Director, Data Science

Mastercard
Vancouver, Toronto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeCAD 154,000 - 247,000 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Communication","Mentorship","Strategic thinking"]

Lead a Data Science team in Mastercard’s Security Solutions group, driving research and development of merchant risk onboarding and profiling. Define strategy for scalable ML/AI solutions on modern data platforms (Databricks, Spark), ensure production-grade models, agile delivery, and strong collaboration with Product and Engineering to deliver measurable business value at scale.

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Director, Data Science

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Job Summary

Lead a Data Science team in Mastercard’s Security Solutions group, driving research and development of merchant risk onboarding and profiling. Define strategy for scalable ML/AI solutions on modern data platforms (Databricks, Spark), ensure production-grade models, agile delivery, and strong collaboration with Product and Engineering to deliver measurable business value at scale.
Location: Vancouver, Toronto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and execute the strategy for solving merchant risk during onboarding and monitoring through the research and development of a merchant registry and profiling capability.
  • •Lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams of Data Scientists, including hiring, mentorship, and performance management.
  • •Build a strong team culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
  • •Guide the design of scalable machine learning and analytical systems using modern data and cloud platforms such as Databricks and Sparks.
  • •Establish best practices for problem framing, technique selection, experimentation, and validation across the team.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 154,000 - 247,000 annually
Perks:Remote WorkHealth InsuranceDental

Key Requirements

  • •Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD preferred) in Data Science, ML, or related field.
  • •Extensive experience leading a Data Science team and driving innovation.
  • •Excellent people leadership skills with hands-on ability when needed.
  • •Proven track record deploying high-performance machine learning models at scale in production.
  • •Strong proficiency with Python and SQL, and experience with scalable ML and cloud frameworks.
Experience:FintechPaymentsIdentityRiskAIML
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationMentorshipStrategic thinking
Tech Stack:PythonSQLDatabricksSparkCloud

Company Brief

Mastercard
Mastercard is a global payments and technology company that processes transactions, provides fraud prevention and data services, and builds payment infrastructure for consumers, businesses, merchants and governments across 200+ countries.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Purchase, New York, United States
Founded: 1966
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