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.This job is responsible for leading complex engineering operational projects from inception to completion. This role involves managing engineering, technical, and procurement activities related to planning, executing, supervising, and controlling technical, operational, financial, budgeting, and contractual commitments.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Scope: The project & program responsibilities are focused on the delivery of a product or computer-based system from design to release for customers.
- Lead cross-functional project teams to deliver engineering operational projects on time and within budget.
- Develop and manage project plans, including scope, schedule, resource allocation, and procurement activities.
- Identify and mitigate project risks and issues.
- Communicate project status to stakeholders and senior management.
- Ensure compliance with engineering standards and regulatory requirements.
- Manage project budgets and financials.
- Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment.
Expected Qualifications:
- 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficiency in project management software tools.
Additional Responsibilities And Preferred Qualifications
Additional Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications for scalable solutions across financial systems and payment platforms.
- Design and optimize complex SQL logic including stored procedures, views, and functions with strong performance tuning for large-scale datasets.
- Architect and maintain ETL workflows and data warehouse solutions, ensuring high data integrity and efficient processing.
- Develop automation frameworks for recurring financial processes using advanced scripting (SQL, Excel VBA, Python preferred).
- Analyze and model payment and financial datasets to support operational and strategic decision-making.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, finance) to design robust technical solutions aligned with business objectives.
- Document technical requirements and functional specifications, ensuring traceability and compliance.
- Perform impact analysis for new products and projects on financial applications and associated data flows.
- Lead root cause analysis and resolution of production defects, ensuring minimal downtime and strong incident management.
- Design and implement BI dashboards and reporting solutions for operational insights and executive metrics.
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in SAP HANA development and analytics, preferably in payment or financial services.
- Expertise in SQL performance tuning and stored procedure development in SAP HANA or similar platforms.
- Hands-on experience with ETL tools, data warehouse architecture, and BI platforms (e.g., Business Objects, Tableau, Power BI).
- Advanced Excel (including VBA), SQL, and data modeling skills.
- Strong understanding of financial operations and payment ecosystems.
- Experience in automation and process optimization within technical program environments.
- Ability to work in rotational 24x7 on-call support and overlap with US Central time zone (preferred hours: 4 PM 1 AM IST).
- Background in technical program management or operations engineering with proven ability to drive complex initiatives.
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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.
