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[Remote] Director, Data Science (Remote-Eligible)

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Capital One is a leader in data-driven decision-making and is seeking a Data Science Leader to drive innovation using machine learning technologies. The role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to influence model strategy and oversee the development of machine learning models.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with a cross-functional team of software engineers, distinguished researchers, and solutions architects to drive great decisions through modeling
  • Define and drive towards an end state that is based on simplicity and the adoption of digital technologies, cloud hosting, and open source software
  • Distill the details of complex interconnected modeling systems to influence senior business leaders on model strategy, business use, and risks
  • Assess, challenge, and at times defend state-of-the-art decision-making systems to internal and regulatory partners
  • Shape our practice of building machine learning models, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation
  • Oversee development of benchmark and challenger models to stress test critical modeling decisions

Skills

  • Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining one of the following with an expectation that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date: A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 9 years of experience performing data analytics
  • A 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 7 years of experience performing data analytics
  • A PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 4 years of experience performing data analytics
  • At least 4 years of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysis
  • At least 4 years of experience working with machine learning
  • At least 4 years of experience utilizing relational databases
  • PhD in 'STEM' field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) plus 5 years of experience in data analytics
  • At least 5 years of experience in Python, Scala, or R for large scale data analysis
  • At least 5 years of experience with machine learning
  • At least 1 year of experience working with AWS
  • At least 5 years of experience with complex architectural patterns (SOA), building APIs, microservices, and event streams
  • At least 5 years of experience with DevOps or DevSecOps and building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Artifactory, Chef, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation templates, GitHub, and Sonar

Benefits

  • Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

Company Overview

  • Capital One is a financial services company that provides banking, credit card, auto loan, savings, and commercial banking services. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.capitalone.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Capital One has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 143 in 2026, 723 in 2025, 488 in 2024, 545 in 2023, 909 in 2022, 672 in 2021, 944 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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