The CompanyPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.Job Summary:Decision scientists in the Authentication Risk team are problem solvers suited to approach varied challenges in complex big data environments. Our core goals are to enable seamless and delightful authentication experiences to our customers, while preventing threat actors from accessing customers’ financial instruments and personal information, and adhering with regional authentication regulations.Job Description:Essential Responsibilities: <ul><li>Lead the development and implementation of advanced data science models.</li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements.</li><li>Drive best practices in data science.</li><li>Ensure data quality and integrity in all processes.</li><li>Mentor and guide junior data scientists.</li><li>Stay updated with the latest trends in data science.</li></ul>Minimum Qualifications:<ul><li>Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.</li></ul>Preferred Qualification:<ul><li>Strong working knowledge of Excel, SQL and Python/R</li><li>Partner with Product Managers and  Engineers to define test hypotheses, success metrics, and experimentation frameworks</li><li>Proactively identify opportunities for experimentation to optimize conversion rates, revenue, and user enablement</li><li>Maintain documentation of experiments and contribute to building a culture of data-informed decision making</li><li>Exploratory Data Analysis and expertise in preparing a clean and structured data for model development</li><li>Experience in applying AI/ML techniques for business decisioning including supervised and unsupervised learning (e.g., regression, classification, clustering, decision trees, anomaly detection, etc.)</li><li>Knowledge of model evaluation techniques such as Precision, Recall, ROC-AUC Curve, etc. along with basic statistical concepts</li><li>Payments fraud domain knowledge is highly preferred, with an understanding of transaction flows, payment systems, and common fraud tactics.</li><li>Experience in conducting &amp; analyzing A/B tests to evaluate the impact of fraud detection models and mitigation strategies.</li><li>Familiarity with common fraud data sources such as transactions, user behavior logs, device metadata, and third-party data</li></ul>Subsidiary:PayPalTravel Percent:0PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit <a href="https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us" target="_blank">https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us</a>.For the majority of employees, PayPals 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.Our Benefits: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 <a href="https://www.paypalbenefits.com/" target="_blank">https://www.paypalbenefits.com</a>.Who We Are:<a href="https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx" target="_blank">Click Here</a> to learn more about our culture and community.Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion  PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com" target="_blank">paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com</a>.  Belonging at PayPal: Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.eightfold.ai%2Fcareers%2Fjoin%3Fdomain%3Dpaypal.com&amp;data=05%7C01%7Chmouchel%40paypal.com%7C896c661e48224f2f6c0608db51a99675%7Cfb00791460204374977e21bac5f3f4c8%7C0%7C0%7C638193561037230485%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iYNNAXZqfoYTLGNP79IEWsPoYxBR8lE1%2BqNN6c2Kmnk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Join our Talent Community</a>. We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

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