Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Visa USA Inc., a Visa Inc. company, needs a Data Scientist (multiple openings) in Miami, FL to:

• Extract and understand data to form an opinion to support clients and derive relevant insights.
• Develop visualizations to make complex analyses accessible to a broad audience.
• Craft products out of analyses that are suitable for multiple clients.
• Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging Visa data to drive business solutions.
• Mine and analyze data from company databases to drive optimization and improvement of product, marketing techniques and business strategies for Visa and its clients.
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.
• Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, data insights, advertising targeting and other business outcomes.
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.
• Position reports to the Miami, Florida office and may allow for partial telecommuting.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Analytics, Information Systems or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Data Scientist-related occupation.
• Alternatively, a Master’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Analytics, Information Systems or related field.
• Position requires experience in the following:
  • Big Data; (Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Python, Conda, Presto, Docker).
  • Machine Learning.
  • SQL.
  • Tableau.
  • Statistics (Design of Experiments).
  • Marketing Analytics.

Additional Information

Worksite: Miami, FL

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Travel Requirements: This position does not require travel.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $116,800.00 USD to $180,600.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.