PayPal Director Legal Counsel 

France, Occitania, Toulouse 

891481842

Essential Responsibilities:

• Establish overall business or technical strategy, aligning legal initiatives with corporate goals and objectives.
• Influence decision-making at the executive level, providing strategic legal advice on key business decisions and transactions.
• Provide strategic legal advice and support, particularly in high-demand areas such as mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, overseeing the implementation of advanced legal technologies and compliance programs.
• Manage legal risks and safeguard PayPal's legal interests, developing and executing risk management strategies.
• Represent PayPal in litigation and other legal proceedings, managing high-profile cases and collaborating with senior leadership.

Expected Qualifications:

• 10+ years relevant experience and a Juris doctorate degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on demonstrated experience with payments, merchant services, or financial technology companies
• Deep payments industry knowledge (e.g., processors, acquirers, networks, wallets, checkout, risk controls, settlement, disputes, etc.)
• Familiarity with, and strong interest in, the payment industry including mobile and alternative payments and emerging payments technologies
• Demonstrated experience navigating and advising on payment card network and Nacha rules
• Experience providing timely, solution‑oriented advice to business partners on a wide variety of initiatives and issues, including payments, payment network, money transmission, privacy and data protection, and AI
• Experience with agentic commerce or adjacent AI technologies (agents,orchestration/automation,model/API integrations)
• Ability to transform complex legal concepts into practical advice for senior business leaders, and thoughtfully balance risk with business goals and priorities
• Demonstrated experience mentoring teammates and exercising influence across functions
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced international environment and to tolerate change and ambiguity
• Comfortable with gray areas and interpreting and applying the law in unsettled contexts
• Excellent communication, writing, and interpersonal skills; ability to effectively influence and communicate with senior leadership, cross‑functional stakeholders and external partners
• Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously, with effective resolution of conflicting priorities

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:

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