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. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other.
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.
Job Description Summary: As the Director, Global Risk Data Management within the Credit Risk organization, you will implement common data practices across functional areas that drives standardization, accelerates governance practices by treating data as a product and facilitates a data-driven culture across PayPal where data is considered a strategic asset and treated accordingly-with the proper controls and quality. This position will report to the Chief Credit Officer and will require a significant amount of collaboration across all business, technologies, product & platform teams within PayPal.
Position Responsibilities:
- Design and enable data products and services, enabling accessibility, re-useability, and quality.
- Understand business use cases, outlining challenges, opportunities, and solutions for the business stakeholders.
- Work with platform architects to organize and design information flows across platforms and products.
- Document business-driven data products requirements from which insight services can be developed.
- Create data structures and taxonomies that promote integration across the organization.
- Provide thought leadership and expertise in implementation and adoption of enterprise data management framework.
- Ensure the integration of data management tools & capabilities within functional areas.
- Expand adoption and implementation of the data management & governance program across the company.
- Articulate data strategy and communicate key data management concepts across the organization.
- Anticipate and aggressively remove obstacles that slow down or prevent delivery of product and program objectives.
- Deliver metrics-based approach to data product execution & adoption within functional areas.
- Translate business problems into a structured, conceptual data framework.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to promote best-in-class data products & services.
- Partner with customers and users to understand their business needs.
- Demonstrate previous experience and exposure to data-driven product implementation.
- Define and measure key performance indicators to evaluate and understand the value of data products.
- Build positive and influential relationships across organizations through strong and collaborative interactions.
Leadership Qualities:
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence across all organizations.
- Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly to all levels within the organization.
- Possess the ability to connect, engage and lead with empathy.
- Promote a positive and healthy workplace.
- Motivate others through a shared vision.
- Demonstrate ability to delegate work and manage team members.
- Operate with transparency and honesty in all interactions.
Requirements:
- 12+ years of enterprise data management experience.
- Experience with data management and governance tools & technologies preferably in the credit risk domain.
- Experience with enabling “data as a product” within large organizations.
- Proven experience independently developing and implementing recommended approaches to complex problems.
- Deep understanding and hands-on experience in data platforms.
- Strong technical acumen.
- Strong execution skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
- Shows initiative and exhibits a “can-do” attitude.
- Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
- Able to see the “big picture.”
- Exhibit a passion for Data Management and Analytics.
Education:
BS or advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Business, or related field.
We are a purpose-driven company whose beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We hold ourselves to our One Team Behaviors which demand that we hold the highest ethical standards, empower an open and diverse workplace, and strive to treat everyone with dignity and respect.
Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life.
We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more.
