Sr Executive Assistant

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2 Locations
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech • Payments
The Role
Provides strategic administrative and operational support to senior technology executives. Responsibilities include independently managing complex calendars, travel, expenses, meetings, communications, confidential information, stakeholder relationships, and executive follow-through. Acts as a trusted gatekeeper and delegate, coordinates logistics, improves processes, and supports other assistants. The role requires strong judgment, discretion, enterprise technology fluency, and proficiency with workplace collaboration tools.
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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 Summary:

This job provides multi-faceted support to management, ensuring the smooth operation and support in daily activities. It is responsible for managing calendars, scheduling meetings, and coordinating travel arrangements. Additionally, the Sr Assistant will prepare and edit correspondence, reports, and presentations, ensuring all documents are accurate and professionally formatted. Scope: This job typically supports a Senior Vice President (SVP) or 1 SVP and 1 VP.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Proactively manages the calendar of the executive independently with no guidance.
  • Performs administrative duties such as expenses, complex travel, distribution lists, and ordering supplies following general guidelines.
  • May act as a delegate in internal systems on behalf of the executive.
  • Coordinates meeting & event logistics with minimal guidance.
  • Provides guidance to other assistants within their organization.
  • May assist in confidential communications; exercises a high degree of discretion while handling confidential matters.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 5 years of relevant work experience

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

Job Summary:

Job Description Summary
PayPal's Enterprise Systems and Employee Technology organization is building an AI-native enterprise across finance, HR, legal, sales and IT. We're looking for an Executive Assistant Business Partner to support the VP who leads it — a fast-moving, data-driven technology executive with a broad, matrixed portfolio. This is a strategic partner role, not a scheduling role.
This is a high-judgment role for someone who has supported a CIO, CTO or senior technology leader before and is comfortable in the language of IT and enterprise systems. You will understand the organization's priorities, manage the executive's calendar independently, and exercise judgment about when to involve them — operating as the operational right hand across a wide set of stakeholders.
Your way to impact
• Own and defend the executive's calendar, making fast trade-off decisions on priorities, conflicts and travel.
• Act as a trusted gatekeeper and first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, from the executive leadership team to major technology vendors.
• Keep the executive ahead of what matters: meeting prep, follow-ups tracked, decisions and actions not dropped.
• Bring enough fluency in IT and enterprise systems to read context — who matters, what's urgent, what a meeting is really about — rather than handling logistics blind.
• Operate with discretion on confidential and sensitive information.


Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Manages calendar of the executive and daily work with some instruction from others.
  • Performs general administrative duties such as travel, expenses, department distribution list, purchase orders, ordering supplies in accordance with standard procedures & practices.
  • Engage and collaborate with the immediate team & internal partners.
  • May act as a delegate for the executive when reviewing and approving expense reports
  • Proactively identifies opportunities to increase efficiency and improve processes, anticipating the needs of the executive & team
  • Collaborate regularly with peers and internal partners while developing and maintaining strong relationships.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 3 years of relevant work experience

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

  • 8+ years as an executive assistant, including direct support of senior executives or technology leaders in large, global organizations.
  • Prior experience supporting a CIO, CTO or senior technology executive — or working inside a technology organization.
  • Working familiarity with IT and enterprise systems (for example SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday) and the vocabulary of enterprise technology.
  • Excellent calendar, travel and inbox management under constant change.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, and the judgment to represent a senior executive well.
  • High discretion with confidential information.
  • Fluency with Microsoft 365 and Outlook, SharePoint, Google Workspace, Slack and collaboration tools.
  • Comfortable with a fast, candid, data-driven operating style; proactive rather than reactive.
  • Experience in executive operations or a strategic administrative business-partner role in a large, matrixed technology or financial-services company.
  • Fintech or payments industry background.
  • Experience supporting executives who work with major technology vendors and system integrators.
  • Exposure to AI tools for scheduling, notes and productivity.

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

0

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes.  Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately.  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 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.

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 [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.

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.

Skills Required

  • 3 years of relevant work experience
  • 5 years of relevant work experience
  • 8+ years as an executive assistant, including direct support of senior executives or technology leaders in large, global organizations
  • Prior experience supporting a CIO, CTO, or senior technology executive, or working inside a technology organization
  • Working familiarity with IT and enterprise systems such as SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, or Workday
  • Excellent calendar, travel, and inbox management skills under constant change
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • High discretion with confidential information
  • Fluency with Microsoft 365, Outlook, SharePoint, Google Workspace, Slack, and collaboration tools
  • Experience in executive operations or a strategic administrative business-partner role in a large, matrixed technology or financial-services company
  • Fintech or payments industry background
  • Experience supporting executives who work with major technology vendors and system integrators
  • Exposure to AI tools for scheduling, notes, and productivity

PayPal Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PayPal and has not been reviewed or approved by PayPal.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is a core part of the package and is described as generally strong, with specifics differing by country, level, and office. This anchors the benefits offering alongside other core protections.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement savings programs are commonly included, supporting long-term financial security. Details such as matching and vesting can vary by location and role.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and parental or family-related leave are part of the standard offering, providing broad coverage beyond basic packages. Policies can differ by location and employee classification.

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The Company
HQ: San Jose, CA
34,450 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

HELP US REIMAGINE MONEY. At PayPal, we believe that now is the time to democratize financial services so that moving and managing money is a right for all citizens, not just the affluent. We are driven by this purpose, and we uphold our cultural values of collaboration, innovation, wellness and inclusion as our guide for making decisions and conducting business every day. It is our duty and privilege to be customer champions and put those we serve at the center of everything we do. We are one team that respects and values diversity of thought for everyone, everywhere, and we actively seek to create an energizing workplace that brings out the best in all of us. If you’re ready to shape the future of money, join the team at PayPal. We're proud to work here. You will be too. PayPal is headquartered in San Jose, California and its international headquarters is located in Singapore.

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