PayPal Program Manager Technical Programs 

United Kingdom, England, City of London 

898604528

Essential Responsibilities:

• Scope: The project & program responsibilities are focused on the delivery of a product or computer-based system from design to release for customers.
• Develop and manage program plans, including timelines, milestones, deliverables, and procurement activities.
• Coordinate activities across multiple projects to ensure alignment with program objectives.
• Monitor program performance and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Communicate program status to stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Manage program budgets and financials.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and resolve conflicts.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record of managing complex programs within an engineering environment.

Preferred Qualification:

Professional experience requirements:

• Overall 14 years of experience and 5+ years into program management.
• Relevant experience organizing multiple teams delivering on software/product development initiatives required. Agile lifecycle management experience preferred.
• Successful track record of managing complex development programs to deliver technical solutions and achieve business results, positively impacting the customer experience.
• Proven ability to develop effective, matrixed, cross-organization relationships, collaborating and communicating across business and technology stakeholders and multiple geographies
• Strong technical acumen and strong voice of the customer across the program delivery lifecycle.
• Good knowledge of project management process, project management software tools, templates and management techniques
• Experience with different software development methodologies including the agile development methodology such as Scrum
• Success in developing program/project level artifacts to support a major software implementation program with concurrent releases

Key competency requirements:

• An inherent bias to action
• Proven leadership skills; self-motivated and a self-starter with a “Can do” attitude
• Team player, energetic personality, quality minded, focused, committed and able to work independently in a fast-paced, changing environment
• High degree of professional confidence and credibility with effective presence, strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate technical concepts and plans at all levels
• Sharp business judgment, detail oriented yet able to always see the "big picture"
• Strong partnering and influencing skills in all mediums and throughout all levels of the organization including senior leaders
• Strong problem-solving skills, able to prioritize among many conflicting needs, advocate a course of action, and pursue it consistently
• Ability to adapt, be flexible and responsive to dynamic situations

Our Benefits:

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