Principal Associate, Data Scientist - Financial Services

Capital One Financial

Actively hiring
Plano, Tx, US Posted 77 days ago $147,100$167,900 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Principal Associate Data Scientist at Capital One's Auto Finance, you will join a high-performing team focused on leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation and disruption in the financial services industry. Your daily responsibilities include working with vast datasets to develop predictive models for applications such as customer lifetime valuation, product recommendation engines, fraud detection systems, and productivity enhancements through Generative AI. You will utilize Python, GitHub, Sagemaker, SQL, AWS, and other tools to extract meaningful insights from large volumes of numeric and textual data. Ideal candidates are customer-centric innovators with a strong technical background in Information Retrieval, Recommender Systems, Search Ranking, and real-time machine learning systems.

Skills

Python AWS Sagemaker GitHub SQL CI/CD Information_Retrieval Recommender_System Search_Ranking Large_scale_Real_time_ML_systems

What you'll do

  • Analyze large datasets using Python and SQL to uncover hidden insights.
  • Develop machine learning models for customer lifetime valuation and product recommendations.
  • Implement fraud detection systems to protect financial assets and customer data.
  • Utilize AWS and Sagemaker for scalable, real-time machine learning solutions.
  • Innovate with Generative AI to enhance productivity and customer experience.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience with Python and other data science tools.
  • Strong background in machine learning and statistical analysis.
  • Experience with large-scale real-time machine learning systems.
  • Proficiency in AWS, Sagemaker, GitHub, SQL for data processing.
  • Expertise in Information Retrieval, Recommender Systems, Search Ranking.

Market check

Salary context

This $147,100–$167,900 range sits above 36% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$110,980$220,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$135,000$195,542

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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

Capital One Financial currently has 489 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 483 roles with salary data.

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