PayPal Senior Director Entity Management 

Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico City 

823929601

Responsibilities:

• Provide governance and legal entity oversight of Mexico to support the development of PayPal’s business, organization, employees, and brand.

• Support the execution of strategic regulatory engagement plan for Mexico to continually uplift the relationship with key regulatory agencies.

• Function as the senior leadership representative during onsite audits and discussions with regulators on critical issues.

• Help drive legal/regulatory advice on potential growth initiatives and be accountable for the impact on legal entity management.

• Enable the business to move quicker by streamlining processes and ensuring control functions are suitably able to support commercial objectives.

• Ensure the entity has clear and open communication channels back to head office.

• Provide leadership that encourages the management team to further coalesce into a high-performing, unified whole.

• Promote PayPal’s internal and external image and reputation internationally.

• Attract, motivate, develop, and retain superior executive talent.

• Build effective, trust-based, working relationships with Head Office, the local Boards, Regulators, Government, Industry bodies and other key stakeholders.

• Establish and maintain strong contacts with key officials, including legal, legislative, regulatory and law enforcement individuals and organizations.

• Monitor and track legislation and regulatory initiatives impacting PayPal.

• Support crisis management matters with management.

• Understand and support local licensing requirements to ensure appropriate compliance with the obligations and how it can enable strategic business objectives for Mexico.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years’ experience including prior experience as a General Manager / Chief Operating Officer or functional executive, in an international leadership team of a significant financial services business of scale and complexity or in related regulated industries.

• Experience interacting with independent Boards and Regulators.

• Familiarity with the Mexico markets, coupled with perspectives from working in a matrixed environment. Ideally this leader would have experience working for a US multi-national at some stage in their career.

• Knowledgeable about competitive forces within and outside of the industry.

• Track record of driving results for an organization.

• BS/BA Required

• Masters/MBA Preferred

Capabilities:

• Financially astute and knowledgeable about regulated businesses.

• Personal authority and gravitas to have impact and influence at the top level with regulators, business leaders and other key opinion formers.

• Maintain an ambitious yet balanced focus on performance, financial results, client satisfaction, and organizational well-being.

• Strong analytical skills and able to make clear and well-judged decisions in the face of uncertainty.

• Commitment to grow and improve the business in a way that is sustainable, measurable, and long term.

• Anticipates current and future customer needs within a climate that is rapidly changing and being disrupted.

• Inspires and encourages entrepreneurial drive and innovation in the organization.

• Pragmatic, collegiate, courageous, and balanced; ability to both challenge and support.

Interpersonal:

• The interpersonal skills to build mutually respectful, trust-based relationships with head office executives, local boards, and other stakeholders.

• Comfortable managing ambiguity.

• Cultural sensitivity to operate effectively across a diverse international network.

• Demonstrate clear communication and a high-level of emotional intelligence; be a thoughtful listener, exhibiting wisdom and strength when necessary.

• Resilient, self-confident (but not arrogant), able to handle being in the spotlight, calm in a crisis and decisive under pressure.

Leadership and Diplomacy:

• Able to create and articulate an inspiring vision for the organization.

• Track record of attracting and recruiting diverse top talent. Should motivate and develop the team, delegate effectively, celebrate diversity within the team, and manage performance.

• Lead through change and acts as a role model for new ways and standards of working being open, dependable, and connected.

• Demonstrates experience of guiding boards through strategic change.

BusinessPartnering/Influence:

• Adaptable to changes in the financial services and technology sectors giving the evolving competitive and regulatory environment.

• Ability to understand, empathize and influence within the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for PayPal.

• Naturally connects and builds strong relationships with others, demonstrating emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.

• Able to influence senior leaders with different views and management styles. Will connect with the Head Officer Management team and be able to work in a matrix environment, whilst respecting boundaries.

Executing for Results:

• Ability to set clear and challenging goals while committing to the organization to improve performance; tenacious and accountable in driving efficiencies and results.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty; the ability to adapt and lead others through complex situations.

• A risk-taker who seeks data and input from others to foresee possible threats or unintended circumstances from decisions; someone who takes smart risks.

• A leader who is viewed by others as having a high degree of integrity and forethought in their approach to making decisions; the ability to act in a transparent and consistent manner.

Background / Technical Skills:

• Demonstrate a broad understanding of PayPal’s overall value proposition.

• Excellent regulatory relationships and understanding.

• Technical credibility across a broad range of functions.

• Ability to help navigate complex legal entity structures and partnerships. Will understand the nuances of operating internationally, particularly in Mexico.

Our Benefits:

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