Senior Data Scientist, Fraud Risk Oversight

PayPal

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TXChicago, IL
Salary
$130,500–$193,600 / yr
Posted
158 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $185k
This role $162k
$119k most similar roles pay here $236k

This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $154,450–$214,600 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $162k versus about $185k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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PayPal is a leading global digital wallet and online payment system, founded in 1998, that allows individuals and businesses to send, receive, and manage funds securely in over 200 markets.

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TL;DR · Senior Data Scientist, Fraud Risk Oversight

Sr Data Scientist, Fraud Risk Oversight will lead the development and implementation of advanced data science models and algorithms while mentoring junior scientists and ensuring high standards for data quality and integrity. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements and acting as a subject matter expert to advise leadership on the technical value of risk controls. You will perform deep-dive analytics on transactional and identity data to identify emerging fraud patterns, such as account takeover, payment fraud, and synthetic identity. To succeed, you must possess advanced proficiency in Python and SQL for extracting insights from large datasets, along with skills in visualization tools like Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or libraries like Seaborn and Plotly. This position focuses on solving complex risk management problems within the fraud prevention domain.

What does a Data Scientist earn?

Median $162025 from 276 postings across 61 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the development and implementation of advanced data science models and algorithms.
  • Perform deep-dive analytics on transactional and identity data to identify emerging fraud patterns.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of fraud strategies developed by the first line of defense.
  • Act as a subject matter expert to advise senior leadership on risk control values.
  • Ensure high standards of data quality and integrity across all processes.
  • Mentor and guide junior data scientists in their professional development.
  • Use Python and SQL to extract insights from large-scale datasets.
  • Create data visualizations to present complex findings to non-technical stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Must have at least 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL is required to extract insights from large datasets.
  • Skilled in data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or Python libraries like Seaborn and Plotly.
  • Deep understanding of fraud typologies including account takeover, payment fraud, and synthetic identity.
  • Experience performing deep-dive analytics on transactional and identity data to identify emerging patterns.
  • Ability to mentor junior data scientists and drive best practices in data science.
  • Ability to act as a subject matter expert to advise leadership on the value of risk controls.

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