Plooto

Decision Scientist, Risk

Plooto · Remote - Canada

Posted 28 days ago

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This role has been open
28 days
Plooto's roles stay open a median of 19 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Plooto's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Plooto
moderate
3 stale, 0 reposted of 10 open
Hiring momentum
11 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

The Decision Scientist in Risk will focus on optimizing payment risk decisioning at Plooto by analyzing data and implementing decision-science techniques. Daily tasks include monitoring risk rules, analyzing transaction data, developing risk segments, and recommending changes to improve decision precision while minimizing manual reviews. The role involves collaboration with various teams to translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations that enhance operational efficiency as payment volumes increase.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 2–3 years of relevant experience in risk analytics, fraud strategy, payments risk, decision science, or a related quantitative role
  • Strong SQL skills, including experience analyzing large transactional datasets
  • Strong Python skills for analysis, experimentation, automation, and monitoring
  • Experience working with risk rules, machine learning models, segmentation, fraud signals, or decision strategies
  • Strong understanding of false positives, precision/recall, threshold optimization, experimentation, and risk-based decisioning
  • Ability to evaluate trade-offs between customer friction and financial loss within established risk parameters

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary listed
  • Role involves significant collaboration with cross-functional teams, which may require strong interpersonal skills
  • Focus on automation and AI tools suggests a modern approach to risk management, but may also imply a need for adaptability to new technologies

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Listed by Plooto on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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