Senior Manager, Strategy

1 Month ago • 3-5 Years • Legal

About the job

Summary

PayPal's Corporate Strategy team seeks an innovative Senior Manager to contribute to key strategic decisions impacting the company's future (including Venmo, Braintree, and Xoom). This highly visible role involves providing strategic advice to senior global executives, managing complex projects, conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis, and developing strategic recommendations. Responsibilities include strategy development, project management, research & analysis, and thought leadership, requiring world-class analytical and communication skills. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years' experience at a leading strategy consulting firm or corporate strategy team, an MBA or quantitative degree from a top school, and experience in financial services, technology, or e-commerce.
Must have:
  • World-class strategic & analytical thinking
  • Leadership experience in advising global organizations
  • End-to-end project management
  • Superior communication & influencing skills
  • Proven results delivery
  • People management & development skills
Good to have:
  • Experience in financial services (payments), technology, or e-commerce
Perks:
  • Flexible work environment
  • Employee share options
  • Health and life insurance
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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 Description Summary:

We are looking for an innovative professional to join PayPal’s Corporate Strategy team. The team is responsible for helping PayPal’s leadership to make the big decisions that will guide the company’s future (including Venmo, Braintree and Xoom). Our team is highly visible within the organization, and our clients are PayPal’s team of senior global executives—including the President & CEO.

Job Description:

  • World class strategic and analytical thinking, with a demonstrated ability to synthesize multiple sources of information (quantitative and qualitative) to solve complex problems in a structured, data-driven way
  • Leadership experience in providing strategic advice to complex global organizations
  • End-to-end management of complex, multi-faceted projects (e.g., scoping, deliverables, team)
  • Superior communications (verbal, prose, PowerPoint) and influencing skills
  • Track record of delivering tangible results
  • People management and development skills
  • Appetite to learn and comfortable with uncertainty

 

Core Responsibilities:

  • Strategy development: Support the development of PayPal’s strategy, for both the company and individual business units
  • Project management & execution: Manage strategic projects end-to-end, delivering actionable recommendations for key clients. Coordinate execution of recommendations with key stakeholders as needed
  • Research & analysis: Conduct and/or lead key qualitative (e.g., primary research, synthesis of secondary data sources) and quantitative (e.g., Excel modelling) analysis in support of deliverables
  • Thought leadership: Support PayPal’s senior leadership team by developing and articulating PayPal’s position on long-term strategic issues

 

Required Qualifications:

  • ~3-5 years of experience at a leading strategy consulting firm and/or corporate strategy team post graduate school or equivalent
  • MBA or quantitative degree from a top school preferred
  • Experience in financial services (particularly payments), technology and/or e-commerce preferred
  • Demonstrated career progression with increasing responsibility over time

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

0

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

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.

Who We Are:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentaccommodations@paypal.com.  

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

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