What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Data Scientist position at Visa?
We are seeking a highly technical and hands-on Staff Data Scientist to contribute to the development of AI-driven data products across the Visa Acceptance Platform. In this role, you will work closely with engineering, product, and architecture partners to design, build, and deploy machine learning solutions that operate at global scale.
This is an execution-focused role for an experienced data scientist who thrives in production environments and enjoys solving complex data and modeling problems that directly impact customers.
What You Will Do (Essential Functions)
- Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and data solutions that support analytics, predictive insights, and AI-powered platform features.
- Perform data exploration, feature engineering, modeling, and validation using large, complex datasets.
- Build, maintain, and improve data pipelines and model workflows in partnership with engineering teams.
- Apply appropriate metrics and evaluation techniques to measure model performance, reliability, and business impact.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Security partners to translate business requirements into scalable and secure data science solutions.
- Contribute to platform modernization efforts by improving data quality, performance, reliability, and observability.
- Support operational readiness through monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of deployed models.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.