Lead Data Scientist, AI Engineering
Core
Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced machine learning solutions and foundation-model applications to solve high-impact business problems at scale.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Data Scientist (AI Engineering)
Builds
Production ML models, predictive analytics systems, and customer intelligence solutions for Mastercard's global payment ecosystem.
Domain
Financial services / Payments / AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning leadership, predictive modelling, foundation-model applications, Python, SQL, Scikit-Learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, TensorFlow, PyTorch, feature engineering, representation learning, transformer-based models, cloud platforms (Databricks, Spark, Azure, AWS, GCP)
Preferred skills
Master's or PhD in ML/AI, experience with embeddings, financial services domain expertise, technical thought leadership
Technologies
Databricks, Spark, Azure, AWS, GCP, Scikit-Learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, TensorFlow, PyTorch
Responsibilities
Define modelling approaches and experimentation frameworks, drive projects from problem definition to deployment, establish evaluation frameworks, partner with cross-functional teams, present technical findings to leadership, mentor data scientists and engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities