VP, Open Finance Data Science & AI Strategy

Mastercard; Purchase (NY); On-site; USD 233,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site fitness facilities

Tuition reimbursement

401k with company match

Job summary

Mastercard seeks a visionary Vice President of Data Science for Open Finance to lead the design, development, and delivery of advanced data science and AI capabilities that power Open Finance. You will build a world-class DS organization, scale production ML, and partner with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Risk to drive measurable business value.

The ideal candidate has deep ML/AI expertise, strong product sense, and a track record of scaling teams, delivering governance, and aligning data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Data Science, or related quantitative field; advanced degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Experience in data science, ML, AI, analytics, or related field with significant leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading and scaling large, high-performing Data Science or AI organizations.
• Deep understanding of modern ML/AI techniques and their application to real-world business problems.
• History taking ML models from research to production, commercialization, and optimization.
• Background in financial services, fintech, payments, Open Banking/Open Finance, lending, fraud or risk preferred.
• Strong understanding of data and AI platforms, MLOps, cloud technologies, and production ML environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Data Science strategy for Open Finance in alignment with business objectives.
• Identify opportunities where analytics and AI can create differentiated products and drive growth.
• Establish a scalable roadmap for foundational intelligence and model-specific solutions.
• Lead development and continuous improvement of production-grade models and AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Sales, Risk, and Marketing to translate needs into scalable DS solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Data science leadership

Machine learning

AI strategy

Product acumen

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS/Math/Stats/Engineering

Tools

MLOps

Cloud platforms

Python

Job description

Mastercard seeks a visionary Vice President of Data Science for Open Finance to lead the design, development, and delivery of advanced data science and AI capabilities that power Open Finance. You will build a world-class DS organization, scale production ML, and partner with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Risk to drive measurable business value.

The ideal candidate has deep ML/AI expertise, strong product sense, and a track record of scaling teams, delivering governance, and aligning data