Senior Product Manager jobs at Paypal in United States, San Jose

Essential Responsibilities:

• Drives product strategy with cross-functional stakeholders consistent with the shared vision for the product or enabling platform.
• Plans and implements the architectural roadmap that balances innovative design and technical implementation, while balancing regulatory requirements, time-to-market, meeting customer needs and product profitability.
• Assesses the customer experience and customer needs in product requirements and decision making.
• Sets up data gathering mechanisms relative to the metrics that inform the success of products including usability studies, research and market analysis.
• Leads workstreams to include analytics, customer discovery, market research and competitive analysis to drive data-driven decision-making.
• Oversees product profitability measures, including budget.
• Plans operational mechanisms that drive execution and accountability including Product Reviews, Operating Reviews, and Business Reviews. Interfaces with product and technology leadership as needed.
• Partners with content strategists, data scientists, product designers and user experience researchers.
• Maximizes efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the standard.

Expected Qualifications:

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

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

Essential Responsibilities:

• Facilitate collaborative engagement with business to cultivate strong partnership and unlock incremental value for the enterprise
• Ensure in-depth understanding of the business to proactively identify key business drivers
• Effectively communicate financial results & key drivers through concise & effective storytelling
• Streamline, improve, & automate designated workstreams and processes to drive efficiency
• Manage business case modeling, run deep dive analysis, and other ad-hoc financial analysis
• Monitor expense and headcount plan vs actual and provideanalysis/recommendationfor business partners and Finance team
• Work autonomously but in collaboration with teammates and business partners supporting a global business
• Guide the business through various finance-related tasks
• Own budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, variance analysis, and reporting
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Controllership, Corporate FP&A, Legal, and a broad group of business stakeholders

Expected Qualifications:

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

• Proven experience in forecasting, budgeting, and month-end close ownership.
• Strong modeling and analytical skills; ability to translate large, complex datasets into actionable insights.
• Understanding of payments economics is a plus
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics for senior leadership.
• Advanced Excel modeling skills; proficiency with visualization and data tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, SQL) preferred.
• Experience with Essbase, Hyperion, or similar financial systems a plus.
• Bias for action, curiosity, and ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional 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 .

Belonging at PayPal:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Essential Responsibilities:

• Establish a shared vision across the company for one or more products, or a platform product enabling development & scalability, with a deliberate and cohesive strategy.
• Leads product strategy development, and develops a clear, executable view of the product strategy with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Influences the architectural roadmap and balances innovative design and technical implementation, while balancing regulatory requirements, time-to-market, meeting customer needs and product profitability.
• Champions the customer experience and prioritizes customer needs in product requirements and decision making.
• Defines and uses metrics that inform the success of products including usability studies, research and market analysis.
• Standardizes workstreams to include analytics, customer discovery, market research and competitive analysis to drive data-driven decision-making.
• Responsible for product profitability, including budgetary decisions.
• Leads operational mechanisms that drive execution and accountability including Product Reviews, Operating Reviews, and Business Reviews. Interfaces with senior leadership as needed.
• Maximizes efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the standard.

Expected Qualifications:

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

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

Essential Responsibilities:

• Drives product strategy with cross-functional stakeholders consistent with the shared vision for the product.
• Plans and implements the architectural roadmap that balances innovative design and technical implementation, while balancing regulatory requirements, time-to-market, meeting customer needs and product profitability.
• Assesses the customer experience and customer needs in product requirements and decision making.
• Sets up data gathering mechanisms relative to the metrics that inform the success of products including usability studies, research and market analysis.
• Leads workstreams to include analytics, customer discovery, market research and competitive analysis to drive data-driven decision-making.
• Oversees product profitability measures, including budget.
• Plans operational mechanisms that drive execution and accountability including Product Reviews, Operating Reviews, and Business Reviews. Interfaces with product leadership as needed.
• Partners with content strategists, data scientists, product designers and user experience researchers.
• Maximizes efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the standard.

Expected Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Product & Performance Initiatives

• Drive product initiatives that improve customer and merchant performance across adoption, engagement, and retention.
• Collaborate with peer product managers to ensure consistency and alignment across PayPal’s portfolio.
• Define product requirements that balance innovation, regulatory compliance, and customer trust.

Data-Driven Execution

• Establish experimentation and measurement practices that guide prioritization and accelerate learning.
• Partner with data science and product teams to build predictive models that address adoption, engagement, and performance health.
• Leverage analytics and research to uncover performance opportunities and guide investment decisions.

AI & Emerging Technology

• Champion AI/ML capabilities that improve scalability, cost efficiency, and product performance.
• Partner with engineering and product peers to operationalize emerging technologies into merchant and customer solutions.
• Explore innovative approaches to deliver differentiated experiences across multiple product areas

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with engineering, design, data science, and peer product managers to deliver cohesive platform capabilities.
• Work with merchant, sales, and go-to-market teams to ensure PayPal delivers measurable improvements in merchant performance.
• Support operational reviews (product reviews, OKRs, portfolio planning) that create visibility and accountability across teams.

Experience

• 6-10 years in product management, product strategy, or performance-focused roles.
• Strong track record of launching products that deliver measurable adoption and business impact.
• Experience with AI/ML integration, experimentation design, and analytics-driven decision-making.
• Background in global or platform businesses, preferably in payments, fintech, or commerce ecosystems.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to influence peers and stakeholders across product, engineering, design, and business teams.
• Data-driven mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving priorities.
• Strategic thinking paired with strong execution discipline.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field required.
• Advanced degree (MBA/MS) preferred but not required.

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 .

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs SaaS and enterprise-wide applications assignments using specialized enterprise systems knowledge and developed business expertise
• Leads enterprise-wide applications projects and/or programs within PayPal with moderate scope impacting information technology or enterprise systems functions
• Analyzes, evaluates, and makes decisions within general parameters under broad supervision
• May act as an enterprise systems resource for entry level and developing colleagues

Expected Qualifications:

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

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

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategic communication plans to support business goals.
• Oversee the creation and distribution of communication materials across various channels.
• Manage relationships with media, stakeholders, and partners to enhance the company's reputation.
• Analyze communication metrics and adjust strategies to improve effectiveness.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align communication efforts with corporate objectives.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to the communications team, fostering professional growth.

Expected Qualifications:

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

In your day-to-day role your responsibilities will cover the following:

Global Strategic Accounts and Americas Large Enterprises

• Lead on select Americas and Global Strategic Accounts workstreams, including end-to-end responsibility for certain top customer announcements.
• Deliver polished, impactful content across multiple channels (e.g., news releases, social media, industry publications), ensuring all communications reflect PayPal’s commitment to innovation and partnership.
• This involves working closely with sales, marketing, partnership marketing, Investor Relations and colleagues across Corporate Affairs to develop and execute strategic comms plans to share enterprise customer/partner stories that are impactful across multiple channels.
• The role is media facing, with responsibility of proactively pitching major customer announcements to US and global media.
• Comms partner to SVP & General Manager, Americas. This includes strategizing and developing their executive comms program (internal and external events, employee comms and social media) and sourcing key media and speaking opportunities.
• Empower sales and business teams with fresh content that showcases high-profile wins, enabling leaders to use these stories in engagements with existing and prospective customers.

Global Lead Channel Partner Comms

• This role requires collaboration with partner and cross-functional teams to develop communication plans for PayPal’s strategic channel partners, such as Shopify, BigCommerce, Salesforce etc.
• Build relationships with channel partner leads and work with them and partners to deliver global announcements on new and expanding partnerships.
• Act as main global point of contact for Corporate Affairs colleagues on all matters relating to large channel partners.
• Coordinate and drive best practice in Channel Partner comms in other regions.

Vertical Storytelling

• Support the Global Markets sales teams on their vertical based solution selling. This is an opportunity to work with cross-functional teams from sales, product, and GTM teams.
• Devise scalable activities to drive coordinated, best-in-class communications efforts that support priority verticals. For example: travel, retail, food, media and entertainment.
• Engage and inspire Global Markets Comms colleagues to amplify our vertical storytelling.

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

Essential Responsibilities:

• Facilitate collaborative engagement with business to cultivate strong partnership and unlock incremental value for the enterprise
• Ensure in-depth understanding of the business to proactively identify key business drivers
• Effectively communicate financial results & key drivers through concise & effective storytelling
• Streamline, improve, & automate designated workstreams and processes to drive efficiency
• Manage business case modeling, run deep dive analysis, and other ad-hoc financial analysis
• Monitor expense and headcount plan vs actual and provideanalysis/recommendationfor business partners and Finance team
• Work autonomously but in collaboration with teammates and business partners supporting a global business
• Guide the business through various finance-related tasks
• Own budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, variance analysis, and reporting
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Controllership, Corporate FP&A, Legal, and a broad group of business stakeholders

Expected Qualifications:

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

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