Director of Data Science, Risk Monitoring Solutions

Fiserv

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Location
Berkeley Heights, NJ
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$155,000–$258,000 / yr
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2 days ago
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This role $206k
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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $180,050–$260,127 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $220k for comparable roles.

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About Fiserv

Fiserv is a global leader in financial services technology, providing core banking platforms, payment processing, digital banking, and merchant acquiring solutions to financial institutions and businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments

Fiserv currently has 69 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $127,500–$204,000 across 46 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director of Data Science, Risk Monitoring Solutions

Director of Data Science - Risk Monitoring Solutions serves as a senior leader within the Merchant Solutions Decision Science & Risk Solutions team. This role is responsible for shaping and executing the strategy for AI/ML-powered portfolio management capabilities to manage fraud and credit risk exposure while improving the merchant experience. The successful candidate will lead a high-performing organization of data and decision science professionals, overseeing the end-to-end development of predictive models, automated risk strategies, and real-time decisioning tools. Key responsibilities include modernizing portfolio analytics using advanced AI/ML techniques and experimentation to drive risk-adjusted profitability. Required skills include expertise in Python, Snowflake, cloud platforms, and model governance. The role addresses critical challenges in the payments and merchant acquiring space, specifically focusing on fraud detection, credit risk management, and optimizing the merchant lifecycle through data-driven decisioning.

What you'll do

  • Develop and execute the multi-year strategy for Risk Monitoring Solutions to drive risk-adjusted profitability.
  • Lead the modernization of portfolio analytics using advanced AI/ML techniques and real-time data sources.
  • Build and lead a high-performing organization of Data and Decision Science professionals.
  • Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve fraud detection and reduce merchant attrition.
  • Manage the end-to-end development of predictive models, decision frameworks, and automated risk strategies.
  • Represent Risk Monitoring Solutions to senior executives and partners to communicate vision and influence decisions.
  • Maintain rigorous model governance, controls, and monitoring practices for scalable growth.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline; advanced degree preferred.
  • 12 years of experience in data science, predictive modeling, fraud/risk analytics, or a related field.
  • Experience leading leaders and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Expertise in AI/ML, advanced analytics, experimentation, and decision optimization.
  • Knowledge of payments, merchant acquiring, lending, fraud, and credit risk.
  • Executive-level communication skills to align stakeholders and present business cases.
  • Experience leading cross-functional transformations across Product, Technology, Risk, Operations, and Sales.
  • Work authorization to be considered for this role.

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