As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You're an Individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

As a Visa Research Scientist, you will conduct world-class research and contribute to the advancement of digital payments, as well as deliver unique proposals on Visa's technological goals. You will work closely with fellow researchers, product teams, and business teams to ensure the successful creation and application of disruptive and innovative technologies. 

This role represents an exciting opportunity to make key contributions to Visa's strategic vision as the world leader in digital payments. The successful candidate must have an outstanding track record in fundamental and applied research in developing innovations. The candidate will be a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, with strong attention to detail, and excellent collaboration skills. 

Responsibilities: 

• Research and develop cutting-edge technologies across a large spectrum of disciplines. 

• Deliver impactful intellectual property values through research publications and patents. 

• Collaborate with team members to deliver innovative technologies, insights, and products to Visa business units resolving their pain-points and new growth opportunities. 

• Foster in-depth and productive relationships with our partners in academia, industry, and government on key initiatives to advance our research goals, while representing the Visa brand. 

Basic: 

• 8+ years of working experience and PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or highly quantitative field with focus in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Statistical or other mathematical analysis. 

• Industry experience in deep learning algorithms and techniques, e.g., graph convolutional networks (GCN), convolutional neural networks (CNN), recurrent networks (RNN) and/or related areas. 

• Proven track record of achieving results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at conferences like: NIPS, ICML, KDD, WWW, AAAI, SysML, RecSys et al. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Demonstrated ability to think outside the box and innovate. 

Preferred: 

• Demonstrated research project/program management experience is a plus. 

• Experience in graph neural network or related fields is a plus. 

• Experience in payments or related industry is a plus. 

​​​​​​Work Hours This position requires the incumbent to be available during core business hours. 

Travel Requirements This position requires the incumbent to travel for work 10% of the time. 

Mental/Physical Requirements This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers, and reach with hands and arms. 

EEO Statement Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.