Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, easy, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Lead Data Scientist

Overview

Mastercard is seeking a highly skilled and results-driven Lead Data Scientist to drive advanced analytics initiatives and deliver data-driven insights that address critical business challenges. This role requires strong technical expertise, stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities to translate complex business problems into scalable analytical solutions. The ideal candidate will lead end-to-end data science projects, mentor team members,



and contribute to building innovative analytical products that generate measurable business value.

Role
Lead complex analytics initiatives and projects to derive actionable insights from large and diverse datasets, enabling informed business decision-making.
Partner with clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical analyses, models, and data science solutions.
Present analytical findings, recommendations, and business outcomes effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Identify and leverage rich data sources while overseeing data integration, transformation, and quality processes to ensure reliability and consistency.
Own the delivery of high-quality analytical solutions within established timelines and budget parameters, including conducting post-implementation reviews and continuous improvement activities.
Guide the design and development of sophisticated predictive models, analytical frameworks, dashboards

📌 Lead Data Scientist (Pune)
🏢 Mastercard
📍 Pune