The Company

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.

Job Summary:

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Lead Product Manager to drive the strategy, vision, and execution of PayPal’s Developer Data Platform. This platform is central to how we measure and improve developer productivity across the organization, empowering engineers, managers, and leaders to accelerate delivery and enhance quality.

In this role, you’ll collaborate across engineering, data science, and developer productivity teams to define the architectural and product roadmap, balancing innovative design with regulatory requirements, customer needs, and product profitability. You’ll establish mechanisms to measure product success through usability studies, analytics, and market analysis while leading operational reviews and partnering with experts to ensure efficient execution in a dynamic environment.

This is a high-impact individual contributor role, where you will directly influence the future of engineering excellence at PayPal.

Job Description:

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.

Preferred Qualification:

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a strategic product leader with a proven track record of delivering complex platform products in technical domains. They thrive at the intersection of product, data, and engineering, bringing expertise in developer productivity frameworks and a passion for improving the software delivery lifecycle. This individual balances big-picture vision with hands-on execution, leveraging strong analytical skills and stakeholder influence to drive business outcomes.

Additional Expected Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required (MBA a plus).
• Minimum 12 years of relevant work experience, including extensive experience in product management.
• Proven success in defining and delivering enterprise-scale platform or data products.
• Familiarity with developer productivity metrics (DORA, SPACE) and engineering excellence practices.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and developer experience needs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategy, roadmap definition, and cross-functional execution at scale.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, market research, and financial acumen.

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 https://www.paypalbenefits.com.