Brief Description of position:

We are looking for an analyst to develop PayPal’s Risk strategy within the Next-Generation Platforms & Strategic Partners portfolio. This portfolio is comprised of PayPal’s newest leading-edge payments solutions, as well as customized experiences developed for the company’s highest-priority strategic partnerships.

Each Analyst on this team has full ownership of a portfolio of merchants and is responsible for end-to-end management of loss and decline rates. Day-to-day duties include data analysis, monitoring and forecasting, creating the logic for and implementing risk rules and strategies, providing requirements to data scientists and technology teams on attribute, model and platform requirements, and communicating with global stakeholders to ensure we deliver the best possible customer experience while meeting loss rate targets.
If you’re interested in working with PayPal’s most interesting payments experiences then this is the right team for to join!

Job Description:

We are looking for an analyst to develop PayPal’s Risk strategy within the Next-Generation Platforms & Strategic Partners portfolio. This portfolio is comprised of PayPal’s newest leading-edge payments solutions (including new form factors, in-store payments, and payment tokens), as well as customized experiences developed for the company’s highest-priority strategic partnerships.

PayPal’s Next-Generation Platforms Consumer Risk team is responsible for assessing and managing buyer-side financial risk exposures for this $8 billion portfolio (including identity theft, stolen financials, account takeover, and credit risk), as well as developing and implementing the policies, treatments, and experiences related to the management of these exposures. The team is also responsible for partnering with the corresponding Business Units to align with and influence their strategic priorities, educate business partners about Risk management principles, and collaboratively optimize the Risk treatments and experiences for these unique products and partners.

Each Analyst on this team has full ownership of a portfolio of merchants and is responsible for end-to-end management of loss and decline rates. Day-to-day duties include data analysis, monitoring and forecasting, creating the logic for and implementing risk rules and strategies, providing requirements to data scientists and technology teams on attribute, model and platform requirements, and communicating with global stakeholders to ensure we deliver the best possible customer experience while meeting loss rate targets.

If you’re interested in working with PayPal’s most interesting payments experiences then this is the right team for to join!

Job Requirements:

• Strong analytical skills -- ability to build quick estimates using back-of-the-envelope analysis, structure (and, if needed, execute) more complex analyses, pull together business cases and forecasts to navigate through multi-dimensional sets of tradeoffs.
• Enthusiasm for data-driven problem solving within a fast-paced environment is a must. In addition, experience with Microsoft Excel or statistical software, working knowledge of SQL or other relational database languages, and hands-on experience in data analysis involving large data sets are strongly desired.
• Polished communication skills – risk analysts need to collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, business owners, and customers to learn from subject-matter experts, present findings in a clear and concise manner, and reach alignment on how to execute risk strategies.
• “Can-do” attitude, team player, energetic personality, ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment to meet deadlines. The successful risk analyst is a self-starter who has the resilience to learn from their mistakes and reach their true potential.
• An innate intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to build awareness of current payments industry and risk management best practices. PayPal is constantly innovating by introducing new products and entering new markets, so successful risk analysts on this team must quickly get up speed on new content areas.
• Bachelors degree with 4+ years of experience, MS degree with 2+ year of experience

Location

Bangalore

Minimum Qualification:

Graduate