Data Science Manager

Company: WePay
Location: Redwood City
Posted on: January 5, 2022

Job Description:

Does leading a highly talented Data Science team and having an impact on the small businesses that are the backbone of the US economy excite you?--As a Data Science Manager at WePay, you will lead Data Scientists working on important problems in the FinTech space, solving pain points for our customers and partners. You will help increase the footprint of Data Science by catering to various new and emerging use cases. What You Will DoManage the performance and career development of a team of Data ScientistsCoach Data Scientists to build machine learning systems and models for detecting payment fraud, merchant fraud, and merchant riskWork with Engineering and Product leaders to identify new and impactful use cases for Data Science and Machine LearningHelp build next-generation machine learning distributed training infrastructure that scales well with growth.Work with partners from various compliance and governance groups, building models in compliance with company rules and Federal regulationsOwn full model development life cycle from the model definition, feature engineering, model training, production deployment, and continuous monitoring/maintenanceAdvance the state of Machine Learning at WePay by evaluating and evangelizing newer Data Processing techniques, algorithms and processesWhat We Are Looking For5+ years of practical experience in applied machine learning/model development1+ years experience as a Data Science ManagerExperience with one or more of Text Mining, NLP, Deep Learning techniques like Auto Encoders etcIn-depth understanding of machine learning and modeling algorithms such as decision trees, random forest, neural networks, SVM, etcTechnical expertise in data preprocessing, feature extraction, model building, and statistical analysisProficiency in Python and SQLM.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant technical field (computer science, engineering, physics, mathematics, statistics, etc.)Collaborative, team player who drives to resolve customer needsExperience in Fraud Detection and Risk Management is a plusAbout WePayWePay's mission is to make commerce seamless. Our products help software companies integrate payments into their applications - thereby empowering small businesses and individuals to get paid easily and quickly using their go-to apps and software. Our customers include BigCommerce, TouchBistro, Meetup, and Freshbooks, just to name a few. By joining forces with JPMorgan Chase, a global financial services firm with over $2.5 trillion in assets that serves millions of customers worldwide, WePay is now able to connect our customers seamlessly into a range of banking services beyond payments.--WePay is a unique place to work and offers the best of both worlds. WePay has a FinTech startup culture that emphasizes transparency, collaboration, and career growth, with the ability to work on small, nimble teams. However, now combined with the power of JPMorgan Chase, employees are also able to create change at scale and have an opportunity to truly disrupt and shape FinTech. You can find more information at wepay.comTo all recruitment agencies: WePay does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, WePay employees, or any other company location. WePay is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.Redwood City, CA /Engineering - Engineering /Full-time

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