Capital One · 3 days ago
Manager, Data Scientist - Model Risk Office
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$197K/yr - $225K/yr
4+ years expCapital One is a leader in data-driven decision-making, and they are seeking a Manager, Data Scientist to join their Model Risk Office. The role involves partnering with data scientists and engineers to identify model risks, leveraging advanced technologies to analyze data, and building machine learning models to enhance risk governance.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to identify and quantify risks associated with models
Leverage a broad stack of technologies — from foundational frameworks (PyTorch, Hugging Face), to orchestration tools (LangChain, Vector Databases) to LLMOps, observability platforms, and more — to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of multi-modal data
Build machine learning models to challenge 'champion models' that are deployed in production today and contribute to the model governance framework for the next generation of models
Validate a wide variety of models across multiple business domains within our Enterprise Services division, and flex your interpersonal skills to present how identified model risks could impact the business to executives
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 6 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 4 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 1 year of experience performing data analytics
At least 1 year of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysis
At least 1 year of experience working with machine learning
At least 1 year of experience utilizing relational or vector databases
Preferred
PhD in 'STEM' field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) plus 3 years of experience in data analytics
At least 1 year of experience working with AWS
At least 4 years' experience in Python, Scala, or R for large scale data analysis
At least 4 years' experience with machine learning, including GenAI
At least 4 years' experience building or validating models related to fraud detection, digital marketing, cybersecurity, or sensitive data detection
Benefits
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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