Data Science Intern - Consulting & Analytics null

Your role

The Visa Internship Program is the biggest step you can take to join their Revolution of Payments Innovation. Throughout your 10-12 weeks at Visa, you will take on meaningful work, get executive exposure, engage in out-of-the-box problem-solving, and participate in social and community service activities. From technology to business, they are looking for people who can innovate, collaborate, and drive Visa into the next era of an already rapidly evolving digital marketplace.

The Data Science team is a key part of the decision management engine at Visa. This is a high-performing team of data scientists, data analysts, statisticians, and business analysts from a variety of countries – serving major Financial Institutions and merchants in Asia Pacific. The team works with large data sets using quantitative techniques and builds complex statistical models that learn from big data, working across multiple teams and functions to develop cutting-edge, creative and advanced analytic solutions and processes.  

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office three days a week based on business needs.

About you

Qualifications:

• Penultimate-year undergraduate/ Postgraduate students who are available to work full-time for 10-12 weeks between November 2024 and February 2025.
• Legal authorization to work in Australia - Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position.
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Data Science, Information Technology, Statistics, or a related STEM/quantitative field.
• Proficient in one or more database tools, such as Hadoop/HIVE/SQL, and programming languages such as Python/Pyspark.
• Experience in delivering analytics solutions using any Machine Learning framework.
• Experience with visualization and reporting tools, such as an advanced user of PPT, Power BI, Tableau, open-source tools, or similar.
• Exhibits intellectual curiosity and strives to continually learn.
• Banking & payment industry experiences are preferred.

Benefits

While benefits vary by country, all Visa employees receive health insurance, life insurance, savings plans, holidays and paid time off. If you want to make your philanthropic donations more impactful, their employee Matching Gift Programme is one of the best in the industry. They also consistently recognise their employees’ achievements, be it a performance-based reward, a service award or a talent referral bonus.

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Training & development

Learning and development are critical components of Visa’s commitment to investing in its employees. Visa focuses on developing its current and future workforces through educational programs in areas such as payments, technology, professional development, inclusion diversity and leadership.  They encourage the employees’ development through a variety of mechanisms, including on-the-job training with managers, mentors and peers, classroom learning and self-directed learning. 

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• visa.com.au/careers/the-visa-experience-why-visa.html 
• usa.visa.com/about-visa/esg/workforce.html#2