Scientist Decision Sciences
Scientist Decision Sciences
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Job Title: Scientist Decision Sciences
Job Location: Pune Maharashtra India
Job Location Type: Hybrid
Job Contract Type: Fulltime
Job Seniority Level:
JR0122891
Scientist Decision Sciences Pune India
Are you ready to join a growing Decision Sciences team in a global company that customers depend on to prevent fraudulent transactions Do you want to work in a role that has a direct impact on our customer experience Join Western Union as Scientist Decision Sciences.
Western Union powers your pursuit.
The Decision Scientist will be part of the Decision Sciences team responsible for managing fraud losses while optimizing revenue opportunities on online Western Union transactions. In this role you will use your analytical skills to develop and maintain a suite of risk models and rules to ensure our customers as well as Western Union are protected against fraud.
Role Responsibilities
Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customercentric team of over 8000 employees serving 200 countries and territories reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money we design easytouse products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.
Just as we help our global customers prosper we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at
Benefits
You will also have access to shortterm incentives multiple health insurance options accident and life insurance and access to bestinclass development platforms to name a few (). Please see the locationspecific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional rolespecific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.
Your India Specific Benefits Include
Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.
We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race color national origin religion political affiliation sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender identity age disability marital status or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants including those with disabilities during the recruitment process following applicable laws.
Estimated Job Posting End Date
This application window is a goodfaith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.
Scientist Decision Sciences Pune India
Are you ready to join a growing Decision Sciences team in a global company that customers depend on to prevent fraudulent transactions Do you want to work in a role that has a direct impact on our customer experience Join Western Union as Scientist Decision Sciences.
Western Union powers your pursuit.
The Decision Scientist will be part of the Decision Sciences team responsible for managing fraud losses while optimizing revenue opportunities on online Western Union transactions. In this role you will use your analytical skills to develop and maintain a suite of risk models and rules to ensure our customers as well as Western Union are protected against fraud.
Role Responsibilities
- Develop real time and batch risk models to screen online transactions and stop fraudulent ones
- Document and communicate model results and insights internally
- Support Senior/Staff Risk Scientists with adhoc analysis in response to internal and external requests
- Continuously track and evaluate the effectiveness of risk models and rules
- Analyze online transaction activity to identify loss reduction opportunities and devise actionable plans to exploit such opportunities
- Profile customer behavior to identify opportunities to enhance model/rule performance
- Preferably Master's degree or Graduate degree in quantitative related field (Statistics Math Operations Research MS Mtech Btech etc) required with proven track record in using advanced quantitative and statistical technique. Minimum bachelor’s degree in quantitative field required.
- 3 years of relevant experience. Data analytics related Master thesis or certified coursework projects will add additional value.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication skills to convey fraud insight
- Ability to analyze problems and produce justification to enhance fraud decisions.
- SQL and atleast one of the Python/R programming experience and aptitude to learn on the job.
- Working knowledge of developing predictive models like logistic regression decision tree etc and machine learning techniques
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel/Power BI/PPT
- Exposure to cloud systems like AWS Sagemaker/ Dataiku is preferred
Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customercentric team of over 8000 employees serving 200 countries and territories reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money we design easytouse products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.
Just as we help our global customers prosper we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at
Benefits
You will also have access to shortterm incentives multiple health insurance options accident and life insurance and access to bestinclass development platforms to name a few (). Please see the locationspecific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional rolespecific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.
Your India Specific Benefits Include
- Employees Provident Fund EPF
- Gratuity Payment
- Public holidays
- Annual Leave Sick leave Compensatory leave and Maternity / Paternity leave
- Annual Health Check up
- Hospitalization Insurance Coverage (Mediclaim)
- Group Life Insurance Group Personal Accident Insurance Coverage Business Travel Insurance
- Cab Facility
- Relocation Benefit
Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.
We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race color national origin religion political affiliation sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender identity age disability marital status or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants including those with disabilities during the recruitment process following applicable laws.
Estimated Job Posting End Date
This application window is a goodfaith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.
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