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This position can be located in Arlington, VA or Atlanta, GA.
To ensure that Visa’s payment technology is truly available to everyone, everywhere requires the success of our key bank or merchant partners and internal business units. The Global Data Science group supports these partners by using our extraordinarily rich data set that spans more than 3 billion cards globally and captures more than 100 billion transactions in a single year. Our focus lies on building creative solutions that have an immediate impact on the business of our highly analytical partners. We work in complementary teams comprising members from Data Science and various groups at Visa. To support our rapidly growing group we are looking for Data Scientists who are equally passionate about the opportunity to use Visa’s rich data to tackle meaningful business problems.
Essential FunctionsDevelop 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
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of experience applying data science to solve problems for issuers, acquirers or processors
Recent experience working with and presenting to issuers, acquirers or processors
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
Incumbent must make themselves available during core business hours.
Travel RequirementsThis position requires incumbent to travel for work 10% of the time.
Mental/Physical RequirementsThis position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers, and reach with hands and arms.
EEO StatementVisa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.