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Job Type
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Experience
8-10 year -
Salary
$84,500 - $204,600 / Year -
Location
San Jose, CA, USA -
Job Function
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Industry
Information Technology -
Qualification
Key Skills
Client Handling, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Data science techniques, Design, Fraud Risk, JavaScript, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, Python Programming, R Programming, SQL, Statistics, Teamwork
Job Description
Our team is highly motivated, enthusiastic, and client-focused. We do whatever is necessary to empower PayPal’s merchants to fight fraud in their businesses. If you are a fast learner, and willing to solve problems in the fraud space at scale, we would love to talk with you.
Your way to impact.
As a successful Data Scientist, you will build upon the products and provide subject matter expertise to ensure that they can not only design, implement, and deploy a successful fraud solution, including machine learning models and data analysis, as well as be able to explain and design the solution together with the client's business team, leading to happy customers.
Your day to day
In your day-to-day role, you will
- Work closely with multiple large & strategic customers to consult, design, develop, and manage real-time end-to-end fraud risk solutions that not only solve emerging fraud trends but also provide a great experience to end customers.
- Mentor and coach junior Data Scientists and Decision Scientists on data analysis, machine learning, design, and implementation of fraud detection strategies
- Analyze and transform data using RaaS platforms to identify fraud patterns and optimize the systems to flag these patterns.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including product managers and engineering teams to deploy data-driven fraud solutions that operate at scale and in real time for end customers.
- Be a strong subject matter expert on PayPal’s RaaS platforms, as well as developing risk solutions in specific fields (banking, finance, e-commerce, etc).
- Lead and participate in special initiatives: innovate and implement large-scale quality improvements to processes and/or systems by conducting data analysis and making recommendations, troubleshooting technical issues, and refining processes.
- Identify areas of improvement in internal systems and product, design, and project manage solutions end to end.
- Independently execute projects end to end, while also mentoring and guiding junior team members, with a strong people-oriented mindset
- Make business recommendations to the executive and cross-functional teams with effective presentations of findings at multiple levels of stakeholders.
- Collate feedback from clients and work with cross-functional teams to recommend, design, and implement new product features.
- Work with engineering teams to ensure best practices are followed for product deployment and solution implementation.
- Train the customer on how to understand fraud trends and the use of PayPal RaaS’s product.
- Improve the products with innovative ideas driven by customer feedback; work with the product development team to incorporate the feedback into the platforms.
What do you need to bring-
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Mining or related field or equivalent practical experience
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in advanced Data Analysis, Research, Risk and Fraud Investigation, or Internet Industry
- Experience with leading, mentoring, and coaching junior team members on data science, data analysis, and designing, and implementing projects end to end.
- Experience in one of the following areas: eCommerce, online payments, user trust/risk/fraud investigation/product abuse
- Experience with Python, SQL, R, or JavaScript
- Demonstrated analytical thinking through data-driven decisions, as well as the technical know-how, and ability to work with your team to make a big impact.
- Outstanding leadership, influencing, communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply.
The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is
$84500 to $204600
Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
Company Info.
PayPalPayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers, and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders.
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IndustryFinTech
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No. of Employees30,900
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Location2211 North 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95131, USA
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