PayPal Data Scientist 

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

489937184

Job Description:

• Develop and implement credit risk strategies for various products, including PayPal and Venmo credit card programs.
• Make sound decisions that balance risk and reward, user experience and financial performance.
• Ensure strategies are reviewed and approved within the approved governance committee structures.
• Partner with operational teams to implement credit risk strategies. Perform operational monitoring to ensure that the strategy executions align perfectly with intents.
• Develop and automate tracking functionality that monitors volume and strategy performance.ProvidePayPal and Venmo Cardprogram insights via monitoring and reporting leveraging internal/external data.
• Conduct ongoing performance reviews with senior leadership team.
• Test new data sources to enhance credit risk decisions.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 3-6 years professional experiences in related fields. Job level may be adjusted to match the experiences of candidates.
• Data driven mindset with degree in a quantitative discipline such as Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics.
• Proven experience in employing mathematical, statistical and data mining methods on real world problems
• Proficient in data mining and familiar with SQL, BigQuery, SAS, Python, Tableau and other big data tools
• Must be an intuitive, organized analytical thinker, with the ability to drive analysis end to end
• Industry experience in Consumer Lending is a plus.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to influence cross-functional teams.

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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 .

The US national annual pay range for this role is $143,500 to $212,850

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