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Porch Group is a leading vertical software and insurance platform and is positioned to be the best partner 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 1) providing the best services for homebuyers, 2) led by advantaged underwriting in insurance, 3) 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.

Job Title: Head of Data Science

Location: United States

Workplace Type: Remote

The future is bright for the Porch Group, and we'd love for you to be a part of it as our Head of Data Science.

Porch Group is looking for a transformative Head of Data Science to lead our data science strategy at the intersection of insurance, technology, and home services. This senior leadership role sits at the heart of our insurance business, driving how we understand risk, optimize pricing, and leverage Porch's unique property data to create durable competitive advantages. You will build and guide a high-performing team of data scientists and machine learning engineers, partnering closely with senior executives and insurance business leaders to deliver measurable impact. As we scale our homeowners insurance platform, your work will directly shape our underwriting edge, fuel premium growth, and maximize shareholder value. If you are energized by high-velocity problem solving, cutting-edge AI, and the opportunity to define the data science function at a publicly traded insurtech, this role is for you.

• Define, execute, and lead the data science strategy in alignment with the company's vision, goals, and objectives-establishing 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 while fostering 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, ensuring 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, establish project timelines, and define KPIs and metrics to assess the impact and effectiveness of data science initiatives.
• Dive into operational data to identify opportunities to improve 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 and heavily influence data engineering and analytics roadmaps through regular collaboration with engineering and business stakeholders.

• 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.
• Preferred: PhD in a technical discipline.
• Preferred: 5+ years of experience in the homeowners insurance industry.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close in 2 weeks (10 business days) from 06/30/2026. Please know this may change based on business and interviewing needs.

At this time, Porch Group does not consider applicants from the following states or jurisdictions for Remote positions: Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nebraska, Montana, New Hampshire, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia.

Pay Range*: $206,300 - $288,800 annually

*Please know your actual pay at Porch will reflect a number of factors among which are your work experience and skillsets, job-related knowledge, alignment with market and our Porch employees, as well as your geographic location.

Additionally, you will be eligible to receive long-term incentive awards, subject to program guidelines and approvals.

You will also be eligible to receive an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, subject to program guidelines and approvals.

Our benefits package will provide you with comprehensive coverage for your health, life, and financial wellbeing.

• Our traditional healthcare benefits include three (3) Medical plan options, two (2) Dental plan options, and a Vision plan from which to choose.
• Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident plans are offered on a voluntary basis.
• We offer pre-tax savings options including a partially employer funded Health Savings Account and employee Flexible Savings Accounts including healthcare, dependent care, and transportation savings options.
• We provide company paid Basic Life and AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability benefits. We also offer Voluntary Life and AD&D plans.
• Both traditional and Roth 401(k) plans are available with a discretionary employer match.
• Supportlinc is part of our employer paid wellbeing program and provides employees and their families access to on demand guided meditation and mindfulness exercises, mental health coaching, clinical care and online access to confidential resources including will preparation.
• LifeBalance is a free resource to employees and their families for year-round discounts on things like gym memberships, travel, appliances, movies, pet insurance and more.
• Our wellness programs include flexible paid vacation, company-paid holidays of typically nine per year, paid sick time, paid parental leave, identity theft program, travel assistance, and fitness and other discounts programs.

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What's next?

Submit your application and our Porch Group Talent Acquisition team will be reviewing your application shortly! If your resume gets us intrigued, we will look to connect with you for a chat to learn more about your background, and then possibly invite you to have virtual interviews. What's important to call out is that we want to make sure not only that you're the right person for us, but also that we're the right next step for you, so come prepared with all the questions you have!

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, orany other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Porch Group is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is a web-based system that allows an employer to determine an employee's eligibility to work in the US using information reported on an employee's Form I-9. The E-Verify system confirms eligibility with both the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). For more information, please go to theUSCIS E-Verify website.