
Software Development · 36k people
Sr Lead Product Manager
Posted 26 Oct
What’s this role about? The role involves driving product strategy for developer experiences to integrate PayPal Pay Later into merchant platforms. You will lead cross-functional workstreams to plan architectural roadmaps and ensure successful product delivery through data-driven decision-making.
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Company
About PayPal We're championing possibilities for all by making money fast, easy, and more enjoyable. Our hope is to unlock opportunities for people in their everyday lives and empower the millions of people and businesses around the world who trust, rely, and use PayPal every day. For support, visit the PayPal Help Center. https://payp.al/help For employment opportunities, check out our job openings in the 'Jobs' tab. We're an equal opportunity employer that welcomes diversity, and offer generous benefits to help you thrive at work and in your free time. NMLS#910457: https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org/
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Responsibilities
- We’re looking for a strong product leader to build intuitive, scalable developer experiences that help merchants of any size to integrate PayPal Pay Later into their shopping experiences quickly, intuitively, and effectively. You’ll own how merchants discover, evaluate, integrate, and go live with PayPal’s BNPL offerings across every integration path, from our standard APIs and SDKs to third-party platforms and PSPs. You will also build patterns, options, developer guides and workflows that large merchants can utilize and customize to seamlessly embed Pay Later into their experience. You’ll combine product strategy with strong technical depth to build these options and patterns by partnering with various Technical, Product and Strategy teams across PayPal.
- Drives product strategy with cross-functional stakeholders consistent with the shared vision for the product or enabling platform.
- 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 and technology 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.
- 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.
- Notice to Applicants and Employees who reside within New York City. Click here to view the notice.
Qualification
Required
- 8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred
- Experience developing, launching, and scaling Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) products
- Strong combination of technical and product acumen
- Demonstrable experience in SDK and API development
- Proven ability to leverage artificial intelligence to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability of product development and delivery.
- Self-directed and adaptable, with the ability to work independently, learn quickly, and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Subsidiary
- PayPal
- Travel Percent
- 0
- The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is
- Primary Location | Pay Range
- New York City, New York: ($196,500.00 - $291,500.00 Annually)
- Additional Location(s) | Pay Range
- Chicago, Illinois: ($178,500.00 - $265,100.00 Annually) San Jose, California: ($196,500.00 - $291,500.00 Annually) Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.
- 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.
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 comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.
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