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Company Description
Block had its inception in 2013 with a distinct concept. Initially designed to ease peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has evolved from a single function product into a dynamic ecosystem. It offers original financial products, including Afterpay, to 47 million monthly active users, giving them a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow, and save. Our objective is to reconfigure the global outlook on money, making it more personable, instantaneously available, and universally accessible. This is our mission; it's why a career at Cash App means so much more than just employment.
Cash App currently employs thousands globally, in both office and remote settings. We promote a culture grounded on innovation, collaboration, and impact. We have always been a distributed team and we offer many positions which can be managed remotely in countries where Cash App operates. Regardless of the location, we maintain our focus on ensuring our employees remain inventive, productive, and content.
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Job Description
The Data Scientist will be a part of Cash App's Compliance Business Analytics team, serving compliance and business stakeholders to help Cash App's growth. You'll become an expert in identifying and communicating the potential risks of new and existing products on compliance operations and costs. As Cash App grows, we need to stay ahead of compliance risk and prevent unwanted activities on the platform. You will play a vital role in this task by overseeing analysis, investigations, and metrics. You'll work with product and compliance teams to identify and monitor new and existing bad behavior to guide controls and compliance monitoring.
You Will:
- Analyse different customer segments and/or products to identify compliance risk areas
- Perform statistical analysis and testing to measure the effectiveness and impact of current and future controls
- Manage executive-level reporting and metrics to measure risk and bad activity on the platform over time
- Create data models to facilitate reports on bad activity
- Discover significant insights into compliance-related issues, including: new risks, compliance operating effectiveness, risk tolerance, product launches and usage, important performance and risk indicators
- Use raw data to help partners understand the impact of new regulations, policies, or environmental changes on our compliance program and the Cash App platform
- Cooperate with partners from engineering to customer experience to inform strategic builds of crucial compliance program elements
- Communicate findings to cross-functional teams and influence them to take action based on your recommendations
Qualifications
You Have:
- 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 6+ years of related experience and a Master’s degree; a PhD with 3+ years experience
- Expertise in SQL and data analysis/visualization tools (Tableau, Looker)
- Proficiency in scripting and data analysis programming languages (Python or R)
- Experience in using data to solve complicated, ambiguous problems
- The ability to define problems and manage projects in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Experience in effective written and verbal communication, data visualization for any audience
Additional Information
Block sets pay based on a market-based approach, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are segmented into one of four categories, determined by a labor cost index for that geographic area. The pay of the successful candidate will be established based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Pay may be adjusted in the future.
Full-time employee benefits include benefits such as:
- Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance)
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
- Retirement Plans with a company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance
- Paid parental and caregiving leave
- Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
- Paid sick leave
- Learning and Development resources
- Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
- Additional perks such as work from home reimbursements, free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources
The specifics of these benefits are further detailed in the Block's policies. The role is eligible to participate in equity plans as per the terms of the respective plans. Possible sign-on bonuses and potential eligibility to participate in a commission plan may apply to sales roles.
US and Canada EEOC Statement
We're committed to creating an inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity. We live by these values in our workplace too. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We assess all employees and job applicants impartially, irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or citizenship. Although we strive for fairness, we acknowledge the requirement to provide a more inclusive interview experience, which includes giving reassured accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the hiring process. We encourage applicants to communicate any necessary accommodations with their recruiter, who will provide as much confidentiality as possible.
