Senior Director – Data Science
| Company | Visa |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, MBA, JD, MD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD), or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD
- Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor and ability to work with large data sets to synthesize key impacts for clients.
- Executive Presence including excellent communication and presentation skills, written and verbal and ability to communicate at all levels within large organizations.
- Demonstrated leadership, managerial and collaboration capabilities, particularly with those who are not direct reports as may be found in a matrixed organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead data science team supporting issuers or merchants, including project oversight, coaching and professional development
- Manage offshore relationships, including vendor management, performance tracking and onboarding/offboarding activities
- Manage Data Engineering relationships, including creating and maintaining roadmaps and prioritizations
- Manage 5 to 10 projects in parallel, from conception to completion utilizing a team of 5 to 7 experienced professionals
- Develop propensity, segmentation, and other predictive models to drive business impact
- Proactively engage with clients and Visa client leadership in regular strategic & planning discussions, cultivate and manage a pipeline of work with clients
- Develop frameworks, approaches, solutions, and recommendations that effectively and efficiently address the most impactful opportunities and challenges
- Partner with peers in other functional areas (e.g., marketing, analytics, risk, innovation) and across global regional teams to execute projects in ways that leverage the breadth and depth of Visa’s resources
Preferred Qualifications
- 15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience
- 4+ years of experience applying data science to solve problems for issuers, acquirers, processors, or merchants
- 3+ years of experience leading 3+ data scientists in machine learning projects
- Recent experience working with and presenting to clients, such as issuers, acquirers, processors, or merchants
- Recent experience coordinating offshore relationships and Data Engineering activities
- Expertise with modern distributed systems, including both Hadoop/SQL and Apache Spark
- Expertise with one or more data analytics/programming tools such as R/Python
- Expertise in the application of predictive modeling and machine learning techniques
- 5+ years of working in payments industry (bank, credit union, Fintech) or management-consulting firm
- Demonstrated knowledge of software development, MLOps or data product development
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills