Director, Data Science & AI Strategy

Capital One; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 269,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of Data Science to lead AI/ML initiatives across billions of records, partnering with data scientists, engineers and product managers. You will design experiments, guide model strategies, and translate insights into enterprise guidance for business units.

You will oversee a team delivering end‑to‑end AI solutions using Python, AWS, Spark and open source tools, while driving experimentation and business value at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field with 9+ years analytics experience or advanced degrees with related experience.
• 4+ years of open source programming for large scale data analysis.
• 4+ years deploying AI/ML models in production.
• 4+ years designing and analyzing A/B tests.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver enterprise AI products.
• Leverage Python, AWS, Spark, and open source tools to extract insights from large data volumes.
• Build ML models from design through training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Translate technical work into tangible business outcomes for leadership.

Skills

Python

R

Scala

AWS

Open‑source tools

A/B testing

Statistical modeling

Big data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Master's degree or MBA with quantitative concentration

PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

H2O

Spark

Conda

SQL

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of Data Science to lead AI/ML initiatives across billions of records, partnering with data scientists, engineers and product managers. You will design experiments, guide model strategies, and translate insights into enterprise guidance for business units.

You will oversee a team delivering end‑to‑end AI solutions using Python, AWS, Spark and open source tools, while driving experimentation and business value at scale.