Responsibilities include: 

• Leading the execution of change through strong collaboration with product and engineering leaders.  

• Working with other PayPal products and technology teams, PayPal stakeholders, and regional heads to present to the organization.  

• Building a culture of data-driven decision-making by helping define OKRs and key metrics and evaluating their progress.  

• Driving and managing forums for check-ins with product teams, stakeholders, executive leadership and strategic merchants.  

• Scaling the organization to ensure measurability, ongoing sustainability, and rapid growth.  

• Partnering closely with PayPal PMO, HR, and Finance teams to create a symbiotic relationship based on trust and transparency. 

• Creating a collaborative environment that fosters autonomy, transparency, mastery, innovation and learning; promoting continuous improvement and driving the transition to making their product organization highly effective and outcome driven.  

• Anticipating and aggressively removing obstacles that slow down or prevent programs from delivering on their objectives.  

• Driving for clarity to keep teams moving forward.  

Role Requirements  

Technical Acumen  

• 5+ years of strong program management experience preferred  

• Experience as a Product Manager and/or roles in engineering is preferred 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a history of hands-on, detail-oriented work 

• Ability to translate complex technical matters into terms understood by business professionals 

Business Acumen  

• Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills conducive to collaboration 

• Ability to work well in a cross-functional, matrixed management environment  

• Balances technical and commercial acumen; able to communicate “what is possible” and what will have the biggest impact on the business  

• Able to articulate and manage to key OKRs and use metrics to drive performance and provide data in support of key decisions  

Executing for Results  

• Prepares realistic estimates of resource requirements (e.g., budget, headcount) needed to accomplish team objectives  

• Balances urgent and effective action, commitment to excellence, and taking initiative to resolve problems; holds internal stakeholders accountable where appropriate  

• Capable of executing short-term (tactical) and long term (strategic) plans  

• Experience framing, establishing and implementing org-wide change initiatives 

Building Relationships and Using Influence  

• Ability to establish credibility and rapport with senior executives and technical and non-technical team members alike  

• Have a high emotional intelligence that lends itself to working with a wide range of people, converting stressful situations to calm objective conversations   

• Ability to influence and achieve alignment across a range of different opinions and interests 

• Strong communication, listening, and negotiation skills; able to convey important messages in a clear and compelling manner  

• Develops loyalty and commitment in others by articulating an appealing vision for the future, communicating high expectations, developing and mentoring direct reports, and setting an example in one’s own behavior