Data Scientist, Risk

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August 16

🏄 California – Remote

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🗽 New York – Remote

Although this job is listed in New York, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

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🏄 California – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote 🌲 Oregon – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $163k - $210k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📊 Data Scientist

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Found

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Found is on a mission to make self-employment easier. With business banking and smart, simple financial tools, we help people seamlessly run their own businesses. With over half the U.S. workforce predicted to be self-employed by 2027, we’re proud to be meeting a real and growing need.

51 - 200 employees

💰 $60M Series B on 2022-02

📋 Description

• Analyze and Assess Risk: Conduct in-depth analysis of financial data, transaction patterns, and user behavior to identify and assess potential credit, fraud, and compliance risks. • Develop and Implement Risk Controls: Partner with product, engineering and data science teams to design, build, and deploy automated risk controls and decisioning systems that balance user experience with platform safety. • Contribute to Strategic Planning: Provide valuable insights and recommendations to leadership on risk trends, policy improvements, and long-term risk strategy to support Found's growth and expansion. • Optimize Processes: Proactively identify areas for improvement in existing risk management processes and workflows, and drive initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in Analytics or Data Science • A strong analytical mindset and are comfortable working with large datasets to derive actionable insights. You are skilled in using tools like SQL, Python, or other analytical software. • Strong communication skills, the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex risk issues and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences • Experience effectively influencing and partnering with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals. • Previous experience working at a fintech. • Previous startup experience. • Prior experience in risk with a fintech or financial services risk role.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401K, FSA, and Commuter Benefits: We offer all employees access to tax-efficient benefit options alongside competitive base compensation. • Paid parental leave: Found supports employees through all stages of life, which is why new parents employed by Found qualify for 16 weeks of flexible parental leave. • Health benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits and are always 100% covered for employees, 90% covered for dependents. • Work anywhere: We have Found offices in SF and NYC. For team members who work outside those cities, Found also supports fully remote working. • Meaningful equity: Everyone on our team should feel and act like an owner, which is why Found offers industry-competitive equity to all of our employees. • Flexible vacation policy: Vacations, appointments, mental health days- take the time you need, whenever you need to with our flexible time-off policy