Director of Data Science - Risk Monitoring

Fiserv
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 136,000 - 225,600 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Coaching","Mentorship","Strategic direction","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead risk monitoring and merchant decisioning by advancing AI/ML and decision optimization capabilities that power fraud and credit risk solutions. Oversee predictive batch and real-time models, automated risk controls, and monitoring across merchant portfolios including Risk Monitoring and Clover Capital. Modernize risk analytics, generate actionable insights from payment and third-party data, and partner cross-functionally to translate business challenges into scalable analytical products that improve both risk outcomes and merchant experience.

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Director of Data Science - Risk Monitoring

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Job Summary

Lead risk monitoring and merchant decisioning by advancing AI/ML and decision optimization capabilities that power fraud and credit risk solutions. Oversee predictive batch and real-time models, automated risk controls, and monitoring across merchant portfolios including Risk Monitoring and Clover Capital. Modernize risk analytics, generate actionable insights from payment and third-party data, and partner cross-functionally to translate business challenges into scalable analytical products that improve both risk outcomes and merchant experience.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and develop a team of Data and Decision Science professionals, providing coaching and strategic direction.
  • •Drive AI/ML strategy for merchant portfolios using merchant, transaction, and third-party data to build predictive models and automated decision frameworks.
  • •Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of predictive models and automated risk controls from development through deployment, monitoring, and optimization.
  • •Generate actionable insights from payment network, merchant, and risk data to prevent fraud and credit losses and optimize portfolio performance.
  • •Modernize risk analytics and decisioning capabilities by adopting new data sources, advanced technologies, and real-time decisioning solutions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 136,000 - 225,600 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Wellness StipendPaid LeaveSick TimeEmployee AssistanceEquityHealth InsuranceDentalLife InsuranceDisability Coverage

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • •10+ years of experience in data science, predictive modeling, fraud and risk analytics, or related quantitative disciplines, including experience leading teams.
  • •Demonstrated expertise in AI/ML, advanced analytics, and decision optimization, translating complex data into actionable insights and risk controls.
  • •Strong knowledge of payments, merchant, lending, fraud, fintech, financial services, and credit risk ecosystems using merchant and transaction data.
  • •Proficiency with analytical and data technologies including Python, Snowflake, and modern data platforms to guide deployment and monitoring of analytics solutions.
Experience:10+ yearsFintechPaymentsFraud riskCredit riskLendingMerchant risk
Education:Bachelor's in quantitative field (Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline)
Skills:LeadershipCoachingMentorshipStrategic directionCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:AI/MLPredictive modelingDecision optimizationPythonSnowflakeData platforms

Eligibility

Visa:F-1H-1BH-2TN
Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Fiserv
Provides payments, processing services, risk management, and core banking technology to financial institutions, merchants, and businesses worldwide, enabling digital payments, account processing, and financial services integration.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Brookfield, United States
Founded: 1984
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