Senior Director Engineering, Growth – PayPal Consumer App

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 looking for a bold, customer-obsessed engineering leader to own the growth of the PayPal Consumer App. You’ll drive the strategy, execution, and optimization of how millions of people discover, sign up for, and engage with PayPal. Your work will directly shape the front door of our ecosystem — from the first time someone hears about us, to their first transaction, and beyond.
Meet our team:
The Growth team sits at the intersection of product, platform, and marketing. We operate like a startup inside PayPal — fast-moving, data-informed, and focused on outcomes. Our mandate is to fuel the expansion of PayPal’s consumer base, and we do that by building seamless signup flows, impactful communication channels, and entry points that convert.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Directs and controls the best practices and procedures within multiple domains within engineering through subordinate leaders
• Develops methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people across multiple domains and at an enterprise level
• Owns relationship with executives and SLT to drive alignment and the creation of business AND technical objectives that will be executed within their organization
• Responsible for the delivery of high complexity projects/programs with Enterprise impact
• Develops and executes software development strategy to achieve key business and technical objectives which contributes to the development of overall engineering strategy
• Consistently works with abstract ideas or situations across software development and engineering, assessing variables, evaluating fundamental issues, and providing direction for engineering
• Defines organizational roadmap and ensures alignment with PayPal-wide objectives. Sets high level organizational strategy and budget across multiple domains
• Collaborates with direct team, managers in org, stakeholders, managers in other orgs, external partners, business stakeholders, technology & business leadership

Expected Qualifications:

• 12+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years of experience leading others

Your Way to Impact: 

You’ll lead full-stack teams, driving a portfolio of initiatives that span the end-to-end growth journey. This includes how new users discover and sign up for PayPal, how we activate and retain them inside the app, and how we communicate with them across channels like public web, in-app surfaces, push, and beyond. You'll set the technology vision, build the roadmap, and ensure teams are executing at a high level — always with an eye on scale, quality, and impact. 

Your Day to Day: 

• Craft and own the Growth strategy for the PayPal Consumer App in close collaboration with Product, Design, Marketing, and Analytics. 

• Lead and inspire teams responsible for conversion, engagement, app activation, and lifecycle retention. 

• Define and prioritize initiatives that remove friction and drive meaningful outcomes at scale. 

• Partner with leadership across the company to align growth goals with broader business priorities. 

• Build a culture of high ownership, rapid experimentation, and continuous improvement. 

• Use data as your compass — but never lose sight of the customer experience. 

What You Bring: 

• Proven experience in senior software engineering leadership roles, driving the development of large-scale consumer-facing products, preferably with prior fintech experience.

• Strong technical background in developing solutions across distributed systems, with advanced experience within mobile and web.

• Deep understanding of funnels, onboarding, personalization, and communication strategies. 

• Proven track record driving measurable business impact through growth-focused initiatives. 

• Comfortable operating at both the strategic and tactical level — you know when to zoom in or out. 

• Outstanding communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders.

• Highly collaborative, fast-moving, and customer-first mindset. 
• Ability to assess talent at all stages of the employee life cycle including recruiting, hiring, and offboarding.
• Excellent strategic thinking, with the ability to lead and inspire teams across global locations.

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The US national annual pay range for this role is $209,000 to $359,150

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.

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:

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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 at [email protected].

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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