The Manager, Data Science role at Capital One’s Emerging ML team involves developing and operationalizing machine learning models to enhance customer experiences and business outcomes across various domains such as marketing, servicing, and fraud prevention. This individual contributor position requires building models through all phases of the data science lifecycle, from design to production deployment in scalable systems serving 50+ million customers. Key responsibilities include conducting research on self-supervised learning, transformer models, and representation learning, refining integration patterns for encoder-decoder models, and writing software using Python, Scala, Spark, and AWS to analyze large datasets. Ideal candidates are curious, technically proficient with hands-on experience in data science solutions, statistically-minded, and customer-oriented, possessing a PhD in STEM fields or equivalent industry experience.
Conduct research on self-supervised learning and transformer models.
Develop customer behavioral models using transactional and clickstream data.
Refine integration patterns for encoder-decoder models for downstream use cases.
Build machine learning models from design to production in scalable systems.
Collaborate with business teams to improve customer experiences through experiments.
Write software to analyze large datasets using tools like Spark and AWS.
What we're looking for
Extensive hands-on experience developing data science solutions from concept to production.
Proficiency in Python, Scala, and/or R for data analysis and machine learning.
Expertise in building and validating statistical models including clustering, classification, sentiment analysis, time series analysis, and deep learning.
Experience working with AWS and big data technologies like Spark.
Curiosity and creativity in asking questions and pushing for answers in research and development.
Market check
Salary context
This
$197,300–$225,100
range sits above
69%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$132,000–$225,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$159,300–$216,650
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 239 comparable postings.*
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Employer
About Capital One Financial
Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking
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