Data Science Intern, Global Data Office - Summer 2026

Visa • Foster City, CA

71d • $40 - $45 • Hybrid

About The Position

Visa's Internship Program provides an immersive, 12-week journey where you'll work on impactful projects that drive Visa's mission forward. As a Visa intern, you'll build valuable connections across the organization, sharpen your communication and business acumen, and gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, global environment. Throughout the program, you'll have exclusive access to interactive workshops and learning sessions designed to deepen your expertise, expand your industry knowledge, and elevate your professional skillset. You won't just be learning, you'll be contributing, collaborating, and innovating every step of the way. In addition to professional development, you'll enjoy a variety of intern social events that foster community, connection, and fun throughout the summer. The experience culminates in an exciting final presentation, where you'll showcase your project achievements, share key insights, and present your recommendations to Visa's leaders and stakeholders. This is your chance to demonstrate your business impact, highlight your personal growth, and align your work with Visa's vision for the future.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Data Science, Information Technology, Statistics, or a related STEM/quantitative field, graduating December 2026 - August 2027.
• Strong communications skills, specifically, the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors, clear and concise written and spoken communications that demonstrate professional judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in understanding and analyzing data using statistical software (e.g., Python, SAS, R, Stata or others).
• Experience with visualization and reporting tools, such as advanced user of PPT, Power BI, Tableau, open-source tool, or similar.
• Exhibits intellectual curiosity and strives to continually learn.
• Previous exposure to financial services, credit cards or merchant analytics is a plus, but not required.
• Experience with extracting and aggregating data from large data sets using SQL or other tools.
• Understanding of ML techniques.
• Competence in Excel, PowerPoint and Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage datasets using tools such as Python, SQL, Spark, or Hive, including efficient data wrangling and fulfillment of ad-hoc requests.
• Conduct business data analyses to uncover key insights and effectively communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Design and develop BI tools using platforms like Power BI and Tableau.
• Interpret and analyze data by understanding BI pipelines, performing exploratory and machine learning-based analytics, and delivering actionable insights.
• Monitor and enhance BI tools by identifying insights, creating demos, and enabling teams to maximize tool value.
• Execute large-scale data analytics to extract and present meaningful business insights.
• Recommend improvements to tools and techniques that optimize existing processes or support new initiatives with long-term value.

Benefits

• Estimated hourly range for a new hire into this position is $40/hr to $45/hr which may include potential sales incentive payments.
• Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree