Director, Data Science - Consumer and Developer Experience (Remote-Eligible)

Director, Data Science - Consumer and Developer Experience (Remote-Eligible) Data is at the center of everything we do. As a startup, we disrupted the credit card industry by individually personalizing every credit card offer using statistical modeling and the relational database, cutting edge technology in 1988! Fast-forward a few years, and this little innovation and our passion for data has skyrocketed us to a Fortune 200 company and a leader in the world of data-driven decision-making. As a Data Scientist at Capital One, you’ll be part of a team that’s leading the next wave of disruption at a whole new scale, using the latest in computing and machine learning technologies and operating across billions of customer records to unlock the big opportunities that help everyday people save money, time and agony in their financial lives. Team Description At Capital One, we are relentless innovators with a proven track record of transforming customers’ experiences and the financial services industry. We’re delivering best-in-class innovation so that our more than 100 million customers can manage their finances with ease. We consider ourselves the bank a technology company would build – empowered to use artificial intelligence (from machine learning to generative AI) to transform everyday banking into real-time, intelligent products that help customers improve their financial well-being. We’re all-in on the cloud and are a leader in the adoption of open source. We build our own products and release them with a speed and agility that allows us to get new customer experiences to market quickly. We’re going boldly where no bank has gone before. And, as a founder-led company, we are centered in our mission to help customers succeed. The Role | General Responsibilities: We’re seeking a Data Science Manager to support strategic priorities for Consumer and Developer Experience (CDX), as part of CDX’s product strategy team. CDX is an exciting space with diverse product responsibilities. The organization’s remit spans customer digital engagement, including the Capital One app; Capital One’s marketing platform, analytics, and personalization engine; the product suite used to manage all Capital One suppliers and vendors; products associated with the company’s risk management responsibilities; and more. CDX’s product strategy team is a blend of strategy, product, and data science. We tackle the organization’s hardest strategic and analytical questions, delivering answers that fundamentally change the way we do business. We also act as an innovation lab, developing prototypes and partnering closely with product and engineering teams to translate conceptual visions into tangible, scaled digital experiences. We are looking for someone who thrives in this duality – someone who is equally energized by big-picture questions about where the world is going, thorny problems that require a strategic mindset and deep analytical rigor, and hands-on building. In this role, you will: Partner with a cross-functional team of software engineers, business analysts, and product managers to ensure we are delivering products customers love that move the needle for the business Leverage a broad stack of technologies - Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark, and more - to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data Build machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals The Ideal Candidate is: Customer first. You love the process of analyzing and creating, but also share our passion to do the right thing. You know at the end of the day it’s about making the right decision for our customers. Innovative. You continually research and evaluate emerging technologies. You stay current on published state-of-the-art methods, technologies, and applications and seek out opportunities to apply them. A leader. You challenge conventional thinking and work with stakeholders to identify and improve the status quo. You’re passionate about talent development for your own team and beyond. Technical. You’re comfortable with open-source languages and are passionate about developing further. You have hands-on experience developing data science solutions using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms. Statistically-minded. You’ve built models, validated them, and backtested them. You know how to interpret a confusion matrix or a ROC curve. You have experience with clustering, classification, sentiment analysis, time series, and deep learning. A data guru. “Big data” doesn’t faze you. You have the skills to retrieve, combine, and analyze data from a variety of sources and structures. You know understanding the data is often the key to great data science. Basic Qualifications: Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining one of the following with an expectation that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date: A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 9 years of experience performing data analytics A Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) or an MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 7 years of experience performing data analytics A PHD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 4 years of experience performing data analytics At least 4 years of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysis At least 4 years of experience working with machine learning At least 4 years of experience utilizing relational databases Preferred Qualifications: PhD in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) plus 5 years of experience in data analytics At least 1 year of experience working with AWS At least 3 year of experience managing people At least 5 years of experience in Python, Scala, or R for large scale data analysis At least 5 years of experience with machine learning Capital One is open to hiring a Remote Employee for this opportunity. Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. Remote (Regardless of Location): $244,700 - $279,200 for Dir, Data Science Chicago, IL: $244,700 - $279,200 for Dir, Data Science McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Dir, Data Science New York, NY: $293,600 - $335,100 for Dir, Data Science Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Dir, Data Science Riverwoods, IL: $244,700 - $279,200 for Dir, Data Science San Francisco, CA: $293,600 - $335,100 for Dir, Data Science Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter. This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan. Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more