Director – Machine Learning, AI Governance

Visa operates the worlds largest retail electronic payments network and is one of the most recognized global financial services brands. Visa facilitates global commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions merchants consumers businesses and government entities.

We offer a range of branded payment product platforms which our financial institution clients use to develop and offer credit charge deferred debit prepaid and cash access programs to cardholders. Visas card platforms provide consumers businesses merchants and government entities with a secure convenient and reliable way to pay and be paid in 170 countries and territories.

As the leader of the Data & AI organization at Bengaluru you will work in a rapidpaced environment leading various Data and System Engineering teams developing next generation solutions for Visa. You will have accountability for strategy planning hiring vendor management and overall execution & delivery of multiple products for Visas AI Governance (AIG). You will face big challenges and question the status quo. You will change the way data products are developed at Visa with this initiative. You will build upon an established Data Science research and development practice for Data Products focused on AI Governance and Compliance.

Successful candidates will be highly adaptable possess strong interpersonal and organizational skills and able to effectively manage multiple work streams. You should have had experience collecting or analyzing engineering data and using this data to drive business decisions.

In this role you will spearhead product development and engineering efficiency in product teams by delivering data services tools and systems that will accelerate creating products featuring the best customer experience with the highest reliability security and outcome for Visa. You will also evangelize the Data Science ML AI NLP Generative AI Engineering Fundamentals for development teams at Visa. This includes engaging in technical and functional discussions with all the engineering teams.

We will take a datadriven approach and are passionate about having a culture of learning fast and constantly iterating towards success. You will wear multiple hats and demonstrate breadth depth and leadership. The solutions you help create will have a multiplier effect across all of Visa.

Responsibilities :

• Executes the vision for the Data & AI organization ensuring delivery of differentiating data products and services for Visa and its partners. The successful candidate is continually engaged in leading and inspiring the teams in the performance of all duties and responsibilities.
• Build on an established Data Science research and development practice for AI Products focused on machine learning Generative AI and analytics for the payments industry
• Extensive crossorganization collaboration playing a crucial role in interfacing with various technology teams and business stakeholders to identify requirements converting them to functional specs prioritizing and driving execution using agile methodologies.
• Evangelize developer productivity solutions and systems across all the development teams to drive adoption.
• Work collaboratively across team boundaries to share common infrastructure and functional capabilities. Provide feedback into core product teams to influence their roadmap and strategy.
• We are looking for a seasoned individual to drive gamechanging AI product development in and around Visa
• Lead grow and mentor a team of 15 engineers Data Scientists Analysts & Directors.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications :

1518 years of management experience with a bachelors degree or 12 years of experience with an advanced Degree

Advanced degree a plus

Preferred Qualifications :

Strong background in Data Engineering Machine Learning AI Data Science

Sound knowledge about AI Governance Generative AI and Trustworthy AI

Experience leading teams in building sophisticated realtime near realtime data processing pipelines on Big Data (Hadoop / Spark etc.)

Strong data analysis skills are a must. Be able to mentor Data Scientists and Engineers on best practices and development & productionization

Significant experience implementing largescale projects using a geographically distributed technology organization in a highly matrixed environment

Familiarity with Agile / SCRUM development methodologies and software development lifecycle principles

Strong business analytical skills to develop technical and functional requirements use cases user story maps and other related artifacts

Experience in reviewing technical solution design and evaluation to ensure it meets business requirements and longterm product goals

Reputation for being a collaborative thought partner and business leader skilled at establishing formal and informal networks within the company

Superior verbal written and interpersonal communication skills with both technical and nontechnical audiences

Experience in working with agile lifecycle and / or tracking and process management tools e.g. JIRA JIRA Align etc.

Ability to work in a complex environment Global / International experience and the ability to work across cultures and time zones

Positive influencing skills both verbally and through the preparation of written materials in order to build relationships and effectively communicate business needs to internal technology groups

Ability to interface and cultivate excellent working relationships both within technology business and vendors.

Additional Information :

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.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Fulltime

Key Skills

Industrial Maintenance,Machining,Mechanical Knowledge,CNC,Precision Measuring Instruments,Schematics,Maintenance,Hydraulics,Plastics Injection Molding,Programmable Logic Controllers,Manufacturing,Troubleshooting

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1