Manager Data Science, Global Payment Network AI Foundations

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
Riverwoods, ILRichmond, VAChicago, ILNew York, NY
Salary
$179,400–$204,700 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $192k
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This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $180,987–$252,412 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $192k versus about $217k for comparable roles.

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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

Capital One Financial currently has 1783 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 942 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager Data Science, Global Payment Network AI Foundations

Manager Data Science - Global Payment Network AI Foundations joins the Global Network Analytics team within the Foundational AI & Automation pillar. In this role, you will partner with cross-functional teams of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to build machine learning engines and AI agents. You will develop core models to power merchant intelligence, acceptance growth, fraud decisioning, and enterprise automation by evaluating billions of network transactions. The position requires expertise in Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models to extract insights from numerical, tabular, and textual data. You will utilize a modern tech stack including PyTorch, AWS, VectorDBs, and LLMs. Key responsibilities involve fine-tuning models, translating technical complexity into business value, and delivering scalable solutions for the payments ecosystem.

What does a Data Science Manager earn?

Median $211200 from 33 postings across 11 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Deliver AI-powered capabilities to evaluate billions of network transactions and transform merchant intelligence.
  • Leverage PyTorch, AWS, VectorDBs, and LLMs to extract insights from complex numerical, tabular, and textual data.
  • Serve as the domain expert for adapting and fine-tuning Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models.
  • Translate complex technical machine learning concepts into tangible business value and strategic goals.
  • Design and implement AI workflows and autonomous AI agents for scalable intelligence across the payments ecosystem.
  • Develop and deliver production-level libraries, platforms, or solution code for existing products.
  • Train language models using techniques such as training optimization, self-supervised learning, explainability, and RLHF.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's in a quantitative field plus 6 years of data analytics experience, a Master's plus 4 years, or a PhD plus 1 year.
  • Must have at least 1 year of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysis.
  • Must have at least 1 year of experience working with machine learning.
  • Must have at least 1 year of experience utilizing relational databases.
  • Must have hands-on experience working with LLMs and solutions using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms.
  • Must have experience in training language models and expertise in subdomains like training optimization, self-supervised learning, explainability, or RLHF.
  • Must have a track record of delivering models at scale and delivering libraries, platforms, or solution-level code to existing products.
  • Preferred: PhD in a STEM field plus 3 years of experience in model development.
  • Preferred: At least 4 years of experience in Python, Scala, or R.
  • Preferred: At least 4 years of experience with machine learning and SQL.
  • Preferred: Experience with LLMs, including embedding models and vector databases.
  • Preferred: Experience designing and implementing AI workflows and autonomous AI agents.

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