Sr. Data Scientist

PayPal • Chicago, IL

77d • $123,500 - $212,850 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a senior member of the Risk & Servicing Business Intelligence team, you will play a key role in measuring critical servicing and risk metrics. This position offers exposure to complex problem-solving in a big data environment, leveraging analytics to generate actionable insights and deliver solutions that enhance customer experience. You will contribute to strategic business decisions while mentoring and developing junior team members. The Business Intelligence team, part of the Global Financial Crimes and Customer Protection organization, addresses all analytical needs related to risk and servicing. By enabling data-driven decision-making and collaborating with product, risk management, and finance experts, the team's insights directly impact the security and experience of millions of users worldwide.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in analytics and data science with Master's Degree required in same.
• High proficiency in Big Query, SQL, Python and Excel.
• Expertise in building interactive dashboards using visualization tools like Tableau & PowerBi.
• Highly Proficient in statistics; exhibit critical and analytical thinking, with a focus on problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Experience in leading and delivering end-to-end Business Intelligence Solutions (requirement gathering, analyzing large, multi-dimensional data sets and synthesizing insights into actionable solutions).
• Industry experience in payments, e-commerce, or financial services is an advantage.
• Highly motivated, result-oriented self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills including ability to present insights and recommendations persuasively.
• Requires an excellent understanding of standard business practices related to Compliance processes and systems.
• Clear, strategic thinker with vision, with the ability to execute on priorities.
• Skilled in translating technical processes for a business audience.

Responsibilities

• Dive into extensive datasets, defining and tracking essential KPIs to drive actionable insights for informed business decisions.
• Develop controls and monitoring dashboards to ensure performance against business goal, regulatory requirements, and business priorities.
• Architect and oversee the entire data infrastructure lifecycle, ensuring seamless automation of processes from end to end, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
• Lead or participate in ad-hoc projects and initiatives related to risk management, operations optimization, leveraging data-driven approaches to address specific business challenges or opportunities.
• Work on assignments of intermediate complexity with minimum supervision and constantly seek improvement within defined tasks.
• Drive effective communication with collaborators to achieve the optimal level of decisioning and business results.
• Ability to proactively derive actionable insights from developed solutions to enhance and influence operational decision making.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Employee shares options
• Health and life insurance
• Annual performance bonus
• Equity compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees