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PayPal Sr Data Scientist 
France, Occitania, Toulouse 
821708885

02.09.2025

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development and implementation of advanced data science models.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements.
  • Drive best practices in data science.
  • Ensure data quality and integrity in all processes.
  • Mentor and guide junior data scientists.
  • Stay updated with the latest trends in data science.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualification:

  • Own and lead the Screening Strategy & Enablement Adjacency program, driving aligned objectives to detect and mitigate sanctions-related risks effectively while reducing friction for legitimate customers.
  • Partner with FLOD advisory team, product, engineering, and business units to design strategic frameworks for sanctions compliance initiatives.
  • Interpret new regulatory requirements and collaborate with regional MLROs to finalize business requirements, and translate them into actionable data-driven solutions, then work with engineer team to implement these changes effectively.
  • Work with sanctions advisory and policy teams to refine PEP and sanctions list definitions, ensuring accurate coverage and risk alignment.
  • Lead the end-to-end development and implementation of sanctions screening solutions, ensuring scalability and alignment with business and regulatory goals.
  • Lead initiatives to improve algorithmic filtering strategies, prioritizing the reduction of false positives while maintaining high levels of sensitivity and accuracy in sanctions screening processes.
  • Provide business guidanceand technical support to junior data scientists on the team.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure seamless deployment and real-time implementation in production environments.
  • Lead projects to modernize sanctions platforms, incorporating big data solutions to improve performance and scalability.
  • Perform advanced data exploration and analysis to identify inefficiencies in sanctions screening and workflow and recommend actionable improvements.
  • Analyze large, complex datasets and business requirements to draw meaningful conclusions, make informed recommendations, and present findings to support business decisions.
    Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimumof six yearsof experience in sanctionstransaction Screening,profile screening, and AML, including atleast three yearsin data analytics or data science.
  • Thorough understanding of economic sanctions programs administered by regulators such as OFAC, EU, UN, CSSF, etc., and associated adjacency risk.
  • Proficiency in SQL, BigQuery, Python, R, Tableau, and Power BI, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with and advanced understanding of SQL queries, data structure and data profiling
  • Working knowledge of Hadoop, Hive, Jupyter Notebooks; data warehouse skills is highly desirable
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively translate data insights into actionable business recommendations.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop data-driven solutions for complex business challenges, fostering trust and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
  • Strong intellectual curiosity, strategic thinking, and a passion for solving problems, with comfort navigating ambiguity.
  • Advanced research, analytical, and project leadership skills, with a strong business acumen and multitasking ability.
  • Capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with independence and initiative.
  • Skilled in presenting complex quantitative analyses to business stakeholders in a clear, accessible manner.
  • High energy and a results-oriented mindset, with a passion for understanding and serving PayPal’s unique community.

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