Jie Wang

Data Science Lead at Hopper

Vienna, Virginia, United States

About

A growth hacker A full-stack data scientist An end-to-end finacial risk manager

Experience

  • Hopper (Virginia, United States)
    • Data Science Lead
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • Growth Lead APAC
      Aug 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      • Responsible for user acquisition, marketing promotions, pricing strategy, and fraud risk management at Hopper's APAC business

  • Data Science Manager at Ant Group
    May 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • KPI owner accountable for setting, monitoring, interpreting, and driving actions on the North America team KPIs • Key contributor to structuring campaign plans, monitoring campaign performance and improving campaign effectiveness

  • Sr. Advanced Analytics, Vice President at Bank of the West
    May 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Developed acquisition models for RV/Marine/Auto portfolios and managed to boost the discriminatory power by 25% • Performed BAU tasks such as model monitoring, documentation, and regulatory communications

  • Alibaba Group (Full-time · 2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Risk Management Specialist
      Jul 2016 - Nov 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

      • Commercialized Alibaba big data products (Sesame Score, Risk List, Info Verification Services, etc.) with 20+ banks and 30+ fintech companies to help them manage credit risk and reduce fraud risk • Introduced Sesame Score to lodging and car rental industries and enabled deposit-free and pay-later services for eligible customers, which led to a 25% increase in customer base. Developed model for the clients to reduce the credit risk by 40%

    • Senior Data Scientist
      Apr 2015 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • China Everbright Bank (Full-time · 3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Quantitative Analyst
      Jul 2013 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos

      • Led Basel PD model build including developing scorecards, presenting model results, and preparing documentation • Developed collection models and brainstormed new strategies to improve the efficiency of credit card collection by 20%

    • Quantitative Analyst
      Mar 2012 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos