Data Scientist Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Would you like to turn data into insights and learn how to use industry-leading tools? Do you want to be trained by our experienced team in Pricing and see your findings find a real-world application in Platform Operations? Join Western Union as a Data Scientist.

Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful

Were a FinTech thats using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations. Were a team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories. We believe when money moves, better things happen.

Better requires process discipline and simplification

As a Data Scientist you will sit in the Global Pricing team and report into the Group Leader, Pricing and Revenue Management. You will be focus on driving and supporting pricing-specific initiatives at Western Union by using Data Science techniques to measure customer price sensitivity, predict customer behavior & conversion and optimize prices to achieve business financial and customer relationship objectives. Flawless execution and attention to detail to drive data-based insights across multiple touchpoints are bare minimum pre-requisite for this position as you will use these skills to create presentations that describe model results and recommendations to the Senior Leadership Team and other stakeholders.

For such a pivotal role, its best that you have a bachelors degree, with masters qualification as a bonus. 4+ years of experience in the Data Analytics/Science domain and strong skills in data manipulative/visualization technologies (SQL, PowerBI) are required. Hands on data analytics capability along with the ability to weigh in strategic considerations & operational/financial realities to make practical prioritization recommendations. Strong intellectual curiosity and demonstrated experience developing models and data-driven recommendations that result in better business outcomes.Ability to communicate in cross cultural environment (which makes English proficiency a must have), creating relationships and influencing stakeholders, are the key soft skills to succeed. Experience in data modeling and statistics (using R or Python) would be important as well.

Join us, and lets connect the world

Western Union is transforming its business and shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. Its an exciting time for our organization, as the largest cross-border money transfer operator, trusted by millions of consumers around the world. If youre ready to unleash your potential to help drive change through bottom-up innovation, apply now.

Were a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. Youll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package.

We are passionate about our diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws.

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