Senior Director - Data Science
Visa · Sydney, Australia
Full-time Posted 4 days ago
About this role
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world
Progress starts with you. Job Description Team Summary Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) is Visa's consulting division, serving Visa's clients (including card issuers, acquirers and merchants) and solving their strategic problems focused on improving performance and profitability. Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, payments, data analytics, portfolio optimization, operations and macroeconomics, VCA drives high impact and tangible financial results
The Head of Data Science, Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands (AuNZPI) will lead and scale Visa’s data science capability across the AuNZPI cluster. This role is responsible for delivering high‑impact analytics, data science, and AI‑driven solutions that address clients’ most critical business challenges, while partnering closely with VCA Consulting, Implementation Services, Client Advisory, Account Executives, Product, and Technology teams. The role sits at the intersection of analytics, AI, consulting, and commercial execution, translating Visa’s unique data assets into measurable client impact and sustainable revenue growth
The incumbent will lead a high‑performing team of data scientists and shape the evolution of data science capabilities in line with Visa’s AI‑first strategy. The role reports to the Head of Data Science, Asia Pacific and the Head of Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), AuNZPI. What a Head of Data Science (AuNZPI) does at Visa: Client Impac
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