Data Scientist II

We are looking for someone who is interested in building and growing a career in Decision Science or Data Science. The role will leverage data to develop analytical insights across all areas of our business to drive product development and business decisions to contribute to machine learning models, fraud prevention rules and risk platform improvement.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

What You Will Do

• Own the loss metrics for the assigned line of business/Region and design logics and scalable solutions to mitigate fraud causing modus operandi
• Own new risk solution and related experimentation including plan creation, roll-out, and monitoring
• Be an invaluable partner to cross-functional teams such as engineering, product management, various data teams to deploy data quality across critical pipelines and to set up processes to triage data issues
• Develop and track metrics and reporting functions to measure and monitor risk products on our platform
• Effectively and proactively communicate insights and drive projects to drive towards team goals
• Proactively seek out opportunities to build new solutions to tackle Risk

What You Will Need

• 4+ years of experience in a data-focused role such as product analytics, business analytics, business operations, or data science
• Education in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Economics, Statistics or equivalent experience
• Experience in modern programming languages (Matlab, Python) or statistical languages (SQL, SAS, R)
• Past experience with a Product / Tech company serving millions of customers on multiple platforms and countries
• Proven ability to handle and visualise large datasets, explore and utilize raw data feeds

Preferred Qualifications

• SQL mastery. Write efficient and complex code in SQL
• Experience in Python/R and experimentation, A/B testing, and statistical modelling
• Experience in Risk in a Product / Tech company
• Love of data - you just go get the data you need and turn it into an insightful story.
• A well-organized, structured approach to problem-solving
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and entrepreneurial spirit
• Great communicator, problem-solver & confident in decision making
• Independent & autonomous, while still a strong teammate
• Enthusiastic, self-starting and thrives in changing, agile environments
• Liaise with Product and engineering counterparts to launch and impact new products