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Director, Data Scientist - Business Cards & Payments - Capital One
Data Scientist
Lead a high‑impact data science team driving personalized credit card offers and payment innovations, leveraging Python, SQL, machine learning, and AWS to analyze billions of transactions and deliver scalable, data‑driven solutions.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and oversee end‑to‑end data science projects that personalize credit card offers and optimize payment flows for billions of customers.
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, engineers, and analysts, fostering a culture of experimentation and rigorous model validation.
- Design and implement scalable machine learning pipelines on AWS, integrating large‑scale data from relational and big data sources.
- Collaborate with product, risk, and engineering stakeholders to translate business objectives into actionable data science solutions.
- Champion best practices in statistical modeling, feature engineering, and model monitoring to ensure high‑quality, production‑ready models.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data science or analytics, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and AWS services (SageMaker, EMR, Redshift).
- Deep expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning, and large‑scale data processing.
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross‑functional teams.
- Experience with credit card or payments domain is highly desirable.
Skills
pythonsqlmachine learningaws