Manager, Data Science - Risk

PayPal
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Job Description

Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s 375 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

PayPal's Global Fraud Risk team is looking for an analytical, articulated and results-driven manager to join our Tel Aviv P2P Risk Data Science team.

Risk Data Scientists are highly motivated team players who specialize in analyzing fraud patterns and creating and adapting advanced fraud prevention mechanisms while focusing on the customer’s experience.

The Data Scientists overcome challenges presented by big data, evolving fraud techniques and new payment technologies by leveraging area expertise, data analysis, advanced algorithms, and story-based analytics.

The ideal candidates are problem solvers, equipped with strong analytical skills suited to approach varied challenges in complex environments, and able to deconstruct the problem and transform personal insights into large scale, state-of-the-art solutions.

As a Data Science Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Leading a team of highly skilled data scientists
  • Plan the team’s work and vision, execute the plan on-time with the expected benefits
  • Build long-term relationships with internal partners and stakeholders
  • Transform large amounts of complex data into business insights and solutions by using the latest technology in machine learning, innovation and analytics methodologies.
  • Have subject-matter expertise of multiple domains/topics within Risk
  • Providing regular updates to senior leadership, peers and other stakeholders that simplifies complex analytical research and insights into easy-to-follow actionable outcomes and drives impact for our customers, our stakeholders and PayPal

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or above in one of the following: economics, finance, engineering, exact sciences, etc.
  • Team management experience. Experience managing teams in a global organization – an advantage
  • Minimum 6 years of relevant work experience in Data Science or analytical domains. Prior experience in Risk Management preferred
  • Proficiency using SQL and querying relational databases, working knowledge of Hadoop, Python, R, Tableau
  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills across cross-functional support teams and to BU partners. Comfortable leading/presenting in group settings.
  • Team player, responsible, delivery-oriented
  • Excellent spoken and written English

Company Info.

PayPal

PayPal 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.

  • Industry
    FinTech
  • No. of Employees
    30,900
  • Location
    2211 North 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95131, USA
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