Data Science Engineer, Payment Risk

Adobe

Actively hiring
San Jose, US Posted 73 days ago $165,600$239,725 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

Adobe seeks a seasoned Payment Risk Specialist to join its global payments team. This role involves mitigating fraudulent payment activities, collaborating with internal teams and third-party partners, and establishing fraud prevention capabilities using predictive decisioning models. The specialist will define risk control measurements, manage quantitative monitoring metrics, and influence business processes to enhance security against new threats. Essential skills include hands-on experience in payment risk management, strong SQL and Python proficiency for data analysis, and practical machine learning expertise to develop and deploy models effectively. Candidates must demonstrate a disciplined approach to analytics and the ability to translate insights into actionable business decisions while collaborating across multiple functions. This role demands expertise in balancing false positive/negative trade-offs and driving fraud detection logic within a complex global payments environment.

Skills

SQL Python Machine_Learning A/B_Testing Data_Pipelines Risk_Strategy Payment_Risk Fraud_Detection Decision_Engines Analytics ML_Operationalization Control_Group_Experiments Performance_Metrics Global_Payments_Environment

What you'll do

  • Mitigate fraudulent payment activity involving multiple methods worldwide.
  • Establish Fraud Prevention capabilities using predictive decisioning models aligned with industry best practices.
  • Implement improvements to raise barriers against new threats by influencing business processes and decision-making capabilities.
  • Define and manage risk control measurements, implementing quantitative monitoring metrics for internal teams and external providers.
  • Experiment with build & hypothesis testing control groups to improve global false positive identification.

What we're looking for

  • Hands-on experience in payment risk and fraud operations.
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis and pipeline building.
  • Experience developing, implementing, and revising risk strategies.
  • Practical machine learning experience in production environments.
  • Ability to translate analytical outcomes into business decisions.
  • Comfort defining performance metrics and conducting A/B tests globally.
  • Strong collaboration skills across multiple functions and external partners.

Market check

Salary context

This $165,600–$239,725 range sits above 82% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$100,000$204,320

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$126,800$190,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

Adobe currently has 290 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $183,300–$265,350 across 290 roles with salary data.

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