Data Scientist - Fraud Strategy

Position: Data Scientist - Fraud Strategy - 12 month Contract

Trisian-Global Consulting LLC is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Scientist for a 12 month contract in San Jose, California. Hybrid environment, must be local to San Jose.

NO Sponsorship, C2C, H1B, OPT etc - must be USC or Green Card Holder for W2 Engagement with Client.

As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for developing and implementing data-driven strategies to identify and prevent fraud for our clients. You will work closely with our team of experts to analyze large datasets, build predictive models, and develop fraud detection algorithms to identify potential fraudulent activities This position will support the Fraud Risk Strategy team. The incumbent will be responsible for supporting key projects associated with fraud detection, risk analysis and loss mitigation and requires experience with performing analytics, refining risk strategies, and developing predictive algorithms preferably in the risk domain.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design rules to detect/mitigate fraud
• Develop python scripts and models that support strategies
• Investigate novel/large cases
• Identify root cause
• Set strategy for different risk types
• Work with product/engineering to improvement control capabilities
• Develop and present strategies and guide execution
• Work closely with team members and stakeholders to consult, design, develop, and manage fraud strategies and rules that not only solve emerging fraud trends but also provide a great experience to end customers.
• Utilize data analysis to design and implement fraud strategies
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including product managers and engineering teams to deploy data-driven fraud solutions that operate at scale and in real time for end customers.
• Make business recommendations to leadership and cross-functional teams with effective presentations of findings at multiple levels of stakeholders.
• Development of dashboard and visualizations to track KPI of fraud strategies implemented

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in risk analytics, data analysis, and data science within relevant industry experience in eCommerce, online payments, user trust/risk/fraud, or investigation/product abuse.
• Bachelors degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Mining.
• Experience using statistics and data science to solve complex business problems
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, Excel including key data science libraries
• Proficiency in data visualization including Tableau
• Proficiency in AWS Quicksight
• Experience working with large datasets
• Ability to clearly communicate complex results to technical experts, business partners, and executives including development of dashboards and visualizations, ie Tableau.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and yet able to steer analytics projects toward clear business goals, testable hypotheses, and action-oriented outcomes.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking through data-driven decisions, as well as the technical know-how, and ability to work with your team to make a big impact.
• Desirable to have experience or aptitude solving problems related to risk using data science and analytics
• Bonus: Experience with AWS, knowledge of fraud investigations, payment rule systems, working with ML teams, fraud typologies

If you are a highly motivated and skilled Data Scientist with a passion for fraud prevention and risk management, we want to hear from you! 

If you post this job on a job board, please do not use company name or salary. Experience level: Mid-senior Experience required: 3 Years Education level: Bachelor’s degree Job function: Finance Industry: Financial Services Pay rate : $50 per hour Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: No Visa sponsorship eligibility: No

Note: This is a hybrid position, so candidates must be based in the San Jose area.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and dedicated person to support the Fraud Risk Strategy team. The incumbent will be responsible for supporting key projects associated with fraud detection, risk analysis and loss mitigation at Bill.com. This position requires a person who has experience with performing analytics, refining risk strategies, and developing predictive algorithms preferably in the risk domain.

We’d love to chat if you have:

• Maximum 2 years of experience in risk analytics, data analysis, and data science within relevant industry experience in eCommerce, online payments, user trust/risk/fraud, or investigation/product abuse.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Mining or related field or equivalent practical experience
• Experience using statistics and data science to solve complex business problems
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, Excel including key data science libraries
• Proficiency in data visualization including Tableau
• Experience working with large datasets
• Ability to clearly communicate complex results to technical experts, business partners, and executives including development of dashboards and visualizations, ie Tableau.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and yet able to steer analytics projects toward clear business goals, testable hypotheses, and action-oriented outcomes
• Demonstrated analytical thinking through data-driven decisions, as well as the technical know-how, and ability to work with your team to make a big impact.
• Desirable to have experience or aptitude solving problems related to risk using data science and analytics
• Bonus: Experience with AWS, knowledge of fraud investigations, payment rule systems, working with ML teams, fraud typologies

Key Job Functions

• Design rules to detect/mitigate fraud
• Develop python scripts and models that support strategies
• Investigate novel/large cases
• Identify root cause
• Set strategy for different risk types
• Work with product/engineering to improvement control capabilities
• Develop and present strategies and guide execution

Expected Outcome in 6-12 months

• Work closely with team members and stakeholders to consult, design, develop, and manage fraud strategies and rules that not only solve emerging fraud trends but also provide a great experience to end customers.
• Utilize data analysis to design and implement fraud strategies
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including product managers and engineering teams to deploy data-driven fraud solutions that operate at scale and in real time for end customers.
• Make business recommendations to leadership and cross-functional teams with effective presentations of findings at multiple levels of stakeholders.
• Development of dashboard and visualizations to track KPI of fraud strategies implemented

Preferred Skills

• Data analytics and models
• Rule development
• Dashboard Creation
• Project Management
• Strong Communication

Notes from Hiring Manager:

• Strong SQL proficiency
• Experience applying statistics and data science to tackle intricate business challenges especially in Fraud mitigation
• Proficiency in AWS Quicksight and Tableau
• Strictly contract to cover multiple leaves over a 1 yr. period.
• Potential to extend based on business need and performance.
• Day shift: M-F Pacific time
• Multiple Zoom interviews (2-3) – SQL assessment during 1st interview.

MUST HAVE:

• Maximum 2 years of experience in risk analytics, data analysis, and data science within relevant industry experience in eCommerce, online payments, user trust/risk/fraud, or investigation/product abuse.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Mining or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience using statistics and data science to solve complex business problems.
• Experience in SQL, Python, Excel including key data science libraries.
• Experience applying statistics and data science to tackle intricate business challenges especially in Fraud mitigation.
• Experience in data visualization including Tableau.
• Experience working with large datasets.