The Senior Data Scientist position is a full-time role that reports to the Director of Fraud and Risk products.
This role is remote and based in the US.
The primary focus is on supporting the fraud and risk as a service team in the gaming, gambling, and skills-based games sector.
Responsibilities include performing deep exploratory data analysis (EDA) on transactional and user behavior data to uncover fraud and loss patterns.
The candidate will design, develop, and refine learning models to prevent payment fraud and consumer abuse while optimizing authentication and conversion rates.
The role involves building dashboards and automated monitoring for fraud risk indicators for stakeholders.
The candidate will tune decisioning rules and model thresholds to prevent fraud while maintaining user experience.
Experimentation and model validation are key tasks, including designing and testing new risk models.
The position requires cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, and operations teams to deploy models into production.
The candidate will support fraud investigations and update models based on post-incident learnings.
Reporting findings to senior leadership and shaping risk policies and product roadmaps is essential.
Mentorship of junior team members and promotion of data science and machine learning best practices is expected.
Requirements:
A minimum of 5 years of experience in building data science/machine learning products, preferably with a focus on fraud and risk.
Strong foundations in statistics and machine learning, including anomaly detection and classification.
Excellent communication skills with experience in presenting to senior leadership.
An entrepreneurial and innovative mindset to advance the adoption of next-gen technology and capabilities at Nuvei.
Prior experience in gaming, gambling, fintech, or high-risk industries is a plus.
Proficiency in Python (including libraries such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch) and SQL is required.
English proficiency (written and spoken) is necessary for cross-functional collaboration with teams across North America.
Benefits:
Nuvei offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), Paid Time Off, and a 401(k) plan.
Additional perks include frequent training programs on new systems and platforms.
Employees have access to free virtual yoga, meditation, and fitness classes, as well as community involvement and social activities.
Group Private Medical Insurance is provided.
There is an employee recognition program and opportunities for advancement in various fields.
The work environment is described as modern, dynamic, and supportive.
