Senior Director, Data Science - Remote AI Leader

Capital One; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 286,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Data Science Leader to drive advanced analytics across billions of customer records, shaping AI/ML strategy and delivering high-impact models. You’ll lead a cross-functional team of engineers, researchers, and product partners, design experiments, manage model lifecycle, and guide executives with clear data-driven insights.

You’ll champion open-source tools, cloud platforms, and scalable architectures, and mentor talent while advancing the company’s data-driven decision

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/master/PhD in a quantitative field with analytics experience.
• 6+ years using open-source languages for large-scale data analysis.
• 6+ years of experience with machine learning.
• 6+ years of experience utilizing relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive decisions through modeling.
• Define end state emphasizing digital tech, cloud hosting, and open source.
• Distill complex modeling systems for senior business leaders on strategy and risk.
• Assess and defend state-of-the-art decision-making systems with stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Open-source tooling

Statistical modeling

Cloud computing

Modeling lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Master's degree in quantitative field or MBA with quantitative concentration

PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Python

Scala

R

AWS

SQL/ Relational Databases

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Data Science Leader to drive advanced analytics across billions of customer records, shaping AI/ML strategy and delivering high-impact models. You’ll lead a cross-functional team of engineers, researchers, and product partners, design experiments, manage model lifecycle, and guide executives with clear data-driven insights.

You’ll champion open-source tools, cloud platforms, and scalable architectures, and mentor talent while advancing the company’s data-driven decision