At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

Job Description Summary: At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives. The Fraud Defense Cyber Center (FDCC) is a diverse team of cybersecurity, fraud, and risk experts who work with partners across PayPal to spearhead collaborations that achieve durable and holistic solutions to complex types of fraud. The mission of the FDCC is to shine a light on the dark web to understand fraud, use that understanding to create actionable intelligence, respond to incidents when immediate mitigation is needed, and work with partner teams to ensure that appropriate controls and policies are in place to protect our customers and platforms. We are looking for a passionate, highly talented, and self-driven Sr. Fraud Intelligence Data Scientist to join our team. You should be eager to learn and able to master many fraud, cyber, and abuse typologies and data sets and have a strong focus on understanding what your customers want and need.

Job Description:

Things you’ll do:

• Partner with the FDCC’s proactive threat hunting and investigation teams to gain an in-depth understanding of novel fraud trends.
• Analyze fraud trends, in partnership with the FDCC, Risk, Compliance, and Financial Crimes teams, to identify policy and control changes that may detect and prevent further attacks against PayPal customers.
• Operationalize intelligence by leading the development, implementation, and analysis of fraud signals end-to-end.
• Create automated reports to distribute to various internal stakeholders.
• Partner with our product development teams to create, monitor, and modify fraud models and alerts.
• Conduct forensics analysis over large historical datasets to determine root cause and impact.
• Collaborate with data analysts to compile and present analytical findings and cyber threat intelligence reports to a senior-level audience.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 2 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in risk, cybersecurity, fraud detection, or anti-money laundering
• Experience using analytics tools and big data platforms such as Hadoop, Big Query, Splunk, and SQL
• Familiarity with at least one scripting language (Python, Javascript, etc.)

• Prior experience in payments, eCommerce, or the FinTech ecosystem is preferred
• Strong presentation and professional communications skills

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 apply because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

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:

To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx

PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.

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 paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

As part of PayPal’s commitment to employees’ health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.