Data Scientist - 1

PayPal

Bangalore,India

Job Description

About the job

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.

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Job Description Summary:

We are looking for a Data Scientist to develop PayPal’s Risk strategy within Consumer Risk portfolio. This portfolio is comprised of PayPal’s newest leading-edge payments solutions as well as customized experiences developed for the company’s highest-priority strategic partnerships. The team is also responsible for partnering with the corresponding Business Units to align with and influence their strategic priorities, educate business partners about Risk management principles, and collaboratively optimize the Risk treatments and experiences for these unique products and partners.
Each Data Scientist in this team has full ownership of a sub-portfolio of merchants/ countries/ products and is responsible for end-to-end management of loss and decline rate strategies. Day-to-day duties include data analysis, monitoring and forecasting, creating the risk decision logic using BigData/Hadoop tools and implementing risk rules/ strategies using Analytics techniques such as Decision Tree, providing requirements to AI/ML modeling and technology teams on attribute, model and platform requirements, and communicating with global stakeholders to ensure we deliver the best possible customer experience while meeting loss rate targets.
If you’re interested in working with PayPal’s most interesting payments experiences, then this is the right team for to join!

Job Description:

• Strong analytical skills: ability to build quick estimates using back-of-the-envelope analysis, structure (and, if needed, execute) more complex analyses, pull together business cases and forecasts to navigate through multi-dimensional sets of trade-offs. Experience in Payment fraud / risk analytics is an advantage.
• • Enthusiasm for data-driven problem solving within a fast-paced environment is a must. In addition, experience with Microsoft Excel or statistical software, working knowledge of SQL/ BigData/Hadoop, and hands-on experience in Analytics techniques involving large data sets such as Decision Tree, AI/ ML techniques, etc. Knowledge of Hadoop is must.
• • Polished communication skills: risk analysts need to collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, business owners, and customers to learn from subject-matter experts, present findings in a clear and concise manner, and reach alignment on how to execute risk strategies.
• • Education: Graduate degree from good colleges with 1-3 years of experience

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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.