Senior Manager, Risk Strategy Data Scientist
Role details
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Tech stack
Requirements
- 8 years of experience in risk management within the Fintech or financial services industries with an emphasis on fraud and credit risks and 3 - 5 years in management
- Bachelor's degree; MS/MA/MBA degree preferred in Business, Economics, Finance, Analytics, Mathematics, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of risk strategy such as fraud detection and prevention, balancing customer experience against rising fraud threats, using data to draw insights for risk mitigation
- Adept at SQL queries, reporting and presenting findings; Proficiency in Excel and other visualization tools
- Strong organization and time management skills and the ability to prioritize manage multiple projects at once
- Ability to collaborate effectively with Product Management, Engineering teams to convey the strategy and work through the roadmap prioritization, planning and implementation. Also collaborating effectively with Customer success and sales teams while dealing with escalations and effectively communicating the risk policies to the broader organization.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with defining, developing, and deploying risk management methodologies and models including data science and rule-based and predictive fraud models
- Expertise in driving operational efficiencies and scale through ongoing policy and model optimization.
- Communicate and liaise effectively with the Compliance team and formulate the strategy for new product launches.
- Experience managing cross-functional, multi-stakeholder processes, communicating and influencing stakeholders at various levels across functional boundaries
- Strong analytical abilities. Familiarity with typical credit data, systems & technologies is highly valuable
- Hands-on experience leveraging AI/ML tools to strengthen fraud strategy, including using LLM-based signals, anomaly detection, or generative AI to identify emerging fraud patterns and inform rule and model development
- Familiarity with AI-assisted analytics platforms (e.g., Python-based ML libraries, AutoML tools, or vendor AI solutions) to accelerate fraud pattern recognition, risk scoring, and strategy iteration at scale
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and govern AI-generated outputs within a fraud risk context - including assessing model drift, managing false positive/negative tradeoffs, and knowing when to override automated fraud decisions
Benefits & conditions
3.13.1 out of 5 stars San Jose, CA Remote $190,400 - $238,050 a year, Pulled from the full job description
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health insurance
- Employee discount
- Vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account, Visa Sponsorship: Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.
What's in it for you?
Redefining how businesses automate their work is a fast-paced, exciting, and fun environment. But we also have benefits and perks to ensure the magic isn't only experienced by our customers, but by our employees as well.
Here is a preview of some of the amazing benefits here at BILL:
- 100% paid employee health, dental, and vision plans (choose HMO, PPO, or HDHP)
- HSA & FSA accounts
- Life Insurance, Long & Short-term disability coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 11+ Observed holidays and wellness days and flexible time off
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with employee discounts
- Wellness & Fitness initiatives
- Employee recognition and referral programs
- And much more
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BILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe our best ideas come from the unique stories, perspectives, and experiences of our team members. We welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to bring their authentic selves and contribute to our culture.