Sr. Data Scientist

PayPal•Chicago, IL

11d•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. Global Financial Crimes and Customer Protection (GFCCP) is responsible for fulfilling PayPal’s commitment to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and related financial crimes around the world, including sanctions enforcement. This is achieved through a global network of best-in-class investigators and specialized teams dedicated to the development and implementation of strategic policies, advanced analytics, robust reporting, and cutting-edge technology. In your day-to-day role you will 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. Good understanding of general business trends and directions to be able to put own work in a broad business context. 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.

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).
Highly motivated, result-oriented self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.
Proven ability to function well independently as well as in a team.
Strong interpersonal skills including ability to present insights and recommendations persuasively.
Skill and confidence in dealing with people at all levels of the organization are essential
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

Nice To Haves

Industry experience in payments, e-commerce, or financial services is an advantage.

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.
Good understanding of general business trends and directions to be able to put own work in a broad business context.
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

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.
The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits.
For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.
For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy.
And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you.
That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life.
We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more.
To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.