Data Scientist

at  Paypal

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.
Job Description Summary: Device Intelligence is a critical part of PayPal’s Risk Platform and in many ways considered the first line of defense against online fraudulent activity found in customer touchpoints such as sign-up, login, payments, and post-payment activities. In addition to its core capabilities of collecting signals from browsers and mobile apps and converting these signals into actionable insights to detect and prevent fraud, the Device Intelligence team is expanding its charter to be the first line of defense against automated attacks and in the process disrupt the economics of cybercrime. To achieve this vision of being the first line of defense against large-scale automated attacks, we are looking for an analytical and results-driven Decision Scientist to join the Device Intelligence team.
Job Description:
Device Intelligence is a critical part of PayPal’s Risk Platform and in many ways considered the first line of defense against online fraudulent activity found in customer touchpoints such as sign-up, login, payments, and post-payment activities. In addition to its core capabilities of collecting signals from browsers and mobile apps and converting these signals into actionable insights to detect and prevent fraud, the Device Intelligence team is expanding its charter to be the first line of defense against automated attacks and in the process disrupt the economics of cybercrime. To achieve this vision of being the first line of defense against large-scale automated attacks, we are looking for an analytical and results-driven Decision Scientist to join the Device Intelligence team.
The ideal candidate is a good problem solver who can analyze problems in a structured manner and produce large-scale state-of-the-art data science-based solutions. The role also requires working with multiple internal and external teams to get our solutions adopted and measure our impact on PayPal’s business and customer experience, so good communications and influencing skills are important to succeed in this role.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 4 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 2 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree or above, or equivalent experience in a quantitative field (Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Finance etc.)
• Strong in data science, analytical problem solving.
• Proven experience with Python, SQL.
• Hadoop and big data experience – an advantage
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal skills a must, including the ability to explain and/or present analyses and convey complex ideas succinctly to all audiences.
• Team player, responsible, delivery-oriented
• Excellent spoken and written English.
  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:
  To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx
  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 paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.
  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

• Build large-scale end-to-end data science solutions, to combat fraud, which balances risk, user experience, and financial performance.
• Own the full lifecycle of a solution from the research phase to production.
• Provide regular updates to leadership, peers, and other stakeholders that simplify complex analytical research and insights into easy-to-follow actionable outcomes and drive impact for our customers, our stakeholders, and PayPal.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including product managers, engineers, and information security researchers to translate business challenges into Data Science problems
• Look for improvement and innovation opportunities with business impact. Provide a source of high-quality ideas.