Job Description

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to revolutionize commerce globally to make moving money, selling and shopping, personalized and secure. Summary: What you need to know about the role: Global Investigations (GI) is looking for a highly talented, self-motivated, and analytical individual to join the Fraud Science & Intelligence Team. Meet our team: The mission of Fraud Science and Intelligence (FSI) is to identify and disrupt sophisticated criminal networks targeting PayPal, safeguarding our platform and protecting our customers. Driven by a commitment to collaboration and innovation, FSI integrates cutting-edge data analytics, innovative fraud detection techniques, and advanced threat intelligence to combat financial fraud. Our collaborative efforts extend across Risk and Platforms, driving state-of-the-art advancements in fraud prevention, product security, and loss mitigation. We are committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation, where every team member contributes to the security of our payment ecosystem. : Your way to impact The FSI Data Scientist will identify complex fraud patterns through detailed data mining, analysis, and the development of highly sophisticated investigative tools. Your research will seek to connect seemingly disparate fraud trends that are perpetrated by sophisticated threat groups and track them across the enterprise. This work supports PayPal\'s Global Financial Crimes organization by providing investigative insights that enhance fraud risk controls, recovering funds from networks of bad actors, and deterring fraud by referring matters to law enforcement. Your day to day will include: Tracking disparate fraud signals and developing a holistic view of fraud trends across PayPal and its adjacencies. Researching new components for integration into FSI\'s advanced linking framework that identifies fraud actors across the enterprise. Leveraging programming expertise to test and deploy new algorithms that enhance our linking capabilities. Expanding upon investigative fraud stories by developing statistics and data visualizations to quantify and assess the impact of control gaps on the platform. Serving as technical SME for GI by sharing new data mining techniques, maintaining technical reference documentation, and interfacing with partner technology teams. Collaborating with business and technology stakeholders to communicate analytic findings succinctly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Work with Global Data Sciences and Risk to bring investigative innovations to frontline defenses. What do you need to bring- 4-5 bullet points Successful track record of owning and driving large, complex data analysis projects. Advanced understanding of financially motivated cybercrime trends and typologies. Demonstrated capacity for innovation and outside-the-box thinking in the creation of new capabilities and processes that are unstructured or exploratory in nature. Team player, energetic personality, curious, quality minded, focused, committed, able to work efficiently in a fast paced, changing environment. Advanced SQL knowledge and proficient in one or more major programming languages (SAS, R, Matlab, Python, Java, Perl, etc.) Additional : Subsidiary: PayPal Travel Percent: 0 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 Who We Are: to learn more about our culture and community. PayPal 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. For more information, visit , and . 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 . Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

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