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Visa

Data Scientist

Visa

Published 07 Apr 2026
USA
137K - 213K USD Annual
Full Time

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Role Highlights

Languages used

SQL
Python

Key skills

Data Science
Computer Science
Operations Research
Financial Services
Optimization
Modelling
MBA
PhD
Quantitative
Statistics
Economics

Tools, Libraries and Frameworks

PowerPoint
Tableau
SAS

Description

Visa Data Scientist \\\| SmartRecruiters Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox . Data Scientist Full-time Job Family Group: Data Science and Analytics Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you. Job Description To ensure that Visas payment technology is truly available to everyone, everywhere requires the success of our key bank or merchant partners and internal business units. The Global Data Science group supports these partners by using our extraordinarily rich data set that spans more than 3 billion cards globally and captures more than 100 billion transactions in a single year. Our focus lies on building creative solutions that have an immediate impact on the business of our highly analytical partners. We work in complementary teams comprising members from Data Science and various groups at Visa. To support our rapidly growing group we are looking for Data Scientists who are equally passionate about the opportunity to use Visas rich data to tackle meaningful business problems. You will join one of the Data Science focus areas (e.g., banks, merchants & retailers, digital products, marketing) with an opportunity for rotation within Data Science to gain broad exposure to Visas business. Essential Functions Be an out-of-the-box thinker who is passionate about brainstorming innovative ways to use our unique data to answer business problems Communicate with clients to understand the challenges they face and convince them with data Extract and understand data to form an opinion on how to best help our clients and derive relevant insights Develop visualizations to make your complex analyses accessible to a broad audience Find opportunities to 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. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. Qualifications Basic Qualifications 2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD) Preferred Qualifications 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD). 2+ years experience in data-based decision-making or quantitative analysis. Bachelors degree in an analytical field such as statistics, operations research, economics, computer science or many others (graduate degree is a plus). Experience with extracting and aggregating data from large data sets using SQL or other tools Competence in Excel, PowerPoint and Tableau Experience in understanding and analyzing data using statistical software (e.g., Python, SAS, R, Stata or others). Previous exposure to financial services, credit cards or merchant analytics is a plus, but not required Additional Information Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department. Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time. 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. Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code. U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for this position is 137,400.00 to 212,500.00 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. I'm interested I'm interestedPrivacy NoticeCookies Settings I'm interested Refer a friend share this job Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via email Share on Xing Share on WeChat Other jobs at Visa Senior Manager, Payments Optimization San Francisco, CA Staff Database Engineer Austin, TX Director, Finance AI Acceleration Office Foster City, CA Show all jobs Share to WeChat × Copy the link and open WeChat to share. Copy to clipboard Open WeChat Share to WeChat × Use Scan QR Code in WeChat and click ··· to share. Data Scientist Foster City, CA Full-time I'm interested I'm interested

Required Qualifications and Skills

Candidates require a Bachelor's Degree or an Advanced Degree with two or more years of work experience. Preferred qualifications include three or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or more than two years of work experience with an Advanced Degree. A minimum of two years of experience in data-based decision-making or quantitative analysis is necessary. A Bachelor's degree in an analytical field such as statistics, operations research, economics, or computer science is required, with a graduate degree being a plus. Experience with extracting and aggregating data from large data sets using SQL or other tools is essential. Competence in Excel, PowerPoint, and Tableau, along with experience in understanding and analyzing data using statistical software like Python, SAS, R, or Stata, is also required.

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About the company

Visa

Size

25017

Website

visa.com

HQ

Foster City, US

Public/Private

Public Company

Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payment transactions between various parties across over 200 countries and territories each year. Their mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. By including everyone everywhere, Visa believes in uplifting everyone everywhere. Working with Visa means contributing to a culture that embraces identity and purpose, ensuring that the work has a direct impact on billions of people globally by unlocking financial access and enabling the future of money movement.

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