Visa's Data Team needs Data Science Interns to develop Data Analytics solutions to solve business problems by analyzing extensive data sets and developing sophisticated statistical models that leverage big data.
Requirements
- Experience in understanding and analyzing data using statistical software (e.g., Python, SAS, R, Stata or others)
- Experience with visualization and reporting tools, such as advanced user of PPT, Power BI, Tableau, open-source tool, or similar.
- Experience with extracting and aggregating data from large data sets using SQL or other tools
- Understanding of ML techniques
- Competence in Excel, PowerPoint and Tableau
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Masters's degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Data Science, Information Technology, Statistics, or a related STEM/quantitative field
- Strong communications skills, specifically, the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors, clear and concise written and spoken communications that demonstrate professional judgment.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and manage datasets using tools such as Python, SQL, Spark, or Hive, including efficient data wrangling and fulfillment of ad-hoc requests.
- Conduct business data analyses to uncover key insights and effectively communicate findings to stakeholders.
- Design and develop BI tools using platforms like Power BI and Tableau.
- Interpret and analyze data by understanding BI pipelines, performing exploratory and machine learning–based analytics, and delivering actionable insights.
- Monitor and enhance BI tools by identifying insights, creating demos, and enabling teams to maximize tool value.
- Execute large-scale data analytics to extract and present meaningful business insights.
- Recommend improvements to tools and techniques that optimize existing processes or support new initiatives with long-term value.
Other
- The experience culminates in an exciting final presentation, where you’ll showcase your project achievements, share key insights, and present your recommendations to Visa’s leaders and stakeholders.
- Exhibits intellectual curiosity and strives to continually learn.
- Previous exposure to financial services, credit cards or merchant analytics is a plus, but not required
- U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY
- Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position.
