Senior Manager, Data Science, AI Foundations

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
Riverwoods, ILRichmond, VAMcLean, VAChicago, IL
Salary
$229,900–$262,400 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $246k
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This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $167,150–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $246k versus about $207k 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 1020 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1013 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Data Science, AI Foundations

R1000631 Senior Manager, Data Science - AI Foundations (Open) joins the AI Foundations Specialist Models Data Science team to build and ship scalable architecture and machine learning solutions for a mobile application. This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams of engineers and product managers to develop features like digital assistants and personalized experiences using generative AI technologies. The successful candidate will design, train, evaluate, and validate models while operationalizing them into resilient production systems. Key technical requirements include expertise in Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, and deep learning. The role utilizes a technology stack including Pytorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Hugging Face, LangChain, Lightning, and VectorDBs to analyze large volumes of numeric and textual data. Candidates must be proficient in Python, Scala, or R, as well as SQL and relational databases, to solve complex problems involving high-volume inference and training.

What you'll do

  • Develop and deploy scalable AI/ML solutions for mobile app features and digital assistant interactions.
  • Research and implement emerging generative AI technologies to create next-generation customer experiences.
  • Act as a subject matter expert in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to adapt and fine-tune Large Language Models (LLMs).
  • Manage the full machine learning lifecycle including design, training, evaluation, and validation of models.
  • Partner with engineering teams to operationalize models into resilient production systems serving millions of customers.
  • Analyze large volumes of numeric and textual data using tools like PyTorch, Hugging Face, and VectorDBs.
  • Translate complex technical findings into tangible business goals for non-technical stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field plus 7 years of data analytics experience, or a Master's/MBA with 5 years, or a PhD with 2 years.
  • At least 2 years of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysis.
  • At least 2 years of experience working with machine learning.
  • At least 2 years of experience utilizing relational databases.
  • Experience in training language models or large computer vision models, including expertise in areas like RLHF or training optimization.
  • Expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and experience with Large Language Models (LLMs).
  • PhD in a STEM field (preferred).
  • At least 5 years of experience with Python, Scala, or R; at least 5 years with machine learning; and at least 5 years with SQL (preferred).

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