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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026 · Still live on 11 Nov 2026

Senior Optimization Data Analyst

Adyen Chicago Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$154,000 - $200,000 per year

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Description

Adyen is seeking a Senior Optimization Data Analyst to drive payment performance for its most complex merchants. As a senior member of the Performance Optimization team, you will bring expertise in authentication, authorization, and cost, with a focus on risk, fraud, and ML-driven decisioning. You will work with large-scale transactional data to generate insights that connect to merchant strategy, collaborating with product teams to drive product improvements.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead complex merchant engagements in risk, fraud, and ML optimization
  • Analyze large-scale risk model data to generate insights and detect performance patterns
  • Collaborate with product teams to contribute structured insights and inform product priorities
  • Drive analytical excellence and methodology ownership in the risk and fraud domain
  • Lead automation initiatives to expand PO's reach
  • Develop playbooks and reference frameworks for knowledge transfer
  • Maintain a forward-looking perspective on emerging optimization domains

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of experience in data analytics, data science, risk, or fraud optimization
  • Deep expertise in risk and fraud analytics, including hands-on experience with ML-based decisioning systems
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python, SQL, and PySpark
  • Strong experience with data visualization and self-service analytics tools
  • Deep understanding of statistical methods and big data technologies

Total rewards & compensation:

  • Annual base salary range: $154,000 - $200,000
  • Total compensation package includes equity (RSUs), 401(k), health, dental, vision, and more

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