Lead Data Scientist
Netspend, Austin, TX
About the job
About the Company
Netspend Corporation is a global, vertically-integrated financial services and technology company dedicated to the delivery of innovative financial empowerment solutions to consumers worldwide. Netspend's financial products and services span prepaid, debit, cross-border payments, and loyalty solutions for consumers and enterprise partners.
Netspend provides prepaid and debit account solutions that connect customers with secure, convenient access to global payment networks so they can manage their money and make everyday purchases. With a nationwide U.S. retail network, customers can purchase and reload Netspend products at 130,000 reload points and over 100,000 distributing locations.
Since our founding in 1999 by industry pioneers, Netspend products have processed billions of dollars in transaction volume and served millions of customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with employees worldwide.
The Lead Data Scientist is an advanced professional responsible for spearheading the design and deployment of the company’s most complex machine learning and predictive modeling initiatives. At this level, they possess in-depth professional knowledge and exhibit advanced experience to resolve intricate analytical challenges. They will work creatively and effectively on complex data issues where the analysis of situations requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, they will exercise independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria, often acting as a technical team lead and determining procedures on new, high-impact assignments.