Director of Payments Analytics leading strategic data capabilities for optimizing payment decisions globally at Western Union. Collaborating cross-functionally and mentoring a team of data scientists.
Responsibilities
Own analytics strategy and insights for global payments performance, including success rates, cost per transaction, partner performance, and operational efficiency.
Lead data-driven experimentation and optimization efforts related to payment method selection, routing, retry strategies, and settlement flows.
Develop dashboards and frameworks to track KPIs, support product and finance decisions, and monitor trends across markets.
Build and deploy models that inform routing, retry logic, and payment prioritization based on factors such as cost, speed, method availability, and past performance.
Design decisioning frameworks that use transaction-level intelligence to optimize throughput and customer outcomes.
Partner with Product and Engineering (and Chief Data Officer function) to integrate models and business rules into real-time decisioning infrastructure.
Define the data architecture and requirements to enable comprehensive, accurate, and scalable payments data pipelines.
Work with Data Engineering to ensure high-quality structured datasets that power both real-time and offline analytics.
Establish a unified data model across payment types (cards, bank transfers, wallets, etc.) and regions.
Act as the primary data science partner to the Payments Product team, contributing to roadmap planning and product strategy.
Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Partner Management to align insights with business goals.
Build, manage, and mentor a team of data scientists and analysts focused on payment analytics.
Requirements
8+ years of experience in data science or advanced analytics, with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.
Deep knowledge of the payments ecosystem—cards, bank transfers, real-time payments, wallets, and alternative payment methods.
Strong SQL and Python skills, with hands-on experience in predictive modeling, experimentation, and A/B testing.
Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable impact through data in large-scale, global product or platform environments.
Exceptional communication skills and comfort working across technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred: Experience with remittances, cross-border payments, or multi-region payment platforms.
Familiarity with the economics and mechanics of payment processing (authorization flows, success rate drivers, cost levers).
Experience with modern data tooling (e.g., Snowflake, dbt, Bedrock/ Dataiku/ other ML Platforms, Airflow, Looker, Mode).
Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or related quantitative field.
Benefits
Short-term incentives
Multiple health insurance options
Accident and life insurance
Access to best-in-class development platforms
Flexible Time off
Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
Tuition Assistance Program
Parental Leave
One day volunteer time off
$0 Money Transfer Fee Discount Code – Quarterly Recognition Program
"Game Changers" Employee Discount Program
Global Adoption Assistance
Global Scholarship Awards Program
4% Western Union Contribution to 401K
Job title
Director, Product – Payments Analytics, Data Decisioning
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