Capital One · 2 days ago
Director, Data Scientist - External Data Strategy
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$269K/yr - $307K/yr
4+ years expCapital One is a leader in data-driven decision-making, seeking a Director of Data Science to lead their External Data Strategy team. The role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver data insights, build machine learning models, and manage a team of data scientists to drive business results.
BankingCredit CardsFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver data and insights that drive the business
Leverage a broad stack of technologies — Python, Conda, AWS, Databricks, Spark, and more — to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of data
Build machine learning models and data pipelines through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation
Develop deep subject matter expertise in consumer financial data and how that data enables Capital One to make the right decisions for our customers
Lead a team of 10-15 data scientists as a leader-of-leaders by setting a strategic agenda, providing technical oversight and guidance, and developing talented individual contributors and managers
Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals
Qualification
Required
Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining one of the following with an expectation that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date: A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 9 years of experience performing data analytics
A Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) or an MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 7 years of experience performing data analytics
A PHD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 4 years of experience performing data analytics
At least 4 years of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysis
At least 4 years of experience working with machine learning
At least 4 years of experience utilizing relational databases
Preferred
At least 3 year of experience working with AWS
At least 3 year of experience managing people
At least 5 years of experience in Python for large scale data analysis
At least 5 years of experience with machine learning
At least 5 years experience with Spark
Benefits
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.
Company
Capital One
Capital One is a financial services company that provides banking, credit card, auto loan, savings, and commercial banking services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.45BKey Investors
Berkshire Hathaway
2025-09-11Post Ipo Debt· $2.75B
2025-01-30Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2023-05-15Post Ipo Equity· $954M
Leadership Team
Lo Li
CTO, Managing Vice President Retail Bank
Daniel Arellano
Senior Vice President, Business Cards and Payments
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