VP, Risk Data Science & AI

PayPal
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Job Description

Making hyper-accurate risk decisions is core to PayPal’s mission of revolutionizing commerce globally. As Vice President, Risk Data Science and AI, this executive will be responsible for reimagining decisioning with state-of-the art techniques at PayPal. Prospective candidate will own the strategic and operational plan to modernize every transactional and non-transactional fraud risk decision for PayPal, embedding AI in the core. This executive will play be instrumental in accelerating profitable growth at scale for our customers and businesses while keeping the PayPal ecosystem safe. This role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities from strategy, innovation, and operational execution to enable achievement of our business, financial & customer objectives for PayPal globally. This is a unique opportunity to lead a pioneering team at the forefront of AI and machine learning innovation for millions of consumers and merchants globally.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute the strategy for modernizing fraud risk decisioning at PayPal implementing cutting-edge techniques such as reinforcement learning, generative AI and graph mining at scale
  • Build and lead a high-performing data science, machine learning engineering, and applied R&D teams that thrive on innovation, and collaboration, and execution
  • Attract best in class Data Science and AI talent to PayPal
  • Partner with Product and Engineering team productionize state of the art data, AIOps, MLOps, decision platforms as well as real-time fraud management systems
  • Oversee the design, implementation, and lifecycle of fraud risk models and other advanced capabilities
  • Evangelize, Communicate and Influence, by driving alignment on vision, roadmap, investment needs, risks and opportunities with large cross functional teams
  • Collaborating cross functionally in advancing PayPal’s risk decisioning capabilities holistically across the customer lifecycle, and deliver best-in-class risk experiences for PayPal customer globally

Qualifications:

  • 12+ years of experience leading cutting-edge data science, machine learning engineering, and applied R&D teams
  • Proven subject matter expertise in at least two of the following areas: AI, optimization, graph mining, experimentation, and reinforcement learning
  • Strong leadership skills with a track record of attracting top technical talent, managing and developing high-performing teams
  • Experience in designing and implementing AI systems and tools for real-time decision making in extremely high velocity settings
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Demonstrated experience strategically influencing and aligning senior stakeholders and key partners to drive action and sustainable results in a dynamic and changing environment
  • Familiarity to risk management fields such as fraud prevention is required, extensive experience is preferred
  • Advanced degree is required; PhD is preferred

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

$250000 to $360000

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

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.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentaccommodations@paypal.com.

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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