The Company PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.
We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.
Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do.
Job Description Summary: Join us as a Data Scientist and collaborate with leaders at Venmo and PayPal to manage loss and drive growth. If you're a rock star at preventing online fraud with a data-driven mindset, capable of enhancing our risk detection capabilities through automation, efficiency, and accuracy in a dynamic environment, this role is for you.
Meet our team: Our organization prioritizes developing diverse talent and fostering an inclusive environment where you will be encouraged to align your values with the PayPal Leadership Principles and apply them in your daily role.
Job Description: Your way to impact: Your strong analytical skills and proactive attitude will directly impact Venmo by managing and mitigating financial loss from fraud risk, as you work on multiple assignments simultaneously across all areas of related projects. Your day to day: Collaboration: Work independently and proficiently on multiple assignments, ensuring high quality and speed and serve as a subject matter expert, mentoring and coaching junior risk analysts or data scientists.
Risk Mitigation: Understand Risk business trends and directions to contextualize work within the broader business landscape. Manage and mitigate Venmo financial loss caused by fraud risk by working on multiple assignments in all project areas.
Data Analysis: Utilize knowledge of internal and external business processes, data systems, flows, analytic tools, processes, and methodologies to achieve results with minimal supervision.
Data Management: Build robust risk anomaly detection systems and critical risk signals to identify fraud patterns at an early stage, seek improvements within defined tasks, evaluate, and execute improvement ideas from supervisor and partner with key stakeholders to design new risk platforms, ensuring better quality of risk strategies.
What do you need to bring: Communication Skills: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in analytical tools and languages such as SQL, Python, Hive, BigQuery, Machine learning and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
Attention to Detail: Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to producing high-quality work efficiently.
Education: Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Statistics, Mathematics, or closely related quantitative discipline plus two (2) years of experience in or two (2) years of experience in the field of data analysis or statistical analysis OR bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Statistics, Mathematics or closely related quantitative discipline plus three (3) years of experience in the field of data analysis or statistical analysis.
Additional Job Description: Subsidiary: PayPal
Travel Percent: 0
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.
Our Benefits: At PayPal, we're committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. We offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life, championing your financial, physical, and mental health.
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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.
Belonging at PayPal: Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging.
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