This role pays more than
62%
of similar roles. Most pay
$139,375–$220,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$189k
versus about
$180k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Visa
Visa Inc. is the world''s largest payment network, enabling digital payments for consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments through its global processing network and branded card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services
Visa currently has
95 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$149,200–$238,700
across 90 roles with salary data.
Staff Data Scientist
The Staff Data Scientist joins the Post Purchase organization to lead high-impact machine learning initiatives focused on building AI-driven decision intelligence for dispute resolution and recovery products. This individual contributor role involves owning the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle, including problem framing, feature engineering, model development, deployment, and monitoring. The candidate will build and productionize scalable models using large-scale transaction and dispute datasets to improve automation, merchant matching, and recovery outcomes. Key responsibilities include designing GenAI and LLM-based solutions for workflow automation and decision support while mentoring junior team members. Required technical skills include proficiency in Python or R, SQL, and version control tools like git or GitHub. The role also requires experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Hadoop, Hive, and Spark to solve complex problems within the payments and transaction-heavy domain.
What does a Data Scientist earn?
Median $162000 from 275 postings across 59 companies.