Capital One
Manager, Data Science - Model Risk Office
$197K–$225K
McLean, VA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- Degree-dependent data analytics experience: 6 years with a bachelor's degree, 4 years with a master's degree or quantitatively focused MBA, or 1 year with a PhD; plus at least 1 year each in open-source large-scale data analysis, machine learning, and relational databases.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in a quantitative field; alternatively, an MBA with a quantitative concentration for the master's-degree path. Required degree must be obtained by the scheduled start date.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Oversee and assess machine learning models used to underwrite Capital One credit cards, supporting effective model governance and business outcomes.
What you'll do
- Review and oversee underwriting models developed across the company using modeling, statistical, monitoring, and analytical tools.
- Build machine learning models through design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation.
- Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers, and translate analytical work into business goals.
What they ask for
- Quantitative-field degree and data analytics experience: bachelor's plus 6 years, master's or quantitatively focused MBA plus 4 years, or PhD plus 1 year.
- At least 1 year using open-source programming languages for large-scale data analysis.
- At least 1 year working with machine learning.
- At least 1 year using relational databases.
Nice to have
- PhD in a STEM field plus 3 years of data analytics experience.
- At least 1 year with AWS; at least 4 years in Python, Scala, or R for large-scale data analysis, machine learning, or SQL.
Pay
$197,300 - $225,100 USD base salary (McLean, VA)
Tools
Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark, Scala, R, SQL
AI focus
Uses machine learning and AI expertise for model risk management and oversight, including reviewing and building models.
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