# Credit Fraud Risk Data Scientist

**Company**: PayPal
**Location**: Tokyo
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: ¥8,215,000.00 - ¥11,748,000.00 Annually
**Category**: Data Science
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

This job will lead the development and implementation of advanced data-driven strategies and capabilities to manage credit fraud risk at Paidy.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Design and maintain real-time fraud detection and alerting systems that are efficient, scalable, and capable of handling high transaction volumes.

- Develop and fine-tune models to identify fraudulent behaviors, leveraging large datasets to ensure high accuracy and precision.

- Analyze complex fraud patterns and produce detailed reports for senior management to implement proactive countermeasures and reduce false positives.

- Use strong presentation skills to report on work impact and advocate for the necessary resources and budget to strengthen Paidy's fraud defenses.

- Coordinate cross-functionally with Engineering, Fraud Operations, Product, Marketing, and PR teams to ensure a unified approach to fraud prevention.

- Act as a primary liaison with external parties and vendors to identify, evaluate, and hire new data sources or specialized tools that enhance our fraud ecosystem.

- Provide actionable feedback on product designs to ensure they are fraud-resistant while maintaining a frictionless user experience.

- Build deep fraud domain knowledge and stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and emerging threat vectors.

- Monitor and assess the performance of existing detection systems, making data-driven improvements to adapt to evolving trends.

- Document processes and methodologies to ensure transparency and knowledge-sharing within the team.

**Requirements:**

- Proficiency in essential data science tools such as SQL and Python or R, with experience in data manipulation and analysis.

- Previous experience in a data science or analytics role, particularly in fraud detection, financial services, or e-commerce environments.

- Proven ability to translate technical findings into simple, persuasive takeaways for non-technical stakeholders to secure buy-in for new initiatives.

- A proactive mindset with a strong interest in building specialized fraud domain knowledge and driving business decisions through data.

- Ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure and demonstrate a sense of urgency when reacting to fraud attacks.

- Bachelor's degree or higher.

- Candidates must be eligible to work in Japan.

- English speaker.

**Benefits:** At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. We offer comprehensive, choice-based programs to support all aspects of personal wellbeing,physical, emotional, and financial,delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

## Skills

### Required
- SQL
- Python
- R
- data science
- fraud detection
- financial services
- e-commerce

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