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We are looking to hire a senior Data Scientist to lead the AI/ML initiatives in the Cybersecurity Products team. This position will be based out of Ashburn, VA. In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for driving, designing, and building cutting edge innovation in the space of cybersecurity through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - current scope of problems includes behavior biometrics, risk-based authentication, Account Takeover protection, advanced threat detection, smart incident response, AI model threat analysis, and many more.  

• Drive the continued innovation and engineering of our existing behavior-based adaptive authentication product and bot/fraud protection product with a high-performance team of data scientists and engineers.

• Build innovative solutions and collaborate with engineering and product partners across the global Visa organization that help secure Visa against a variety of threats and attacks.

• Provide consultation to more experienced leaders in order to recommend solutions which solve security & other business challenges.

You must have strong technical depth and experience in application of Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Data Science techniques.  On top of that, you should also have a genuine interest in cybersecurity and a desire to build solutions that deliver real impacts to the world. We will rely on your leadership to establish a roadmap and vision as this team engages in existing and new emerging areas.  

Essential Functions

• Cyber Analytics Product: Research innovation in digital authentication using behavior biometrics capabilities, build applied AI based models and engineer them into the product called Visa Behavior Analytics. You will engage in data science and applied AI related activities for a Visa engineered product to protect against account takeover related threats, continuously enhancing it to combat threats in the secure authentication and perimeter defense space.

• Cyber/AI R&D: Research innovation in applying AI to the more general field of cybersecurity, including the protection with and against AI driven technologies, as well as the AI models themselves.  You will be using your core competencies around AI and data science and help drive the teams to build models and solutions that work at scale, harnessing Petabytes of data while applying it to products that need to respond with cyber analytics in milliseconds.

• Influence & Collaborate: Be able to present results to a cross section of employees, including C-Level and other senior leadership at Visa. You will engage with internal technology, and cyber teams along with global product orgs. In addition, you will collaborate with colleagues in technology and product offices to establish effective, productive business relationships.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs. 

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.