Product Data Scientist, Payments Platform Experience

Google

Mountain View, CA

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time, Employee
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Business Case, Business Model, Business Support, Business-to-Business (B2B), Cross-Functional, Data Collection, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Science, Data Structures, Diving, Economics, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Experiment Design, Financial Risk Management, Leadership, Mathematics, Metrics, Onboarding, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Physics, Problem Solving Skills, Prototyping, Python Programming/Scripting Language, R Programming Language, Requirements Management, Risk, SQL (Structured Query Language), Statistics, eCommerce
LOCATION
Mountain View, CA
POSTED
1 day ago

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, data science, engineering, physics, economics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of work experience with analysis applications (extracting insights, performing statistical analysis, or solving business problems), and coding (Python, R, SQL) or 2 years work experience with a Master's degree.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Experience working on statistical/casual inference techniques across experimentation and observational studies.
  • Experience working in the payments, online ecommerce, or marketplace industry.

About the job

The Payments team builds and operates Google’s monetization infrastructure that enables all Google products to monetize. This monetization engine moves across countries and supports various business models including B2B, B2C, subscriptions, and marketplaces.

The Identity and Risk teams safeguard Google’s platform by developing solutions to mitigate fraud, abuse, and identity threats. The Identity team focuses on high-assurance verification and frictionless user onboarding, while the Risk team builds infrastructure necessary to manage financial risk and prevent wide-scale platform abuse. Together, they enable trusted global commerce by balancing platform protection with seamless experiences.

As an Data Scientist, you will bring excellence and innovation to how analytics is done—leveraging Gen AI tools for data exploration and workflow automation while maintaining high standards of experimental design. You will balance multiple high-stakes initiatives, diving into technical details while keeping a sharp eye on the broader strategic goals of both the Identity and Risk organizations.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $138,000-$198,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Perform analysis by utilizing relevant tools (e.g., SQL, R, Python). Using comprehensive technical knowledge, use custom data infrastructure or existing data models.
  • Own the process of gathering, extracting, and compiling data across sources via relevant tools (e.g., SQL, R, Python). Format, re-structure, and validate data to ensure quality.
  • Report key performance indicators (KPIs) to support business reviews with cross-functional/organizational leadership team. Translate analysis results to business insights or product improvement opportunities.
  • Provide analytical insights and recommendations to influence product feature development decisions, and with some guidance.
  • Build and prototype analysis and business cases iteratively to provide insights at scale. Develop comprehensive knowledge of Google data structures and metrics.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

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