Vp, Global Product & Platform Solutions

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 seeking a visionary Vice President of Engineering to lead our Global Product & Platform Solutions (GPPS) team. GPPS will be an expert team, consisting of a diverse pool of skilled professionals, is dedicated to driving product initiatives and engineering excellence across the company. This team will seamlessly integrate with other groups within the Technology organization, augment talent and co-work on priorities, building innovative tech solutions & driving engineering excellence through their diverse expertise

This role involves overseeing a shared pool of engineers, strategically assigning resources to various product initiatives based on organizational needs and priorities. You will be instrumental in fostering collaboration across teams, enhancing talent integration, and driving innovation to deliver exceptional engineering results.
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Vision:Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for the engineering team, aligning with organizational goals to drive innovation and excellence.

Team Leadership:Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing, diverse engineering team of 200+ engineers. Promote a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and shared accountability.

Resource Management:Assess project requirements and prioritize engineering assignments to ensure effective resource allocation across multiple initiatives.

Cross-Functional Integration:Collaborate with product management, design, and other departments to establish clear project objectives and timelines, ensuring seamless integration and communication.

Innovative Solutions:Drive the development of innovative technology solutions that address complex challenges. Encourage experimentation and the adoption of emerging technologies.
Engineering Excellence:Establish and uphold best practices in engineering processes, ensuring adherence to high standards of quality, scalability, and performance.

Performance Metrics:Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of engineering initiatives, using insights for continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Communication:Engage with senior leadership and stakeholders to provide updates on project status, resource needs, and strategic opportunities for growth.

Key Requirements:
15+ years of increasing responsibilities in large scale and access management engineering leadership
Experience leading technical teams of 200 and greater at a company with large scale.
Strong understanding of software development methodologies and tools. Familiarity with current and emerging technologies.
Proven ability to lead and motivate teams, with a focus on mentorship and professional development.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a strong ability to collaborate across various levels and departments
Strong analytical skills and a track record of delivering innovative solutions in a fast-paced environment
Proven track record for leading a team to build, launch and maintain critical identity strategies that brings the team and leadership along in the evolution of strategy
A change architect, adept at dealing with ambiguity, working at pace and prioritizing changing requirements. Particularly, brings experience transforming to the cloud and modernizing a technical stack.
The successful candidate will be an acknowledged subject matter expert and thought leader across engineering and systems.
Demonstrated understanding of product software development.
Strong business and commercial acumen and insights to validate and inform business development opportunities.
Experience influencing and aligning partners across different points of view or functions, to drive action and change
Understand the needs of the constituents and building a long-term vision for the products & platform
Engage with different engineering teams on problem discovery and solutioning
Ability to make decisions and progress in the face of ambiguous and at times overlapping priorities, i.e., managing complex deliverables and maintaining high-quality data standards while meeting project timelines
Highly developed communication and presentations skills with a superior ability to effectively communicate and present complex concepts and issues to leadership teams in a highly compelling, persuasive, fact-based manner.
Adept at working cross-functionally with technology and product teams to create, implement and evolve our reporting solutions offering tangible, measurable client results.

Leadership Principles and Personal Qualities
· Collaborative
Ideal team player – humble, curious, and smart. Creates a win-win environment.

· Confident & Secure
Grows people & provide coaching/visibility to elevate them
Builds a great bench and does not feel undermined by great bench strength
Delegates effectively and always has a great succession bench

· Leadership
Has a track record of creating an organization that thrives, has the ability to build trust, relevant to our work

· Independent
Independent and quality decision making and an attitude of intrapreneurship - A balance of do, do and inform, ask in decision making and actions

· Emotional Intelligence
Ability to perceive, use, understand and manage emotions in every interaction
Self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy
Highly trained and mature, internal compass

· Communication
Excellence in clarity, content, verbal/written/body language, in person/over the phone

· Customer Focus
Builds effective relationships with stakeholders outside the organization

Achieves great levels of stakeholder NPS through partnership and value delivery

· Talent Magnet
Attract and retain great talent to seed and sustain the organization

· Goal Oriented & Action Biased
Structured, inclusive, and timely decision-making skills
A track record of structured execution and value creation

Pushes the edge, thinking out of the box, being innovative and creative

· Change Champion
Can plan, structure, introduce and execute change while bringing people along
Personality / Behaviors
Great judgment, high integrity, good value system, high bar
Self-aware, strict, structure
Hard working, humble, human-oriented
Balanced, friendly, approachable, intelligent, pragmatic
A coach, cheerleader, and confidantInnovation
o Is bold, takes calculated and smart risks where appropriate
o Creatively solves problems of yesterday with solutions of tomorrow
Transforms technology and processes to go from good to great!

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:
PayPal
Travel Percent:
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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 visithttps://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:
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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 ******.

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.

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