Senior Data Scientist

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.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.

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 – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

Decision scientists are highly motivated team players with strong analytical skills who specialize in creating, driving and executing initiatives to mitigate fraud on PayPal’s platform and improve the experience for PayPal’s hundreds of millions of customers, while guaranteeing compliance with regulations.

Decision scientists in the Bot Mitigation Strategy team are problem solvers suited to approach varied challenges in complex big data environments. Our core goals are to enable seamless and delightful experiences to our customers, while preventing threat actors from abusing the varied experience PayPal offers. As part of our day-to-day job, we are collaborating with a wide variety of partners: product owners, AI/ML scientists, security experts, and engineers, to bring our analytical insights to life, impacting the experience and security of millions of customers around the globe.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of advanced data science models.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements.
• Drive best practices in data science.
• Ensure data quality and integrity in all processes.
• Mentor and guide junior data scientists.
• Stay updated with the latest trends in data science.

Expected Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualification:

Your way to impact:

Decision scientists deeply understand PayPal’s business objectives, as their impact on PayPal’s top and bottom lines is immense. As a decision scientist, you will analyze large dataset and lead strategy development, with the aim of adapting PayPal’s advanced proprietary risk controls to the ever-evolving fraud landscape.

Your day to day:

In your role as a Decision Scientist, you will:

• Track and measure performance against KPIs and goals to identify and mitigate fraud risk and enable growth.
• Develop and own data-driven risk decision strategies to support PayPal’s risk and business goals.
• Utilize bottom-up, story based, innovative techniques to apply analytical know how onto PayPal’s risk strategies.
• Plan, drive and execute projects from start to finish, with partners across the company, to develop cutting edge, scalable and safe solutions.
• Work with product and platform teams to develop cutting edge, scalable and safe products, to enhance the experience for our global customers.
• Grow ongoing communication with partners across the company and share updates with senior leaders effectively and while translating complex problems into simpler terms.
• Plan and measure experiments to analyse incremental value of new intelligence feeds, from internal teams or vendors

What do you need to bring -

• Bachelor’s Degree (or above) in one of the following: economics, finance, engineering, exact sciences, etc.
• Hands-on experience in relevant positions, e.g.: decision scientist, data analyst, data scientist background in identifying trends and patterns / risk management / law enforcement or military intelligence units.
• Technical orientation; experience in SQL / Python / other programming language
• Independent, self-driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills, business mindset.
• Quick-thinker, fast learner, self-starter, inquisitive, forward thinking.

Great advantages:

• Experience for fraud/risk/intelligence
• Experience with automation tools/scripting
• Experience with internet protocols (HTTP, IP, TLS)

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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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:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

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 paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com .

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. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.