Senior Director, Data Science — Payments AI Leader

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 270,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director, Data Scientist for the Global Payment Network in McLean, VA. You will lead data science initiatives across fraud and merchant analytics, partnering with engineers and product managers to build scalable ML solutions.

You will work with Python, AWS, Spark, and H2O to model large datasets, translate insights to business actions, and mentor a team. The role offers competitive compensation and potential incentives.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantitative field with 11+ years analytics experience, or MBA with quantitative focus plus 9 years.
• 6+ years with open source languages for large-scale data analysis.
• 6+ years of experience in machine learning.
• 6+ years of experience with relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a cross-functional team to deliver a product customers love.
• Leverage a broad stack: Python, Conda, AWS, Spark, and more to reveal insights.
• Build machine learning models through all phases from design to deployment.
• Translate complexity of work into tangible business goals.

Skills

Leadership

Innovation

Creative thinking

Python

AWS

Machine learning

Open-source

Relational databases

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Master's degree in quantitative field

MBA with quantitative concentration

PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Spark

H2O

Conda

Python

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director, Data Scientist for the Global Payment Network in McLean, VA. You will lead data science initiatives across fraud and merchant analytics, partnering with engineers and product managers to build scalable ML solutions.

You will work with Python, AWS, Spark, and H2O to model large datasets, translate insights to business actions, and mentor a team. The role offers competitive compensation and potential incentives.