Director, Data Science

We are currently looking for a Director of Software Engineering who will take the lead and manage several strategic initiatives within our organization.

The right candidate will possess strong software engineering background, with demonstrated leadership experience in driving technical architecture, design and delivery of products and services that have created business value and delivered impact within the payments or payments risk domain or similar industries.

This position is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who is passionate about collaborating with business and technology partners and engineers to solve challenging business problems. You will be a key driver in the effort to define the shared strategic vision for the Payment Fraud Disruption platform and defining tools and services that safeguard Visa s payment systems.

Basic Qualifications
15+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor s Degree or at least 15 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 16+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications
15+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor s degree, OR 15+ years of relevant work experience with Advanced degree
Experience leading product development & delivery of AI/ML solutions, applied to real-world problems
Experience leading design and development of mission-critical, secure, reliable systems
Experience leading delivery across multiple technologies: Python, Java/J2EE, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Hive, MySQL, Hadoop, Spark, Scala, design patterns, test automation frameworks
Experience leading delivery of streaming analytics platforms
Excellent understanding of algorithms and data structures
Excellent problem solving and analytics skills. Capable of forming and advocating an independent viewpoint
Strong experience with agile methodologies
Excel in partnering with Product leaders and technical product managers on requirements workshops, helping define joint product/technology roadmaps & driving prioritization
Experience driving continuous improvements to processes/tools for better developer efficiency and productivity
Demonstrated ability to drive measurable improvements across engineering, delivery and performance metrics
Demonstrated success in leading high performing, multi-disciplinary and geographically distributed engineering teams. Demonstrated ability to hire, develop and retain high-caliber talent
Must demonstrate longer-term strategic thinking and staying abreast with latest technologies to assess what s possible technically
Strong collaboration and effective communication, with focus on win-win outcomes