Product Data Scientist

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: What you need to know about the role: We are seeking a data scientist who can generate valuable insights from data through deep-dive analyses, who is experienced at supporting new product launches with robust experimentation plans, and who has the attention to detail to ensure monitoring is in place to track ongoing product performance. Meet our team: The Consumer Financial Services Analytics team plays a critical role in improving the PayPal product for customers by using the scientific method to generate insights and drive data-driven decisions. We provides product data science support for Financial Services products such as the PayPal Debit Card, PayPal Savings, PayPal Balance, as well as the various funds-in and funds-out methods associated with those.

Job Description:

Your way to impact:

• You believe in data-driven decisions and use data to answer business questions

• You are hyper-analytical, intellectually honest, and passionate about data and A/B experimentation

• You are a highly motivated, result-oriented self-starter, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and can deliver successful results with minimal guidance

• You are curious and inquisitive: you love digging into data and uncovering insights

• You are motivated by improving the experience customers have with the products you work on

Your day to day:

• Help to launch, measure, and scale new solutions to improve customers’ experiences with the PayPal App and website

• Identify new opportunities through deep dive analyses leveraging our rich datasets of behavioral and transactional user data

• Translate ambiguous, unstructured business problems into actionable and data-driven analyses

• Size potential impact of new ideas to help prioritize product roadmaps

• Bring clarity to the performance of our key metrics and flows through well-designed dashboards and reports

• Partner closely with product leaders to understand new product offerings being built and recommend the right metrics to measure the performance of those features

• Define and cultivate best practices in analytics instrumentation and experimentation

• Support multiple projects at the same time in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment

What do you need to bring:

• Bachelors in a quantitative field (math, statistics, computer science, or similar STEM fields), advanced degrees preferred

• At least 3 years of experience analyzing large, multi-dimensional data sets and synthesizing insights into actionable solutions

• Experience influencing product strategy through analyses and data-centric presentations

• Understanding of statistics (e.g. hypothesis testing, statistical inference, regression) and experience designing and evaluating complex experiments

• Fluent in SQL and experience with at least one scripting language (Python or R), comfortable with working with large, complex, and potentially messy datasets

• Strong interpersonal and project management skills, ability to lead cross-functionally

• Experience with visualization tools such as Tableau preferred

• Prior work experience in a product analytics space would be highly-valued

**We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please dont hesitate to apply.

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.