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 revolutionize commerce globally to make moving money, selling and shopping, personalized and secure.

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

Your way to impact-

This role offers a unique opportunity to innovate and improve PayPal’s Cobrand Credit Card Acquisition credit risk strategy. Design, develop and maintain data-driven solutions for PayPal credit risk management. Make sound decisions that balance risk and reward, user experience and financial performance. Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results on matters of significance to the business. Develop and automate tracking functionality that monitors volume and solution efficacy. Provide the appropriate framing of business problems, define project plans and work breakdowns, setting timelines and quality metrics for the project, and coordinating activities of cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions.

Your day to day –

• Apply advanced statistical techniques and algorithms on complex datasets to build statistical or financial models for prediction of risk and revenue and driving actionable business insights for PayPal product or customer level credit risk management
• Mine data covering a wide range of information from user profile to transaction details to solve risk problems that involve classification, clustering, pattern analysis, sampling, simulations. Leverage data to support PayPal’s Cobrand Card business program and insights via monitoring, and reporting leveraging scalable and flexible platforms
• Conduct a 360 credit risk framework that covers risk lifecycle metrics and customer experience/engagement metrics for decisioning and drive cross team collaboration. Conduct on-going performance overview to senior leadership team
• Carry out independent research and innovation in new content, ML and technological domains. Trouble shooting any data, system and flow challenges while maintaining flawless strategy execution

What do you need to bring-

• Master’s degree with 1-4 years professional experiences in related fields. Job level may be adjusted to match the experiences of candidates.
• Data driven mindset with degree in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics.
• Proven experience in employing mathematical, statistical and data mining methods on real world problems.
• Proficient in data mining and familiar with SQL, BigQuery, SAS, Python, and other big data tools
• Must be an intuitive, organized analytical thinker, with the ability to drive analysis end to end.
• Industry experience in payments, e-commerce, or financial services is a plus.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to influence cross-functional teams.

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PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

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 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. For more information, visit https://www.paypal.com ,  https://about.pypl.com and  https://investor.pypl.com.

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