Visa · 1 day ago
Data Scientist
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$137K/yr - $194K/yr
2+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions globally. The Data Scientist role involves using Visa’s extensive data to create predictive models, solve complex problems for clients, and develop impactful business solutions.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile PaymentsPayments
Responsibilities
Use and build new predictive models to innovate and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, data insights, advertising targeting and other business outcomes
Be an out-of-the-box problem solver who is passionate about applying data science techniques and innovate thinking to our unique data to help our clients both innovate and solve the problems they face
Work with your data science colleagues as well as other teams across Visa to guide the critical thinking for our clients by using the data and tools available to you
Connect with clients as well as client teams regarding the results and strategic recommendations advised by your analyses
Develop visualizations to make your sophisticated analyses accessible to a broad audience
Find opportunities to craft products out of analyses that are suitable for multiple clients
Work with partners throughout the organization to explore opportunities for using Visa data to drive business solutions
Qualification
Required
2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD)
Preferred
3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
2+ years' experience in data-based decision-making or quantitative analysis
Bachelor's degree in an analytical field such as statistics, operations research, economics, computer science or many others (graduate degree is a plus)
Experience in understanding and analyzing data using statistical software (e.g., Python, R, or others)
Experience with extracting and aggregating data from large data sets using SQL, Hive, Spark or other tools
Experience and comfort with machine learning techniques and accompanying packages
Competence in Excel, PowerPoint and Tableau
Previous exposure to financial services, credit cards or merchant analytics is a plus, but not required
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401 (k)
FSA/HSA
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Wellness Program
Company
Visa
Visa is a multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
TNB Financial Services
2016-09-10Post Ipo Equity
2008-03-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Suh
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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