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Akash Gupta

@akashgupta7

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Data science leader driving risk strategy and measurable impact across global payments.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a leadership role where I can drive rigorous analysis and high-level strategy in payments or risk, mentor teams, and deliver measurable business impact.

I lead with data and build from first principles, combining structured thinking, modelling, and cross-functional influence to deliver measurable impact. Over 8+ years at PayPal and American Express, I have driven $50M+ impact across 100+ markets, led teams, and shipped ML-driven risk and protection strategies that improved margins, reduced losses, and scaled operations.

I solve complex, messy problems end-to-end — from framing and modelling to stakeholder alignment and execution — and mentor teams to take ownership. I am now seeking roles where I can lead rigorous analysis and shape high-stakes systems and policy across product, risk, and strategy.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Manager, Data Science

Current

PayPal

Jul 2023 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Spearheading data-science-driven payments and protection strategy across 100+ markets, delivering $30M+ impact by reducing chargeback losses, optimizing disputes, and expanding protections to drive revenue and margin gains.

Data Science Machine Learning Python SQL Stakeholder Management Team Leadership

Data Scientist

PayPal

Aug 2021 - Jul 2023 (1 year 11 months)

Delivered model-driven savings and operational improvements including $1.8M fraud savings, rule optimization with 50% runtime reduction, and product-facing seller performance tools for 100K sellers.

Machine Learning Fraud Detection Python SQL Model Evaluation Tableau Product Analytics

Manager, Risk Strategy

American Express

Apr 2021 - Aug 2021 (4 months)

Led global customer risk strategy and pandemic response for 2M+ customers across 21 markets, redesigning case-setup and notification logic to realize $4M portfolio benefit and reduce case volumes by up to 60%.

Risk Strategy Credit Risk Statistical Modeling SQL Python Crisis Response

Assistant Manager, Risk Strategy

American Express

Jun 2019 - Apr 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Designed and executed risk logic and early-warning segmentation to manage delinquency and inbound case volume, leveraging clickstream and behavioral data to lower inbound cases by 30%.

Data Analysis SQL SAS Policy Design

Risk Analyst

American Express

Apr 2017 - Jun 2019 (2 years 2 months)

Contributed to case setup strategy and pandemic-era risk controls, building ML-based risk logic and operational tracking to support global markets and proactive delinquency prevention.

Data Analysis Risk Modeling SQL Tableau Process Improvement Cross Functional Communication