Description
Mastercard's Security Solutions Data Science team is seeking a Director to lead a team focused on solving merchant risk during onboarding and monitoring. The successful candidate will drive the research and development of a merchant registry and profiling capability within the Identity Data Science portfolio.
Key responsibilities include:
- Defining and executing the strategy for solving merchant risk during onboarding and monitoring
- Leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams of Data Scientists
- Building a strong team culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning
- Guiding the design of scalable machine learning and analytical systems using modern data and cloud platforms
- Establishing best practices for problem framing, technique selection, experimentation, and validation across the team
- Partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and other stakeholders to translate strategic needs into data science roadmaps and deliverables
- Driving Agile delivery practices that support iterative development, measurable outcomes, and continuous improvement
The ideal candidate will have:
- An advanced degree (Master's or PhD preferred) in Data Science, ML, or a related field
- Extensive experience leading a Data Science team and driving innovation
- A proven track record of deploying high-performance machine learning models at scale in a production environment
- Strong proficiency with Python, SQL, and experience using scalable Machine Learning and Cloud frameworks
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills