Data Scientist (Product/Pricing)

Company: Braintree
Location: San Jose
Posted on: November 12, 2024

Job Description:

The CompanyPayPal 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 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 Merchant Pricing-FX Analytics & ML team at PayPal plays a critical role in driving acceleration for PayPal's top and bottom line by using the scientific method to advocate for decisions founded in data-driven insights. This team sits at the intersection of Strategy, Product, and Sales, and has a front-row seat to Senior Leadership discussions on PayPal's monetization strategy.We are looking for a Data Scientist for Pricing-FX Product Analytics team who is very strong at generating valuable insights from data through deep dive analysis, can support new product launches by establishing test and control plans and ensuring constant monitoring is in place to track product performance.Job Description:In your day-to-day role, you will:

• Develop root cause analysis for anomalous events and unexpected pricing behaviors and deep dive on product performance and proactively look for error mitigation.
• Analyze product performance and health, triage issues, and provide recommendation on the best course solution and optimization.
• Design, construct, implement and analyze pricing experiments with the objective of driving statistical conclusions.
• Design, construct, execute and present funnel tracking and data mine insights for pricing product launches.
• Partner closely with product leaders to understand new product offerings being built and recommend the right metrics to measure the performance of those features.
• Support multiple projects at the same time in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Synthesize large volumes of data with attention to granular details and present findings and recommendations to senior-level stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering and data engineering to enable feature tracking, resolve complex data and tracking issues, and build necessary data pipelines.
• 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.What do you need to bring:
• Exceptional Data Scientist for Pricing-FX platform Analytics team with a passion for data insights and relentless focus on execution.
• Curious and inquisitive: love digging into data and uncovering insights.
• Hyper-analytical and intellectually honest, truly believing in data-driven decisions and communicating your ideas through storytelling.
• Motivated, result-oriented self-starter, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and can deliver successful results with minimal guidance.
• 3+ years in data science roles or 2+ years of experience on product or payments analytics.
• Advanced SQL skills.
• Proficient statistical / probabilistic methodologies such as causal inference.
• Experience on product experimentation, A/B testing and pre post analysis.
• Proactive, resilient, goal-oriented and self-motivated.
• Proficient with reporting software such as Tableau, Looker or Qlikview.Additional Job Description:Subsidiary: PayPalTravel Percent: 0PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience. The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits.The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is $72700 to $176000.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.Our Benefits:At PayPal, we're committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. 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.Who We Are: to learn more about our culture and community.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 .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.Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please .We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply.
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