Sr. Data Scientist

Key Skills

Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Leadership Skill, Python Programming, R Programming, SQL, Writing

Job Description

Your way to impact

• You believe in data-driven decisions and use data to answer business questions
• You are hyper-analytical, intellectually honest, and extremely passionate about data and testing (e.g., A/B experimentation)
• You are a highly motivated, result-oriented self-starter, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and can deliver successful results with minimal guidance
• You are energized, fun-loving and an adventurous team player

Your day to day

• Help to launch, measure, and scale new solutions to improve customers’ experiences with the PayPal App and website
• Identify new opportunities through deep dive analyses leveraging our rich datasets of behavioral and transactional user data
• Translate ambiguous, unstructured business problems into actionable and data-driven analyses
• Size potential impact of new ideas to help prioritize product roadmaps
• Bring clarity to the performance of our key metrics and flows through well-designed dashboards and reports
• Partner closely with product leaders to understand new product offerings being built and recommend the right metrics to measure the performance of those features
• Define and cultivate best practices in analytics instrumentation and experimentation
• Support multiple projects at the same time in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment

What do you need to bring

• Data-driven mindset with a degree in any quantitative discipline such as Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics
• At least 3 years of experience analyzing large, multi-dimensional data sets and synthesizing insights into actionable solutions
• Experience influencing product strategy through analyses and data-centric presentations
• Understanding of statistics (e.g. hypothesis testing, statistical inference, regression) and experience designing and evaluating complex experiments
• Fluent in SQL and experience with at least one scripting language (Python or R), comfortable with working with large, complex, and potentially messy datasets
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to influence stakeholders
• Experience with visualization tools such as Tableau preferred
• Prior work experience in a product analytics space would be highly-valued

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.