PayPal Decision Scientist 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

768408288

What you need to know about the role

Job Description:

Each Decision Scientist on this team has full ownership of a payments portfolio and is responsible for end-to-end management of loss and decline rates. Day-to-day responsibilities include data analysis, monitoring and forecasting, creating the logic for and implementing risk rules and strategies, providing requirements to data scientists and technology teams on attribute, model and platform requirements, and communicating with global stakeholders to ensure we deliver the best possible customer experience while meeting loss rate targets.

Your day-to-day

• Work is generally self-directed with minimum supervision. Review is normally after the fact and may be developmental in nature.
• Works on assignments that are of intermediate complexity with multiple steps in execution, and guided by generally defined processes and project requirements
• Focuses primarily on completing short-term goals of a project efficiently and effectively

What do you need to bring

• Strong analytical skills -- ability to build quick estimates using back-of-the-envelope analysis, structure (and, if needed, execute) more complex analyses, pull together business cases and forecasts to navigate through multi-dimensional sets of tradeoffs.
• Enthusiasm for data-driven problem solving within a fast-paced environment is a must. In addition, experience with Microsoft Excel or statistical software, working knowledge of SQL or other relational database languages, and hands-on experience in data analysis involving large data sets are strongly desired.
• Polished communication and influence skills – risk decision scientists need to collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, business owners, and customers to learn from subject-matter experts, present findings in a clear and concise manner, and reach alignment on how to execute risk strategies. Demonstrated ability to influence groups and effectively resolve conflicts is required.
• An innate intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to build awareness of current payments industry and risk management best practices. PayPal is constantly innovating by introducing new products and entering new markets, so successful risk analysts on this team must quickly get up speed on new content areas. You will be expected to become an expert in your specific domain
• “Can-do” attitude, team player, energetic personality, ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment to meet deadlines. The successful risk analyst is a self-starter who has the resilience to learn from their mistakes and reach their true potential.
• Identify glitches in processes and tools and develop and execute solutions to overcome general issues and obstacles with little supervision.
• Learning in-depth analysis of alternatives and applying specialized knowledge
• Seeks improvement within defined tasks. Understands, evaluates, and executes improvement ideas from supervisors
• BS/BA degree with 5+ years of experience or master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.

Our Benefits:

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