Senior Data Scientist, Operational Risk & AI

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 148,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist for Operational Risk Management in New York. You will lead analytics on operational risk, building models and insights across billions of records using Python, AWS, Spark, and NLP/Generative AI techniques.

You will partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver data-driven risk solutions, validate models, and communicate outcomes to executives. Strong quantitative background required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field plus 2 years of data analytics experience
• Master's degree or MBA with quantitative concentration, or STEM PhD preferred
• Experience with AWS is preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver data products for operational risk
• Build ML models through all development phases from design to deployment
• Translate complex work into clear business impact
• Utilize NLP and Generative AI techniques to create next-generation risk insights

Skills

Python

Machine learning

NLP

Generative AI

Statistical modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Master's degree or MBA with quantitative concentration

Tools

AWS

Spark

H2O

Conda

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist for Operational Risk Management in New York. You will lead analytics on operational risk, building models and insights across billions of records using Python, AWS, Spark, and NLP/Generative AI techniques.

You will partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver data-driven risk solutions, validate models, and communicate outcomes to executives. Strong quantitative background required.