Director, Developer Platform & AI Tools

BAM Ventures; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 324,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Healthcare coverage

Flexible work culture

Job summary

PayPal in San Jose seeks a Director of Technical Product Management to set the product vision for Developer Platform Engineering, spanning CI/CD, observability, tooling, and developer portal, in partnership with cross-functional teams.

Leading a team of TPMs, the Director aligns roadmaps, balances architecture and execution, and ensures regulatory compliance, with a forward-looking view on agentic AI shaping SDLC at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish a shared vision across the company for one or more products, or a platform product enabling development & scalability, with a deliberate and cohesive strategy.
• Leads product strategy development, and develops a clear, executable view of the product strategy with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Influences the architectural roadmap and balances innovative design and technical implementation, while balancing regulatory requirements, time-to-market, meeting customer needs and product profitability.
• Champions the customer experience and prioritizes customer needs in product requirements and decision making.
• Defines and uses metrics that inform the success of products including usability studies, research and market analysis.
• Standardizes workstreams to include analytics, customer discovery, market research and competitive analysis to drive data-driven decision-making.
• Responsible for product profitability, including budgetary decisions.
• Leads operational mechanisms that drive execution and accountability including Product Reviews, Operating Reviews, and Business Reviews. Interfaces with senior leadership as needed.
• Maximizes efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the standard.

Skills

AI fluency

Platform strategy

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Product management

Regulated environments

CTO-level communication

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SDLC toolchain

Source control

Build systems

Deployment pipelines

Job description

PayPal in San Jose seeks a Director of Technical Product Management to set the product vision for Developer Platform Engineering, spanning CI/CD, observability, tooling, and developer portal, in partnership with cross-functional teams.

Leading a team of TPMs, the Director aligns roadmaps, balances architecture and execution, and ensures regulatory compliance, with a forward-looking view on agentic AI shaping SDLC at scale.