Data and Analytics Director

Visa•Foster City, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Visa’s Global Data and AI team is seeking a Director to lead a team of early talent for the Consumer Payments Strategic Analytics team, focused on the Global Consumer Payments business. This leader will oversee a team delivering scalable analytics and AI-driven insights that inform product strategy, enhance performance, and drive innovation. This leader will specifically focus on coaching, training and developing young talent. This team will partner with other team members within Consumer Payments Data and Analytics team to deliver projects while acting as internal data consultants to the Consumer Payments Business team.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 13+ years of relevant work experience
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
9+ years of analytics/data science experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 7+ with Master’s/MBA; 3+ with PhD
Excellent programming skills in Python and SQL
Strong hands-on experience with AI/ML, including generative AI, LLMs, and tools such as Claude Code and similar platforms (e.g., GitHub Copilot).
Strong knowledge of big data tools (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) and MLOps practices
Experience with Agentic AI and understanding of tools like LangGraph / LangChain
Proven ability to translate data into business impact, and excellent storytelling with data skills
Demonstrated leadership and communication skills, experience working with various clients (internal and external)
Strong and proven track record of delivering measurable outcomes through data
5+ years in analytics or data science - ideally in payments, consulting companies or fintechs
Deep understanding of Visa’s business, consumer payments and issuer/merchant analytics, as well as Big Tech clients
Proven experience leading high performing data science teams, while operating in cross-functional and global settings
Experience managing young talent and proven track record for successful development of such talent
Experience with cloud-based data platforms
Strong executive presence and stakeholder influence, excellent presentation skills
U.S. Applicants Only

Responsibilities

Hire, lead and grow a team of young talent and support them to execute Consumer Payments project aligned with Visa’s 2030 vision and goals
Coach, train and develop young talent, making sure they strengthen the technical skills, as well as obtain strong knowledge of Visa business
Drive AI agenda and facilitate new ways of thinking in the era of agentic
Develop the team into an incubator of innovative ideas for CP D&A
In line with Data and Analytics democratization, oversee development of scalable AI solutions, dashboards, and reporting tools, facilitate the strategy of single source of truth and single "front door" for business
Drive advanced analytics and AI/ML initiatives to optimize product and customer outcomes
Guide model development and deployment for projects of the given team
Deliver executive-ready insights and strategic recommendations through strategic analytics projects
Collaborate across Product, Marketing, Finance, Technology and other relevant functions to embed data into decision-making