Senior 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 revolutionize commerce globally to make moving money, selling and shopping, personalized and secure.

Job Description Summary:

Senior Product Data Scientist for the Xoom Analytics team who is very strong at generating valuable insights from data through deep dive analysis, experienced at supporting new product launches by establishing test and control plans and ensuring constant monitoring is in place to track product performance.

Job Description:

We are looking for a Senior Product Data Scientist for our Xoom Analytics team who goes above and beyond simply providing reports and analyses. This person will need to take end to end ownership on key initiatives and projects. The candidate will also help generate insights by mining Xoom's rich data and support experimentation efforts driven by the consumer product organization. In the process, this person will develop a deep understanding of the Xoom consumer experience, remittance business, our site functionality, further strengthen their analytic skills, and gaining exposure to a wide variety of functional teams within PayPal.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform deep dive analyses on key business trends from multiple perspectives and package the insights into easily consumable presentations

• Make data visually appealing and simple to both navigate and comprehend for end-users
• Identify key metrics and drive the building of exec-facing dashboards to track progress of the business and its highest priority initiatives
• Identify key business levers, establish cause & effect, and communicate key findings to various stakeholders to facilitate data driven decision-making
• Engage in problem solving with Risk, Product, Marketing, and various other teams to determine performance trends and root causes.
• Support new product launches by establishing test and control plans and ensuring constant monitoring is in place to track product performance.
• Create close relationships with stakeholders to anticipate & answer questions that might be asked by executives

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a quantitative field (such as Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics or Engineering) or equivalent field experience
• 4+ years professional experience in an analytical role
• Proficiency with database, spreadsheet, and statistical tools
• Advanced SQL experience, preferable with Big Query analytics (Google Cloud).
• Expertise in stitching together findings to convey coherent insights
• Experience analyzing very large, complex, multi-dimensional data sets.
• Experience with one or multiple of the following will be highly desirable; Python, Tableau, Jupyter Notebooks, Teradata, Hadoop/Hive, SQL, BigQuery
• Ability to solve problems analytically and create actionable recommendations
• Advanced ability to use reporting tools like Tableau and/or Excel to share analysis
• Work experience in the payments, ecommerce, or financial services industry is a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex problems into simpler terms, and effectively influence both peers and senior leadership

Additional Job Description:

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

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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 https://www.paypal.com ,  https://about.pypl.com and  https://investor.pypl.com.

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