Visa · 16 hours ago
Lead Data Scientist
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $288K/yr
10+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments and technology, and they are seeking a versatile and highly technical Lead Data Scientist to shape the future of AI and data products across the Visa Acceptance Platform. In this role, you will partner with engineers, product leaders, and AI researchers to design, deploy, and scale advanced machine learning solutions across a global ecosystem.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile PaymentsPayments
Responsibilities
Define technical strategy for AI/ML models supporting global payments and next-generation agentic commerce experiences
Mentor a high-performing team and establish best-in-class practices for data science, MLOps, and model governance
Lead end‑to‑end development of large-scale data solutions—from data extraction through modeling, deployment, and monitoring
Drive platform transformation initiatives that enhance delivery efficiency, improve model performance, and enable new product opportunities
Provide technical leadership in designing scalable, maintainable, and secure data science solutions; set standards for modeling, coding patterns, and MLOps
Lead efforts to improve data extraction, data quality, lineage, and governance, partnering with engineering teams across the platform
Develop strategies for wrangling, modeling, and leveraging high-volume structured and unstructured data using modern AI/ML techniques
Guide conversations with Product, Cybersecurity, and Engineering to clarify complex business and technical requirements and ensure secure deployment
Identify emerging patterns across massive datasets to influence platform‑wide enhancements, roadmap decisions, and AI-driven product improvements
Drive modernization opportunities including software upgrades, security patches, and infrastructure improvements
Qualification
Required
10+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 13+ years of relevant work experience
Preferred
12+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Data Science or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 13+ years of relevant work experience
3+ years building and deploying AI/ML models for predictive analytics or insights
4+ years working with large-scale data technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, Spark, Redis, NoSQL, or RDBMS
2+ years designing and maintaining ETL or data pipelines
Experience working with Big Data, distributed computing, and streaming/real-time systems
Strong experience in metrics design, experimentation, and model evaluation
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401 (k)
FSA/HSA
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Wellness Program
Company
Visa
Visa is a multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
TNB Financial Services
2016-09-10Post Ipo Equity
2008-03-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Suh
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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