Visa · 1 week ago
Lead Data Scientist - Director Level (IC)
Austin, TX, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $288K/yrVisa is a world leader in payments and technology, aiming to connect the world through innovative payment solutions. The Lead Data Scientist will be responsible for enhancing data capabilities, driving insights, and delivering machine learning and AI solutions to empower teams and improve decision-making.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile PaymentsPayments
Responsibilities
Formulate business problems as technical data problems while ensuring key business drivers are collected in collaboration product stakeholders
Work with product and engineering to ensure effective solutions. Deliver prototypes and production code based on need
Experiment with in-house and third-party data sets to test hypotheses on relevance and value of data to business problems
Build needed data transformations on structured and un-structured data
Build and experiment with modeling and scoring algorithms. This includes development of custom algorithms as well as use of packaged tools based on machine learning, analytics, and statistical techniques
Devise and implement methods for efficiently monitoring model efficiency and performance in production
Devise and implement methods for automation of all parts of the predictive pipeline to minimize labor in development and production
Contribute to development and adoption of shared predictive analytics infrastructure
Data mining, processing and analyzing large datasets to generate insightful reports
Develop data modeling processes and algorithms to derive meaningful actionable insights from structured and unstructured big data
Utilize statistical analysis, data visualization, and machine learning techniques to extract meaningful insights from datasets. Identify and interpret patterns, trends, and correlations within payment data
Generate comprehensive dashboards and reports for organizational leadership to use in a business setting
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in data strategy, analytics, governance
Strong academic track record
Excellent software engineering skills
Ability to formulate business problems as technical data problems
Experience working with product and engineering teams
Ability to deliver prototypes and production code
Experience with in-house and third-party data sets
Ability to build data transformations on structured and un-structured data
Experience with modeling and scoring algorithms
Ability to monitor model efficiency and performance in production
Experience with automation of predictive pipeline
Ability to contribute to predictive analytics infrastructure
Experience in data mining, processing, and analyzing large datasets
Ability to develop data modeling processes and algorithms
Utilization of statistical analysis, data visualization, and machine learning techniques
Ability to generate dashboards and reports for organizational leadership
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.
Founded in 1958
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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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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