Senior Data Scientist, Risk and Support

Block

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$198,000–$297,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $160k
This role $248k
$81k most similar roles pay here $320k

This role pays more than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$193,375 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $248k versus about $160k for comparable roles.

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About Block

Block, Inc. (formerly Square) is a financial technology company operating the Square merchant payments ecosystem, Cash App peer-to-peer payments, TIDAL music streaming, and Bitcoin-focused financial services. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments

Block currently has 53 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $217,800–$326,800 across 52 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Data Scientist, Risk and Support

Careers - Senior Data Scientist, Risk and Support joins the Data Science team to power decisioning for Cash App, Afterpay, Square, and upcoming operations automation. This agentic role involves building, measuring, and improving Risk and Support Operations by turning complex customer and risk data into durable measurement systems and clear insights. The successful candidate will manage end-to-end execution including metrics definition, experimentation, forecasting, and visualization while utilizing AI tools and agent workflows to accelerate analysis and automate repetitive tasks. Key responsibilities include modeling contact demand, monitoring model performance for bias or drift, and designing experiments that shape customer access and repayment outcomes. Candidates must possess advanced SQL proficiency, strong statistical judgment, and the ability to communicate complex findings to stakeholders. The role focuses on solving problems related to risk management and operational efficiency within financial service products.

What does a Data Scientist earn?

Median $162025 from 276 postings across 61 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Translate complex product, customer, and risk data into clear decision frameworks and measurement systems.
  • Utilize AI tools and agent workflows to automate repetitive tasks and accelerate analytical exploration.
  • Manage end-to-end execution for analysis, metric definition, experimentation, forecasting, and visualization.
  • Develop measurement frameworks for Support and Risk Operations, including demand forecasting and staffing models.
  • Evaluate risk model performance by monitoring cohorts and identifying bias or drift in data.
  • Design and analyze experiments and policy changes to impact customer access and product growth.
  • Establish technical standards and reusable tools to streamline work across the Data Science team.
  • Mentor junior data scientists and foster a culture of analytical rigor within the team.

What we're looking for

  • A bachelor's degree in statistics, data science, economics, computer science, or a similar quantitative field with 12+ years of experience.
  • A graduate degree in statistics, data science, economics, computer science, or a similar quantitative field with 6-8+ years of experience.
  • Advanced proficiency with SQL and experience building decision-oriented data visualizations.
  • Strong product, analytical, and statistical judgment to turn ambiguous questions into sound analyses.
  • Experience using AI tools to improve the speed, quality, and durability of analytical work.
  • Ability to communicate insights clearly to technical, product, and business stakeholders.
  • Experience in designing and analyzing experiments, rollouts, and policy changes.
  • Ability to mentor junior data scientists and lead technical direction for the team.

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