Senior Director, Data Science & Strategy (SSA)

Visa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

A global payments technology leader seeks a Senior Director of Data Science to champion data-driven strategies in the SSA region. This role involves leading analytics projects, mentoring junior team members, and working closely with global teams to develop high-quality analytic solutions that drive business development. Candidates should possess extensive analytics experience, especially in the payments industry. The position is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15+ years of analytics expertise applying statistical solutions.
• Experience in Card Payments markets preferred.
• Good understanding of Payments and Banking Industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Science for the SSA team.
• Manage client engagement projects.
• Collaborate with Hub DS team for data efficiencies.

Skills

Analytics expertise

Statistical solutions

Project management

Data-driven methodologies

Programming in Python

Payments industry knowledge

Education

Post-graduate degree in a Quantitative field

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

SQL

SAS

Job description

A global payments technology leader seeks a Senior Director of Data Science to champion data-driven strategies in the SSA region. This role involves leading analytics projects, mentoring junior team members, and working closely with global teams to develop high-quality analytic solutions that drive business development. Candidates should possess extensive analytics experience, especially in the payments industry. The position is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.