Sr Data Scientist

PayPal

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $143,500–$212,850 / yr
Posted: 90 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $154k

This role $178k

$97k most similar roles pay here $229k

This role pays more than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$181,855 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $178k versus about $154k for comparable roles.

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About PayPal

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.

PayPal currently has 84 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$235,826 across 84 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Sr Data Scientist

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As a Data Scientist joining the PayPal World product team, you will focus on providing critical data science and analytics support to manage chargeback and risk performance for partner wallets. Your daily responsibilities include conducting research, analyzing data, and developing strategies to optimize financial processes and mitigate risks. You will work closely with partners to discuss performance metrics, negotiate terms, and implement corrective actions to enhance overall network stability. The ideal candidate has experience in building data science infrastructure within the financial industry and can independently design and execute complex analytics projects to drive business outcomes. Familiarity with risk management and data-driven operations is essential, as you will be working at scale to address significant business challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Python SQL DataScience MachineLearning RiskManagement FinancialAnalytics BigQuery Snowflake AWS JupyterNotebook Tableau PowerBI CI/CD Git Scikit-learn Pandas NumPy Matplotlib Seaborn

What you'll do

Analyze chargeback and risk performance for partner wallets on the PayPal World network.
Develop data science infrastructure to manage financial processes related to risk management.
Support performance discussions, negotiations, and remedial actions with partners.
Design and execute data analytics projects independently to support business outcomes.
Provide data-driven insights to improve risk management and chargeback performance.

What we're looking for

Experience in financial industry and risk management required.
Ability to develop data science infrastructure for financial processes preferred.
Proficient in designing and executing data analytics independently.
Expertise in supporting business outcomes through data-driven operations.
Knowledge of chargeback and risk performance management essential.

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