• Work collaboratively with management and other functional teams in PayPal Europe and across the global organization to proactively 

• Perform and refresh risk assessment including risk identification, documentation, rating & control evaluation 

• Create and maintain risk and control inventories including: Capabilities, Products, Processes, Risks, and Controls applicable to the legal entity 

• Support the annual control testing program and to provide legal entity oversight of control efficacy  

• Drive execution of issue, incident, complaint, and ARCP remediation 

• Accountable for ensuring adequate Business Continuity Plans are in place and tested in accordance with policy 

• Identify product changes with associated control impacts and ensure appropriate implementation through the Product Development Lifecycle 

• Maintenance of Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) tool data for areas of responsibility 

• Support legal entity needs surrounding documentation (eg. Desktop procedures;  Legal Entity policy refresh) 

• Advance preparation and response to Internal and External Audit and Testing Engagements (eg. Internal Audits, Regulatory Examinations, Second Line of Defense reviews) 

• Review and derive insights from key risk metrics for their business area, interpreting the data provided through dashboards and reporting (such as reg exams, complaints, incidents, etc.) from centralized teams. 

• Provide assertions on risk exposure and articulate and present escalated risks to management. 

• Maintain strong understanding of key risk management principles and PayPal products and services  

• Facilitate and coordinate Governance Forums, and the Operations Compliance and Risk Committee. 

• Facilitate the integraton of PayPal acquisitions and strategic programs into the Legal Entity. 

Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. 

• 5 + years of Audit, Risk, Compliance, Regulatory, banking or similar experience 

• Experience in managing risks, controls, and/or compliance obligations, preferably in the financial industry including managing or supporting the following: 

• The identification, assessment, control, and response to risks;  

• Execution of risk response plans, including the development, prioritization, and communication of;  

• Driving adherence to risk and compliance policies and procedures;  

• Monitoring key risks and identifying emerging risks; and  

• Navigating within a three lines of defense model to address risk matters.  

• Experience in control and/or process design 

• Track record of driving action to support business results  

Capabilities: 

• Possess the credibility and reputation to achieve effective working relationships with senior executives across the organized and in a matrixed organization 

• Ability to provide risk expertise through a practical, business lens  

• Ability to understand the nuance and risk interaction between product, jurisdiction, and function 

• Strong project management skills.