Manager, Data Scientist - Upmarket Acquisitions Valuations

Capital One Capital One · Banking · McLean, VA

Capital One is seeking a Manager, Data Scientist to lead the Valuations Infrastructure pod within the Upmarket Acquisitions team. This role involves building and implementing machine learning models for credit card valuations, impacting millions of accounts and billions in exposure annually. The position requires strong technical skills in data analysis, machine learning, and open-source tools, with a focus on translating complex work into tangible business goals within a regulated fintech environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with a cross-functional team of business analysts, data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver a product customers love
  2. Leverage a broad stack of technologies - Python, Conda, Sql, and more - to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data
  3. Build machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation
  4. Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 6 years of experience performing data analytics OR 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 4 years of experience performing data analytics OR PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 1 year of experience performing data analytics
  • At least 1 year of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysis
  • At least 1 year of experience working with machine learning
  • At least 1 year of experience utilizing relational databases

Nice to have

  • PhD in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) plus 3 years of experience in data analytics
  • At least 4 years of experience in Python, Scala, or R for large scale data analysis
  • At least 4 years of experience with machine learning
  • At least 4 years of experience with SQL
  • At least 1 year of experience working with AWS

What the JD emphasized

  • quantitative field
  • data analytics
  • machine learning

Other signals

  • owns the Upmarket Acquisitions valuations models
  • plays an integral part in the booking of 3M accounts and granting of $30B in exposure annually
  • delve deep into the technical/statistical mechanics of the valuations model
  • ensure the model accurately predicts customer behavior
  • build machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation