What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points
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This hands-on analytics role will be responsible for monitoring Uber’s Risk platform capabilities and developing new strategies to keep the fraudsters off Uber by identifying patterns using data analysis and visualization
You will serve as the subject matter expert on analytics/data driven solutions that mitigate risk of financial losses while also maintaining a positive user experience and enabling Uber to continue making big bold bets.
You will develop a strong understanding of key Uber systems and tools to effectively review and analyze emerging trends and provide recommendations for mitigating emerging fraud vectors.
Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams across disciplines such as product, engineering, data science with a focus on the Risk/Fraud mitigation.
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Experience with data analytics/data science
1+ Years experience
Coursework or projects in data science and analytics
Experience in SQL and Query optimization techniques and programming using R, and/or Python
1+ years experience
Coursework or portfolio of projects where coding was used (heavy preference for SQL, R, and/or Python) would be a successful candidate for this kind of role
BS or degree in other quantitative field preferred
Relevant BS in quantitative fields like Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, and/or Economics
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Programming using R and/or Python
Applied Statistics knowledge
Fraud and Risk domain experience
Understanding of A/ B experiments and dash-boarding softwares
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