Company Description
Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description
The Head of Hub Analytics is a key member of the Visa Analytics and Consulting (VCA) team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a high performing team of data scientists and be accountable for the design, development, and implementation of data solutions for key Visa clients. You will collaborate with VCA, Business, and Technology teams across the organization to implement solutions to drive business performance. This role reports to the Head of Data Science Asia Pacific and based in Visa Singapore office.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in statistical and data science techniques like neural networks, gradient boosting, logistic regression, random forests, etc.
• Hands on experience with one or more data analytics and programming tools such as SQL, Python, Hive, SAS, R, and a working knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem
• Deep knowledge of the Asia Pacific market, and experience in supporting major banking and financial institution clients across Issuing, Acquiring and Merchants businesses
• Experience in several key issuer business areas, such as portfolio management, marketing, product management, operations, risk management, for both credit and debit cards
• Demonstrated experience in planning, organizing, and managing multiple analytic projects with diverse cross functional stakeholders
• Familiar with agile project management and able to adopt that for data solutions development
• Demonstrated ability to innovate solutions to solve business problems
• Strong internal team and external client stakeholder management with a collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible style, able to work effectively in a matrixed organization
• Excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and written capabilities
• Self-motivated, results-oriented individual with the ability to progress multiple priorities concurrently
• Solutions-focused mindset
• Minimum 15 years of analytical expertise in applying statistical solutions to business problems
• Post graduate degree in Quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Operational Research, Computer Science, Economics, or engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience in analytics for retail banking, card issuing or consulting to retail banks
• Understanding of Payments and Banking Industry including Consumer Credit, Consumer debit, Small Business, Commercial, Co-Brand and Merchant
• Story-boarding and data story-telling including strong PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Willingness to travel

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.

Job Description

Join us as a Senior Manager, Data Science and play an instrumental role in steering our Data Partnerships strategy and delivery of Seller projects within the Global Data Solutions team. You will translate analytical insights into captivating narratives tailored for our clients and stakeholders while offering valuable data advice to support business growth.

- Coordinate Data team regional partnerships and project governance

- Work with Visa internal functions to align on partnerships assessment criteria and strategy

- Identify and onboard new data partnerships looking after the Asia Pacific region

- Coordinate Data Science initiatives across regional accounts

- Coordinate regional data science teams on multi-cluster and global client initiatives

- Work closely with our Merchant and Acquiring business support initatives and account planning sessions

- Grow Presence of Data Science for Sellers and Partnerships across the region

- Lead Commercialization activities for Sellers and Partnerships across the region

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Economics, Business, Computer Science or related fields.
• At least 5 years of work experience in a data related role with an emphasis on solution sales and data partnerships.
• Experience with Merchant and/or Merchant Analytics projects is a big plus.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex models into compelling narratives. Proficient in using PowerPoint for presentations.
• Demonstrable skills in customer-facing, advisory roles with a focus on data solutions.
• Comprehensive understanding of industry trends and advancements in data.