Data Scientist

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

Job Description Summary:

This role offers a unique opportunity to manage the credit card payment cycle through data-driven strategy and decision accuracy optimization, as well as the opportunity to build up automated system/algorithm to automate strategies/solutions for risk control

Job Description:

Primary job responsibility:

Design, develop and maintain data-driven solutions for PayPal consumer risk management. Makes sound decisions that balance risk, user experience and financial performance.

Develop automated system/process and algorithms that could streamline strategy/solution building process and generate good business results.

Identify and address problems and issues during normal course of work and respond to risk mitigation needs quickly to solve issues.

Develop and automate tracking functionality that monitors volume and solution efficacy. Regularly evaluate and communicate performance of solutions to management.

Participate in the formulations and implementation of departmental processes, procedures, policies and standards.

Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results on matters of significance to the business.

Look for improvement and innovation opportunities with business impact. Provide a source of high quality ideas.

Job Requirements:

Strong in analytics and problem solving. Experienced with predicative modeling, data mining and analytical tool. Proficient with SQL, SAS, Python, Unix etc.

Proven experience in employing analytics solution on real world problems.

Good business sense and logical thinking. Ability to synthesize information and generalize the pattern.

Proven ability to work proficiently on well-defined projects; Focuses primarily on how to achieve overall business objectives of a project with speed and quality

Effective inter-personal skills. Manage relationship with key partners. Able to collaborate with remote teams effectively.

Skilled in Presenting - can effectively communicate in large or small group settings.

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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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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PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.

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 [email protected].

As part of PayPal's commitment to employees' health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.