Vp Risk Data Science & Ai jobs at Paypal in Kenya

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead functional projects and programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and legal requirements.
• Provide specialized legal advice and support, particularly in high-demand areas such as data privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify issues and recommend best practices, leveraging industry knowledge and legal expertise to guide decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, implementing robust compliance programs and conducting regular audits.
• Manage legal risks and safeguard PayPal's legal interests, developing strategies to address emerging legal challenges.
• Represent PayPal in litigation and other legal proceedings, collaborating with external counsel and managing case strategies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience and a Juris doctorate or equivalent degree

• Cybersecurity subject matter expertise with knowledge of cybersecurity tech regulations and frameworks (e.g., NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, or CCPA) especially those related to financial institutions.
• Demonstrated experience advising product teams on global privacy regulations, translating legal guidance into practical solutions, and driving solutions cross-functionally.
• Familiarity with submissions to data privacy authorities and/or regulatory agencies.
• Knowledge of cutting-edge IT, web, mobile, and payment ecosystem technologies (especially those used in the collection, storage and analysis of data) and their data security implications.
• Experience negotiating, drafting, and updating documents and policies.
• Excellent project management skills, well organized, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• A high-level of intellectual, professional and interpersonal agility and flexibility, combined with sound judgment, curiosity, and high tolerance for ambiguity.
• Team oriented, with ability to keep a cool head, empathy, and a sense of humor in busy and high-pressured environments.
• Fintech experience preferred but not required.

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The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Essential Responsibilities:

• Counsel product and business teams on GLBA, GDPR, US state, and global privacy laws, and developing AI regulations
• Develop and articulate global privacy strategy for PayPal’s mission to revolutionize commerce
• Ensure compliance with privacy regulations
• Provide key inputs as an industry leader and expert, staying ahead of legal trends and influencing industry standards.
• Influence long-term success strategy of the function, driving innovation and continuous improvement in legal practices.
• Coach and mentor team of subject matter experts

Minimum qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of relevant work experience and a Juris doctorate or equivalent degree
• Extensive experience counseling consumer tech companies on privacy compliance and privacy by design
• Expertise in global privacy regimes
• Familiarity with AI regulations
• Experience managing a team of attorneys

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Job Description:

As a Technical Lead, you will architect and lead the development of complex backend systems, drive innovation, and mentor the team.

• A technical leader who can ensure the technical success of an entire business domain
• Maintains a strategic vision, and creatively takes initiative to realize it
• Intentionally leads other technical leaders across organizations as a means of delivering more than is possible individually
• Increases results & effectiveness of all software engineers in a large domain
• Provides advice and counsel to senior executives within PayPal, influencing the development of multi-year business strategies
• Exercises wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments and takes initiative to achieve results
• Appraises existing ways of working and determines directional changes for improved results
• Handles ambiguous and unfamiliar situations and uses creativity to deliver decisive resolutions
• Uses discovery & exploratory research, not being limited to technical domains, to make successful decisions
• Identifies themes & trends that span projects and teams, and finds broadly impactful opportunities for improvement
• Adapts their role to the need, selecting the most effective means of realizing their technical goals
• Uses delegation and expectation- setting to steer more than what one person can achieve directly
• Mentors’ others as a means of propagating technical influence , and to enhance the performance of their organization
• Proficient at recognizing the “true root causes” when existing solutions or processes limit success
• Expert at envisioning and articulating technical solutions that address business needs, are practically achievable and sufficiently inspire decision-makers to influence investment choices
• Understands structure and priorities of non- technical aspects of PayPal organization and can incorporate into nuanced and maximally relevant decision-making

What do you need to bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field with 15+ years of experience in backend and cloud technologies.
• Proficiency in Java technologies and cloud native technologies.
• Experience with File Systems, server architectures, and distributed systems
• Strong experience with distributed systems and microservices.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Agile methodology, large-scale, high-performance systems.
• Knowledge of the payment processing industry and relevant regulations.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Contributions to open-source projects

Your way to impact

• Continuously innovate and deliver awesome experiences for our users
• Solve the real customer problems through technology
• Prove your problem-solving skills in both day-to-day work as well as during lab days and hack weeks.
• Work with your peers in Backend Engineering chapter, collaborating on platform improvements and increasing learning opportunities for and creating opportunities for growth in a supportive environment.

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

KeyResponsibilities

• Drive adoption of the operational risk management framework for the company.
• Lead and enhance the company’s third-party risk management program, including due diligence, monitoring, and reporting.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with key process owners and ensure that their services comply with the company’s standards and expectations.
• Enhance the operational resiliency program to ensure that the company’s critical operations can continue in the event of a disruption or disaster.
• Develop and implement metrics and reporting to effectively monitor and communicate the company’s operational risk profile to senior management.
• Provide advice and guidance to business units on operational risk management matters.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the company’s operational risk management practices are aligned with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and assess emerging operational risk issues and trends, and develop strategies to mitigate risks to the company.
• Manage and develop a team of operational risk management professionals.
• Prepare and provide regular updates to Parent andinternational Boards,authorized committees and working groups as appropriate.

Qualifications

To qualify, candidates must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or a related field; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in operational risk management or a related field, with at least 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of operational risk management frameworks, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing effective third-party risk management programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate operational risk issues.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to manage and develop a team of operational risk management professionals.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently.

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

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Key Responsibilities:

• Develop andexecute the strategy for modernizing fraud risk decisioningat PayPalimplementingcutting-edgetechniquessuch asreinforcement learning, generativeAIand graph miningat scale
• Build and lead a high-performingdata science, machine learning engineering, and applied R&D teamsthat thrive on innovation, and collaboration, and execution
• Attract best in classData Science andAI talent to PayPal
• Partner with ProductandEngineeringteamproductionizestate of the artdata, AIOps,MLOps, decision platforms as well as real-time fraud management systems
• Oversee the design, implementation, and lifecycle of fraud risk models and other advanced capabilities
• Evangelize, Communicate and Influence, by driving alignment on vision, roadmap, investment needs,risksand opportunities with large cross functional teams
• Collaborating cross functionally in advancing PayPal’srisk decisioningcapabilities holisticallyacross thecustomerlifecycle, and deliver best-in-classriskexperiences for PayPalcustomer

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience leadingcutting-edgedata science, machine learning engineering, and applied R&D teams
• Provensubject matterexpertiseinat least two of the following areas:AI, optimization,graph mining, experimentation, and reinforcement learning
• Strong leadership skills witha track recordofattracting top technical talent,managingand developing high-performing teams
• Experience in designing and implementingAIsystems and toolsfor real-time decision making in extremely high velocitysettings
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience strategically influencing and aligning senior stakeholders and key partners to drive action and sustainable results in a dynamic and changing environment
• Familiarityto risk management fields such as fraud prevention isrequired, extensive experience is preferred
• Advanced degree isrequired; PhD is preferred

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

to view the notice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and report on Technology and Security risk across PayPal and its branded affiliates globally.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other risk and control functions such as ERM, ORM, Compliance, Information Security, and Internal Audit to support an integrated risk management approach, and escalation of key issues.
• Conduct reporting to senior leadership, including the Chief Risk Officer, Chief Enterprise Risk Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and International Boards and Risk Committees.
• Implement mechanisms to identify emerging trends and leading practices with respect to technology architecture, resiliency, cyber risk protocols (tools, policies, capabilities, and remediation planning)
• Design and architect risk management methodologies, risk metrics, technology enablement to support risk programs, change management initiatives and strategies
• Work with independent third parties to conduct threat assessments, penetration tests and key desktop exercises
• Lead efforts to initiate Phishing testing within the firm
• Lead regulator interactions, discuss important matters and present a consolidated view, lead regulatory remediation efforts, and understand requirements and expectations from regulatory bodies, based on previous extensive experience
• Maintain deep leadership in effective organizational resiliency and business continuity strategies, and their intersection with other key efforts in an organization
• Provide guidance, risk partnership and/or consulting services to technology/business partners, such as the CIO, CTO and CISO on key technology initiatives
• Ensure effective performancemanagement/development
• This leader will work effectively in a complex, fast-paced matrixed environment, replete with tight deliverable timeframes and multiple stakeholders, both internal and external.
• This position is expected to act independently and demonstrate strong initiative.
• This leader needs to influence outcomes, minimize and address conflict and demonstrate in-depth understanding of regulatory, credit, liquidity, market, fraud, compliance and operational risks.
• The role requires a sense of urgency, passion for results, and personal accountability for achievement.

Qualifications:

From a cultural perspective, this leader will need to fit into the PayPal leadership model that will require strong financial acumen, self-confidence and the ability to push back but in a respectful manner.

• A Bachelors degree or equivalent, and 15+ years of experience (10+ years management experience) within Technology Risk Management or related field
• Extensive leadership experience in a high transaction,large/complex/matrixedbusiness environment within Financial Services
• Managed a multi-site team of at least 25 FTEs
• Significant experience in technology risk management processes, including managing and supporting the following: implementing IT Risk Management Frameworks; monitoring against framework and perform reporting to senior leadership, risk committees and boards; cyber protection and mitigation; resiliency planning; escalating and tracking risks identified; providing technology oversight on key business, technology, and security initiatives; defining risk metrics to measure and track against
• Deep knowledge of IT, Security and Risk disciplines and practices, in addition to Financial Industry expertise, and global regulatory environment
• Proven ability to work with third party regulators
• Strong communicator who can articulate vision across team and businesses
• Advanced written and presentation skills
• Excellent leadership, teamwork, and client service skills
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data to inform decision-making.
• Deep understanding of operational processes across technology functions
• Expertise in project management and process improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with relevant regulatory compliance requirements.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to manage budgets effectively.

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

to view the notice.