discipline partnerships with other functional areas across Finance, Marketing, Operations
- Support efforts to evangelize and democratize AI across the enterprise
- Identify high-value business opportunities for GenAI and Agentic AI and lead solutions from concept through production and scale
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide inputs and support execution on the advanced analytics roadmap.
- Lead efforts for AI-first digital products/offerings/capabilities, including GenAI and Agentic AI solutions.
- Partner with Product Innovators/Managers to integrate and operationalize AI into business processes and digital product offerings to deliver measurable business value.
- Lead the design and deployment of production Agentic AI solutions, including agent orchestration, tool use, RAG, memory and state management, multi-agent architectures, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
- Establish practices for AI and agent evaluation, observability, monitoring, guardrails, governance, security, reliability, and responsible AI.
- Influence senior executives and business leaders around strategies and investments related to AI.
- Lead and manage a team of Data Science and Information Technology professionals working within agile/infrastructure or operations teams, working across a wide range of environments, supporting the analysis, development, design, creation, modification and testing of Unum data analytics, GenAI, Agentic AI, and machine learning software and related applications.
- Develop, coach and engage people to higher levels of performance.
- Lead cross-functional, cross-disciplinary teams to drive AI-centric programs and develop reusable AI patterns, frameworks, and capabilities that can scale across the enterprise.
- Understand and advocate for following architecture standards, practices and processes.
- Stay current with rapidly evolving GenAI and Agentic AI technologies and translate emerging capabilities into practical enterprise applications.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred.
- Background in CS-Math/Data Science/Operational Research.
- 10+ years of experience in designing and building scaled AI/ML products/capabilities, e.g., Virtual Agents, Predictive Systems, Cognitive Process Automation, Computer Vision applications, Knowledge Virtualization, GenAI and Agentic AI solutions.
- Proven experience building and deploying agentic AI systems into production at meaningful scale within a large enterprise or business unit.
- Demonstrated expertise designing production agent architectures, including orchestration, multi-agent systems, tool use, memory/state, evaluation, observability, and human oversight.
- Deep expertise across LLMs, GenAI, Agentic AI, RAG, evaluation, and production AI systems.
- Strong foundations in traditional Data Science, Machine Learning, statistical methods, and experimentation.
- Experience building AI systems requiring enterprise-grade governance, security, reliability, monitoring, and operational controls.
- Excellent knowledge of computer programming, software engineering, DevOps/MLOps practices and production AI systems.
- Experience with AI toolsets like SageMaker, TensorFlow, H2O, as well as modern GenAI/LLM technologies and frameworks.
- Experience building enterprise AI solutions requiring strong governance, security, reliability, monitoring, operational controls, and responsible AI practices.
- Strategic innovator with demonstrated experience of pushing the boundaries and reimagining the art of possible.
- Think strategic, act tactical. Execution experience taking ideas to scale, with demonstrated judgment around where GenAI and Agentic AI are, and are not, the right solutions.
- Experience bridging the divide between the theoretical and the applied. Proven expertise in communicating that vision and experience to non-technical stakeholders.
- Exhibits courage by taking smart risks and encourages others to do so; empowers innovative approaches by motivating others to be proactive and resourceful.
- Demonstrated depth of IT knowledge with diversity in technical experience. Is seen as a credible technology partner, with the ability to effectively partner on solution design and architecture.
- Formal people leadership experience developing highly technical Data Scientists, GenAI Engineers, ML Engineers, or similar technical talent.
- Proven track record of translating emerging AI technologies into scalable solutions that deliver measurable business value.
COMPENSATION
- The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.
$133,500.00-$274,100.00
Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.
Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.
Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.
INTRODUCTION
When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.
Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:
- Award-winning culture
- Inclusion and diversity as a priority
- Performance Based Incentive Plans
- Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
- Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
- Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
- Mental health support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Student loan repayment options
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible work environments
All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.
And that’s just the beginning…
With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!
GENERAL SUMMARY
We are seeking an accomplished AVP, GenAI & Agentic Data Science to lead a team of Data Scientists and GenAI Engineers building, deploying, and scaling GenAI and agentic solutions across the enterprise.
This is a technical leadership role for someone who has successfully taken agentic AI from experimentation into production at scale. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in GenAI and Agentic AI with strong foundations in Data Science and Machine Learning, and knows how to turn emerging technology into trusted, scalable solutions that solve real business problems.
As a leader in advanced analytics within Unum, you will play a critical role in transforming Unum from a traditional insurance player to a leading AI-first digital insurance company.
- Own and drive strategic AI-based products/offerings, with particular focus on GenAI and Agentic AI solutions
- Influence senior executives around strategies and investments related to AI
- Lead a world-class team of Data Scientists and GenAI Engineers with cross-discipline partnerships with other functional areas across Finance, Marketing, Operations
- Support efforts to evangelize and democratize AI across the enterprise
- Identify high-value business opportunities for GenAI and Agentic AI and lead solutions from concept through production and scale
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide inputs and support execution on the advanced analytics roadmap.
- Lead efforts for AI-first digital products/offerings/capabilities, including GenAI and Agentic AI solutions.
- Partner with Product Innovators/Managers to integrate and operationalize AI into business processes and digital product offerings to deliver measurable business value.
- Lead the design and deployment of production Agentic AI solutions, including agent orchestration, tool use, RAG, memory and state management, multi-agent architectures, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
- Establish practices for AI and agent evaluation, observability, monitoring, guardrails, governance, security, reliability, and responsible AI.
- Influence senior executives and business leaders around strategies and investments related to AI.
- Lead and manage a team of Data Science and Information Technology professionals working within agile/infrastructure or operations teams, working across a wide range of environments, supporting the analysis, development, design, creation, modification and testing of Unum data analytics, GenAI, Agentic AI, and machine learning software and related applications.
- Develop, coach and engage people to higher levels of performance.
- Lead cross-functional, cross-disciplinary teams to drive AI-centric programs and develop reusable AI patterns, frameworks, and capabilities that can scale across the enterprise.
- Understand and advocate for following architecture standards, practices and processes.
- Stay current with rapidly evolving GenAI and Agentic AI technologies and translate emerging capabilities into practical enterprise applications.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred.
- Background in CS-Math/Data Science/Operational Research.
- 10+ years of experience in designing and building scaled AI/ML products/capabilities, e.g., Virtual Agents, Predictive Systems, Cognitive Process Automation, Computer Vision applications, Knowledge Virtualization, GenAI and Agentic AI solutions.
- Proven experience building and deploying agentic AI systems into production at meaningful scale within a large enterprise or business unit.
- Demonstrated expertise designing production agent architectures, including orchestration, multi-agent systems, tool use, memory/state, evaluation, observability, and human oversight.
- Deep expertise across LLMs, GenAI, Agentic AI, RAG, evaluation, and production AI systems.
- Strong foundations in traditional Data Science, Machine Learning, statistical methods, and experimentation.
- Experience building AI systems requiring enterprise-grade governance, security, reliability, monitoring, and operational controls.
- Excellent knowledge of computer programming, software engineering, DevOps/MLOps practices and production AI systems.
- Experience with AI toolsets like SageMaker, TensorFlow, H2O, as well as modern GenAI/LLM technologies and frameworks.
- Experience building enterprise AI solutions requiring strong governance, security, reliability, monitoring, operational controls, and responsible AI practices.
- Strategic innovator with demonstrated experience of pushing the boundaries and reimagining the art of possible.
- Think strategic, act tactical. Execution experience taking ideas to scale, with demonstrated judgment around where GenAI and Agentic AI are, and are not, the right solutions.
- Experience bridging the divide between the theoretical and the applied. Proven expertise in communicating that vision and experience to non-technical stakeholders.
- Exhibits courage by taking smart risks and encourages others to do so; empowers innovative approaches by motivating others to be proactive and resourceful.
- Demonstrated depth of IT knowledge with diversity in technical experience. Is seen as a credible technology partner, with the ability to effectively partner on solution design and architecture.
- Formal people leadership experience developing highly technical Data Scientists, GenAI Engineers, ML Engineers, or similar technical talent.
- Proven track record of translating emerging AI technologies into scalable solutions that deliver measurable business value.
COMPENSATION
- The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.
$133,500.00-$274,100.00
Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.
Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.
Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Data Manager
Document your data governance credentials early
Gather certifications, portfolio samples, and performance reviews that demonstrate specialized data management skills before you start applying. PERM requires your employer to show your qualifications match a specific job description, so a tight credential-to-role match speeds the labor certification audit.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search the OFLC Wage Search to identify companies that have filed PERM applications for data-related roles. Employers already familiar with the labor certification process for data positions are far less likely to withdraw sponsorship mid-process due to cost or complexity surprises.
Use Migrate Mate to filter green card sponsoring employers
Filter your Data Manager job search on Migrate Mate by employers with verified EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship history. This cuts the prospecting work of cold-applying to employers who have never filed PERM and aren't positioned to start now.
Clarify the prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
The DOL assigns your PERM filing a prevailing wage level based on your job duties, not your title. Ask employers whether the role will be classified at Level I, II, or III, since a lower wage tier can restrict your responsibilities and affect future promotability while on an employer-sponsored green card.
Distinguish EB-2 and EB-3 paths with your prospective employer
If you hold a master's degree or can demonstrate an advanced credential, push employers to evaluate EB-2 eligibility before defaulting to EB-3. EB-2 filings for most countries outside India and China can move significantly faster because priority date backlogs are less severe.
Understand how concurrent filing affects your timeline
Once your employer files the approved I-140 petition, USCIS may allow you to file your I-485 adjustment of status concurrently if a visa number is immediately available. For Data Manager roles, this can shorten your wait for work authorization that isn't tied to your current employer.
Green Card Data Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Manager role typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Data Manager positions qualify for EB-3 because the role generally requires a bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, or a related field. If the position requires a master's degree or if you hold one and the employer writes the job description accordingly, EB-2 becomes available. Your employer's PERM attorney or HR team determines which category to file under based on the actual duties and your credentials.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for a Data Manager?
An H-1B visa is a temporary work visa with a three-year initial period, subject to annual lottery uncertainty. Green card sponsorship through PERM, I-140, and I-485 leads to permanent residency with no renewal cycle. There is no annual cap at the EB-3 petition level for most nationalities, though per-country visa backlogs can create wait times for applicants from India. The process takes longer upfront but eliminates the dependency on lottery selection entirely.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from me as a Data Manager candidate?
Your employer drives the PERM filing, but your role is to provide documentation confirming you meet the minimum requirements written into the job description. That includes educational transcripts, certifications, and employment verification letters. One common issue is a degree that doesn't directly align with the position's stated field requirements. The DOL audits PERM applications, so any mismatch between your credentials and the job description can trigger a delay or denial.
Where can I find Data Manager jobs with verified green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Data Manager roles where employers have a documented history of EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship. Rather than applying broadly and hoping sponsorship comes up in negotiation, you can target companies that have already completed PERM filings for comparable data roles, which significantly reduces the risk of an employer backing out during the process.
Can I change employers after my green card process is started?
Once your I-140 is approved and your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days, USCIS portability rules allow you to change employers if the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. For Data Manager roles, this generally means staying within data management or related data operations functions. Changing employers before the 180-day threshold resets the process entirely, so timing matters.