Operations
Senior, Data Scientist
Overview
At Western Union, we’re more than a trusted name in global payments. We’re moving beyond remittances, beyond cash, and beyond the expectations of our customers.
Our talented teams enable us to transform into a digital-first company, built on the strength of our retail foundation and powered by next-generation payments. All this with the goal of helping people prosper.
Our customers inspire us to push boundaries and create services that make life easier and communities stronger. Wherever you are in the world, we’re committed to shaping the next generation of financial experiences.
Join us as we go beyond and be part of a team that’s redefining what’s possible.
Role Responsibilities
Senior, Data Scientist- Pune, MH
- Senior Data Science and AI professional with over 5+ years of experience applying advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI to solve complex business problems, primarily within the Banking and Financial Services domain.
- Strong expertise in supervised and unsupervised learning, classification, data and text mining, NLP, Decision Trees, Random Forests, model explainability, and end‑to‑end ML model deployment.
Experienced in designing, building, and deploying scalable machine learning solutions using Python, AWS SageMaker, and Dataiku, ensuring alignment with business objectives. - Works closely with cross‑functional teams across Marketing, Operations, and Digital Banking to translate business challenges into actionable data science problem statements and deliver AI/ML solutions for enterprise decisioning.
- Owns and drives AI/ML initiatives end to end, from ideation to automation and stakeholder handover. Proven ability to mentor junior data scientists, manage multiple initiatives, and deliver GenAI solutions using AWS Bedrock with strong understanding of modern LLM models.
Role Requirements
- Comes with a 5+ years of experience in applying in Data Science methods in solving business use cases preferably in Banking and Financial Services domain
- Extensive Experience in Machine Learning (supervised and unsupervised both ), Classification, Data/Text Mining, NLP, Decision Trees, Random Forest, , Model Explain ability ,ML model deployment
- Hands on expertise in building and deploying machine learning models using tools like Python, AWS Sagemaker, Dataiku
- Working Closely with various business units across Marketing, Operations, Digital Bank etc. to translate business challenges into a data science problem statement.
- Utilizes his expertise in Analytics, Machine Learning and AI to build solutions that leverage relevant data sources. Works with cross-functional teams to develop and implement the AI/ML solutions for frequent usage in decisioning.
- Capable of mentoring, guiding the junior Data Scientists and ML Engineers to build a collaborative environment fostering a positive culture
- Design, Build, Deploy , Measure AI/ML Solutions that align with the stakeholder expectations using the appropriate and most effective ML methods.
- Own and drives the delivery of all AI/ML projects. Takes ownership of technical projects from Ideation, requirements gathering to end automation.
- Partners with key business stakeholders through the projects and ensures smooth knowledge transfer for use of the end work product.
- Ability to Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously and able to meet the committed project delivery deadlines.
- Familiarity with building data pipelines in ETL tools like Matillion/Talend to support the AWS model deployments would be a plus.
- Having experience in building GenAI solutions for business usecases using AWS services like Bedrock with a good understanding of LLM models commonly used today is a must.
Work Shift
Western Union values in-person collaboration, problem solving, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this fosters common ways of working and supports how we execute initiatives for our customers. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.
BENEFITS AND OTHER DETAILS
Benefits
You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life
insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few. Please see the benefits below specific to your country. If applicable, additional role-specific benefits will be mentioned during your interview process or in an offer of employment.
Your India specific benefits include:
- Employees Provident Fund [EPF]
- Gratuity Payment
- Public holidays
- Annual Leave, Sick leave, Compensatory leave, and Maternity / Paternity leave
- Annual Health Checkup
- Hospitalization Insurance Coverage (Mediclaim)
- Group Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance Coverage, Business Travel Insurance
- Cab Facility
- Relocation Benefit
Other Details
As part of the application process, all applicants are required to take assessments. Western Union has partnered with a 3rd party provider to administer these tests. Applicants will need to provide their name and email address in order to process the assessments. If you have any questions, you may reach out to careers@westernunion.com.
We are passionate about honoring our employee's identity and fostering a feeling of belonging. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.
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Estimated Job Posting End Date:
06-26-2026
This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.
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About Western Union
Western Union Company is a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement. Our omnichannel platform connects the digital and physical worlds and makes it possible for consumers and businesses to send and receive money and make payments with speed, ease, and reliability. With our global reach, Western Union moves money for better, connecting family, friends and businesses to enable financial inclusion and support economic growth.
Western Union Listens
We hold employee surveys through our employee engagement tool, Western Union Listens, benchmarking our results against global peers. We use the results to continually improve our culture and workplace, and encourage managers to review, discuss, and take action on survey findings with their teams.
In 2024, the employee participation rate reached 84%.
Western Union Game Changers Global Recognition Program
Recognition is a critical link to performance, inclusion, diverse ideas, and fostering a workplace where our employees connect, show their appreciation, and feel valued. At Western Union, our recognition is about moments that matter.
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