Summary
Walkiria Vieira is a Lead Data Scientist specializing in People Analytics with nine years in tech and over eight years dedicated to data science, currently shaping strategic decisions that affect more than 90,000 employees at Itaú Unibanco. With a Master's in Bioinformatics and a background in Computer Science, she combines machine learning, statistics and domain knowledge to reduce legal risk, optimize processes and deliver measurable cost savings. She has led cross-functional teams of data scientists to build predictive solutions for labor law challenges and now directs analytics for the broader HR domain. An experienced educator and speaker, Walkiria teaches data science at FGV and regularly presents at events like WiDS and EBDS-FGV, actively promoting diversity in tech. Unusually for a senior data leader, she also has hands-on experience in DevOps and cloud infrastructure from earlier roles, giving her a rare full-stack perspective on production ML systems.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Nanodegree, Machine Learning, Nanodegree, Machine Learning at Udacity
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO JOÃO DEL-REI - UFSJ OFICIAL
University of São Paulo
Portuguese, English