Director Engineering – Developer Experience jobs at Paypal in United States, Chicago

Essential Responsibilities:

• Drive revenue growth and global market expansion by identifying and cultivating strategic partnerships, channels, and opportunities
• Lead the negotiation with external partners and engage cross-functional support colleagues to ensure the successful delivery of solutions for large complex partnerships
• Develop and execute an overall business strategy to identify and cultivate strategic partnerships, channels, and opportunities to drive revenue growth and global market expansion
• Influence the negotiation with external partners, engaging cross-functional support colleagues, to ensure successful delivery of solutions for large complex partnerships
• Align product and business levers (such as pricing and FX) to maximize revenue and market expansion opportunities
• Engage closely with product, engineering, and architecture teams to drive the architectural runway and determine the best technicalimplementation/design
• Represent the end customer on an ongoing basis and use this knowledge to drive effective prioritization and decision-making

Expected Qualifications:

• 12+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Description

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years, creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure. As the Senior Director, PayPal Consumer Debit, you will play a pivotal role in scaling our Consumer Debit Card line of business globally through product and go-to-market innovation that serves both our consumers and merchants as well as leveraging partnership opportunities. This position requires a strong, seasoned leader who excels in a highly collaborative, cross-functional, and values-driven environment. You will own and accelerate growth by leading efforts to deepen engagement with our existing base, reduce churn, and unlock new acquisition use cases by combining product and marketing into a holistic debit card strategy and narrative. In this role, you will work closely with the debit and consumer product teams to ensure that our debit card products integrate seamlessly with our existing portfolio. You will drive significant improvements through strategic initiatives across the full product lifecycle and go-to-market activities, including product development, marketing, sales, and account management. Representing the 'voice of the customer,' you will define and articulate the vision and direction of our debit products through narratives, presentations, and documentation. Cross-functional collaboration is key, as you will partner closely with Product and Marketing to align on goals and ensure we are building the right solutions for our current and future target markets. Your responsibilities will also include influencing cross-functional teams across Product, Design, and Growth to drive alignment on strategy, narrative, and priorities. You will work with markets to effectively bring our debit card products to market, focusing on pricing, positioning, and creating adoption and engagement strategies. This role is critical in helping PayPal achieve its goals in the debit card sector, ensuring that we continue to lead in innovation and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Define and articulate the vision for growth leveraging industry best practices, PayPal ecosystem and innovation
• Drive revenue growth and global market expansion by identifying and cultivating strategic partnerships, channels, and opportunities
• Influence the negotiation with external partners, engaging cross-functional support colleagues, to ensure successful delivery of solutions for large complex partnerships
• Own and accelerate growth by leading efforts to deepen engagement with existing base, reduce churn, and unlock new acquisition use cases.
• Work with Sales and Marketing on Distribution partnerships that are avenues for growth.
• Work with product, marketing and risk teams to ensure debit card products integrate seamlessly within the PayPal ecosystem.
• Drive improvements via strategic initiatives across the full funnel of the product lifecycle and go-to-market activities.
• Represent and own the 'voice of the customer' and market approach across the business unit.
• Partner closely with Product on the roadmap to ensure the right solutions are built for target markets.
• Collaborate with Marketing to meet collective goals across adoption and revenue.
• Influence cross-functionally across Product, Design, and Growth to drive alignment on strategy and priorities.
• Work closely with markets team on bringing debit card products to market
• Support applicable audit, compliance, and control requirements for PayPal Debit.

Requirements

• 12+ years of leadership and P&L management experience in fintech, debit cards, or financial services companies with industry-leading debit card products.
• Good understanding of consumer debit needs, consumer behavior and P&L dynamics.
• Experience with driving growth through partnerships and negotiating deals
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience leading business functions that require coordination of many stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience developing strategy and roadmap for large-scale products.
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills with a talent for precise articulation of customer problems.
• Ability to adapt, be flexible, and responsive to dynamic situations.
• Ability to navigate a highly matrixed environment.
• Exceptional leadership abilities with a proven track record of effectively leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills, with a commitment to empowering team members for professional growth

Travel Percent:

20 Bachelors Degree or Equivalent (Required)

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 US national annual pay range for this role is $188,000 to $323,950

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Leadership & People ManagementLead and mentor a growing organization of 50+ engineers across multiple teams.Vision & StrategyChampion the use of AI/LLM-driven developer assistants, smart documentation systems, and personalized onboarding flows.Innovate with no-code/low-code solutions to expand developer reach and lower barriers to adoption.Execution & DeliveryOversee cross-functional initiatives that span 200+ engineers across the platform, infrastructure, and product teams.Ensure high-quality delivery, scalable system architecture, and operational excellence.Drive the development of agentic interfaces to streamline developer workflows and improve time-to-market.Stakeholder EngagementPartner with Developer Relations, Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Security to deliver cohesive experiences.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Directs and controls the delivery of business and technical outcomes that comprise multiple projects and operational activities within a domain through organizational and technical leadership
• Defines engineering health objectives that drive organization health, engineering best practices and operational targets
• Drives product and technical strategy with cross-functional leaders across the enterprise to deliver Domain goals
• Responsible for the delivery of programs, establishing annual organizational goals and ensuring performance and results that impact both their domain and potentially enterprise
• Develops engineering strategy that translates into operational and tactical plans; uses ground-breaking methods to think beyond existing solutions
• Sets the tri-annual roadmap for a domain level organization. Defines the operational strategy for a domain based on a defined budget
• Evaluates key business challenges and can complete complex, ambiguous initiatives having impact across engineering; directs the development of new or innovative solutions. Ability to deal with high levels of technical domain level ambiguity.
• Collaborates with direct team, managers in org, stakeholders, managers in other orgs, external partners and business stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years management experience

• Proven experienceas aDirector(or higher) leading engineering teams in a large-scale, matrixed organization.

• Deep understanding ofmodern developer tools,CI/CD,API lifecycle, anddeveloper platforms.

• Strong familiarity withAI/ML, especially inLLMs,AI-generated documentation, andintelligent agent workflows.

• Experience withno-code/low-code platforms, developer portals, and automated onboarding systems.

• Demonstrated success in coordinating complex technical programs involving200+ cross-functional engineers.

• Ability to define scalable architectural patterns and influence technical strategy at a platform level.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational navigation skills.

• Experience delivering developer platformsata global scale (e.g., APIs used by millions).

• Contributions to open-source or developer ecosystem tools.

• Understanding ofdeveloper needs across different ecosystems (REST,GraphQL, Webhooks, etc.).

• Familiarity with developer-centric AI applications and next-gen IDE integrations.

Travel Percent:

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

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 US national annual pay range for this role is $188,000 to $323,950

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit.

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit.

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PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us.

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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Essential Responsibilities:

• Drive revenue growth and global market expansion by identifying and cultivating strategic partnerships, channels, and opportunities
• Lead the negotiation with external partners and engage cross-functional support colleagues to ensure the successful delivery of solutions for large complex partnerships
• Develop and execute an overall business strategy to identify and cultivate strategic partnerships, channels, and opportunities to drive revenue growth and global market expansion
• Influence the negotiation with external partners, engaging cross-functional support colleagues, to ensure successful delivery of solutions for large complex partnerships
• Align product and business levers (such as pricing and FX) to maximize revenue and market expansion opportunities
• Engage closely with product, engineering, and architecture teams to drive the architectural runway and determine the best technicalimplementation/design
• Represent the end customer on an ongoing basis and use this knowledge to drive effective prioritization and decision-making
• Collaborate and influence product outcomes in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders such as Engineering, Operations, Risk, Legal, Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Finance, and Banking Partners

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• 2-4 years of proven experience in developing and managing commercial strategies and products, preferably within the financial services, consulting, or fintech industry.

• Demonstrated expertise in creating governance and operating models, preferably in a globally scaled environment.

• Ability to pinpoint gaps, inefficiencies, or risks in processes and suggest innovative solutions.

• Strong project management and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Strong, effective communication and presentation skills.

• Consumer-focused mindset, with an ability to translate feedback and data into actionable solutions.

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 US national annual pay range for this role is $84,500 to $140,250

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Essential Responsibilities:

• Establish overall business or technical strategy for risk management with significant impact on operations.
• Influence executive-level decision-making through strategic risk assessments and recommendations.
• Partner with stakeholders to implement strategies that reduce or transfer identified risks.
• Monitor and analyze risk exposure to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Lead initiatives that contribute to long-term sustainability and resilience in the face of uncertainty.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set and lead the capital risk and stress testing strategy for PayPal’s EU entities in alignment with company goals and ECB regulations
• Oversee the end-to-end stress testing program, including scenario development, execution, validation, and reporting; present key outcomes to the board and executive management. Guide development and enhancement of capital and liquidity assessment processes (ICAAP, ILAAP), ensuring compliance with supervisory standards and internal policies.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for regulatory inquiries, reviews, and inspections relating to capital, liquidity, and stress testing.
• Lead cross-functional teams and working groups driving improvements across stress testing governance, scenario modeling, and capital planning.
• Monitor emerging risks, regulatory changes, and financial market trends; advise on implications for risk appetite and strategic decision-making.
• Mentor, coach, and develop a high-performing team of risk professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years in financial services, risk management, treasury, or related fields; experience in European or international regulatory environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of capital and liquidity risk frameworks, stress testing methodologies, and relevant ECB regulations
• Proven leadership of complex risk management or regulatory programs; experience preparing for regulatory exams a plus.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at the executive and board level.
• Experience in the payments, fintech, or banking sector preferred; familiarity with digital assets a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in finance, risk, or related discipline 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 US national annual pay range for this role is $152,500 to $262,350

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Architecture LeadershipSet architectural standards and best practices for developer-facing systems with a focus on scalability, performance, and usability.Lead the design of intelligent developer workflows powered by LLMs and agentic AI systems.Strategic Vision & InnovationShape the long-term technology roadmap for AI-enabled documentation, contextual onboarding, and smart sandboxing.Evaluate and drive adoption of modern developer tooling, frameworks, and low-code/no-code platforms.Serve as a key technical voice in initiatives that span 200+ engineers across platform and product teams.Mentorship & Thought LeadershipProvide technical mentorship to senior and staff engineers across the DevEx organization.Contribute to design reviews, architecture forums, and engineering-wide technical strategy discussions.Promote engineering excellence, security-by-design, and developer empathy across the organization.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Increases results & effectiveness of all software engineers in a large domain
• Sets the technology roadmap for a domain
• Adapts their role to the need, selecting the most effective means of realizing their technical goals
• 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
• 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
• Uses professional savvy to determine when industry-standard solutions can be adopted, versus when a problem space warrants a novel solution (“build/buy”)
• Mentor others as a means of propagating technical influence, and to enhance the performance of their organization

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Proven ability to architect and deliver scalable developer platforms and tools in a large-scale enterprise.

• Deep experience in API design, developer portalarchitectures, SDK lifecycle management, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong understanding of LLMs, AI-assisted developer experiences, and agentic workflow design.

• Familiarity with no-code/low-code platforms, plug-in frameworks, and developer onboarding patterns.

• Exceptional technical communication, design thinking, and cross-functional influence.

• Experience with open-source developer platforms, standards, or contribution to API ecosystems.

• Hands-on experience with integrating AI/ML into product features—especially those that serve developers.

• Knowledge ofGraphQL, RESTful APIs, webhooks, SDK generation, and OpenAPI/AsyncAPIspecs.

• Experience in developer advocacy, product-minded engineering, or working directly with API consumers.

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 US national annual pay range for this role is $188,000 to $323,950

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please