We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join Sam’s Club fraud detection team. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be responsible for owning fraud risks in various product segments and being a strategic partner to product & business teams. You will be tasked to set goals, create strategy, and closely collaborate with product managers, engineers and business stakeholders. You’ll be responsible for detecting changed fraud trends, building and implementing ML models with high-dimensional, fast moving real time dataset and driving innovation in detecting & preventing fraud across various channels. You will also help shape the next generation of fraud intelligence by leveraging Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), network-based modeling, and Generative AI (GenAI) techniques to enhance detection accuracy, accelerate investigations, and improve model explainability and decision intelligence.
**Immigration Sponsorship support will NOT be available for this
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What You'll Do:
- Use machine learning to develop models for fraud detection in areas such as E-Commerce & In-club payment fraud, Return abuse, Account takeover (ATO) etc.
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Design and implement graph-based fraud detection systems, including link analysis, entity resolution, and Graph Neural Network (GNN) models to detect coordinated fraud rings and network-level risk signals.
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Leverage Generative AI techniques (e.g., LLMs and Agentic workflows) to enhance fraud detection, automate investigation workflows, generate risk narratives, and improve model explainability.
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Partnering with business and technical stakeholders to translate fraud business problems into data science solutions.
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Work on highly-scalable ML models and algorithms in big data mining, graph modeling & other domains.
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Work with engineering teams to implement model pipeline and deploy the service at scale.
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Swiftly respond to system issues and deep dive into root cause analysis
What You'll Bring:
- Industry experience in building production machine learning systems at scale.
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5-7 years of experience with languages used to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets (e.g. Python, SQL, etc.)
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Experience working with large data sets and distributed computing tools (PySpark/GCP/BigQuery).
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Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), graph embeddings, or large-scale graph processing frameworks.
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Experience exploring or applying Generative AI / LLM-based approaches for decision intelligence, feature generation, workflow automation, or explainability.
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Experience in fraud risk solutions is desirable
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Experience in working with cross-functional product and engineering teams to understand requirements and incorporate them in the roadmap.
About Walmart Global Tech:
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.
We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Flexible, hybrid work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for
development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!
-Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage
-Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
-Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
- Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location).
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Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2- Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3 - 5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Data science, machine learning, optimization models, Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch), We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
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