Data Scientist

The Company

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. 

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:

Job Description:

PayPal, Inc. seeks Data Scientist in San Jose, CA

Job Duties: Develop root cause analyses for anomalous events and unexpected pricing behaviors via deep dive data collection, extraction, and organizational methods for product performance and risk/error mitigation. Synthesize large volumes of data with attention to granular details and present findings and recommendations to senior-level stakeholders. Analyze product performance and health, triage issues, and provide recommendations on the best course solution and optimization using organizational and reporting software such as Tableau, Looker, or Qlikview. Identify key metrics, conduct rigorous explorative data analysis, create executive-facing presentations and/or dashboards, and build business cases that drive decision-making and business prioritization. Perform pricing experiments to drive statistical conclusions using SQL and related statistical/probabilistic methodologies. Design, construct, execute, and present funnel tracking and data mine insights for pricing product launches utilizing experience in product experimentation, A/B testing, and pre/post analysis. Support multiple projects at the same time in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment, partnering closely with product leaders to understand new product offerings being built and recommend the right metrics to measure the performance of those features. Collaborate with engineers and data engineers to enable feature tracking, identify and resolve complex data and tracking issues, and build necessary data pipelines. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.

Minimum Requirements: Master´s degree, for foreign equivalent, in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science or closely related field, plus three years of experience in payments, finance or fintech industries.

Special Skill Requirements:

1. SQL or Python for data manipulation (2 years)

2. Experience designing, measuring and evaluating experiments using A/B test methodology or equivalent probabilistic methods (18 months)

3. Metrics frameworks and OKR design (2 years)

4. Manipulation and flows construction of large volumes of data, ETL (2 years)

5. Design, construction and maintenance of reporting tools like Tableau, PowerBi or equivalent (1 year)

6. Python proficiency to solve basic probabilistic queries using Scikit-learn library or equivalent (1 year)

7. Strong communication skills to express analysis results and business suggestions to senior stakeholders (2 years)

Preferred Qualification:

EOE, including disability/vets.

Salary: $180,128.00-259,600.00 per annum. 40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills and experience.  Your recruiter can share more information about our total compensation package during the hiring process.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

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Travel Percent:

For the majority of employees, PayPal's 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 https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

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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 talentaccommodations@paypal.com.  

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.

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