About this role
The position will be based in Visa’s Sydney office. We seek a data scientist with experience in data preparation, data analysis, story – telling and communicating insights to internal and external stakeholders . You will be working with VISA’s big data sets and in certain cases in conjunction with our clients’ data.
The candidate should possess hands on experience with associated technologies and ability to collaborate across teams and functions to deliver value to VISA and our clients.
The successful candidate will have opportunities to work on huge varieties of problems across Issuers business.
We need a dedicated, technical, proactive, and energetic who accepts challenges and is a confirmed problem solver.
What is Visa Consulting & Analytics?
Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) is Visa's consulting division, serving Visa's clients (including card issuers, acquirers, and merchants) and solving their strategic problems focused on improving performance and profitability. Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, payments, data analytics, marketing, operational and macroeconomics, VCA drives high impact and tangible financial results.
Responsibilities:
Work within the project team to support the design, development, and delivery of data science/engineering solutions to VISA clients, adhering to scope and timelines
Building and maintaining positive relationships with clients.
Providing mentorship to junior team members
Partner with roles across the organization including consultants, engineering, and data scientists to address prioritized business problems
Build data driven solutions/data science models aligned with client's priorities and leading different vendors for the execution if required
Break large solutions into smaller, releasable phases and seek feedback from product owners, clients, and other partners
Define detailed scope and methodology, design and create solutions, and implement using appropriate tools and techniques
Support development of a robust system for measuring and optimizing the quality of deployed algorithms and models
Maintain AI models in production to evaluate performance, model drift, and decay
Actively seek out opportunities to innovate by using Visa Net, external data and new modelling techniques fit for purpose to the needs of our clients
Make sure that the legal/compliance/security related requirements are fully adhered to
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experiencePreferred Qualifications:
5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.Qualification in Data Science/Computer ScienceExperience being data scientist/engineer or analytics consultantHands-on experience in developing AI models, scaling data solutions, and delivering end-to-end data science projectsExperience working with large and multi-dimensional datasetsProficient in implementing standard classification and clustering algorithmsProficient in big data aggregation using Hive, Spark, SQL and PythonExperience with visualization tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar.Outstanding problem-solving skillsStrong internal team and external client management with a collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible style, able to work effectively in a matrixed organizationExhibit intellectual curiosity and strive to continually learn, self-motivated and results oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous projectsAbility to learn new tools and paradigms as data science continues to evolve at Visa and elsewhereDemonstrated resource planning and delivery skillsGood communication and presentation skills with ability to interact with different cross-functional team members at varying leveUnderstanding of the Payments and Banking Industry including aspects such as consumer credit, consumer debit, prepaid, small business, commercial, co-branded and merchant will be a plusConsultancy experience is a plusTechnical ExpertiseExperience in writing and optimizing efficient SQL queries, Hive, Python and SparkExpertise in dashboard and report development using Tableau or Power BIGood understanding of Agile way of workingExperience in deployment, operationalization of Machine Learning modelsExperience with Apache Airflow would be an advantageExperience of cloud-based data science platforms would be beneficialBusiness and Leadership competenciesQuality-focused professional with strong problem-solving abilities and a proven track record in tackling sophisticated analytical challengesDetail oriented to ensure the highest level of quality in reports and data analysisProficient in translating analytics output to actionable recommendations and deliverySkilled at presenting data-driven insights to audiences with varying levels of technical understandingExhibits intellectual curiosity and a desire for continuous learning Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.