Head of Technical Product Management, Developer Platform

PayPal, Inc.; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 218,000 - 324,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a Director of Technical Product Management to lead Developer Platform Engineering in San Jose. You will unify roadmaps across CI/CD, developer tooling, and observability, guiding a team of principals and product managers to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant platform solutions.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, balance architectural innovation with regulatory constraints, and champion AI-enabled SDLC advances to improve developer experience and business

Qualifications

• 10+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Champion AI fluency across DPE by modeling hands-on use of agentic AI tools and building enablement programs.
• Track developer experience against Core4 and DORA to drive platform excellence.
• Drive standardization initiatives across a federated engineering organization.
• Own vendor and contract strategy for platform tooling; manage build-vs-buy decisions.
• Hire, coach, and grow Technical Product Managers into stronger operators.

Responsibilities

• Establish a shared vision across the company for one or more products or a platform enabling development & scalability.
• Leads product strategy development with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Influences the architectural roadmap while balancing regulatory requirements and time-to-market.
• Champions the customer experience and prioritizes customer needs in requirements.
• Defines metrics to inform product success including usability studies and market analyses.
• Standardizes workstreams with analytics, discovery, and competitive analysis.
• Responsible for product profitability and budget decisions.
• Lead execution and accountability via Product Reviews and Operating Reviews.
• Interact with senior leadership as needed.
• Maximize efficiency in a rapidly evolving environment.

Skills

AI fluency

Cross-functional leadership

Platform strategy

Stakeholder communication

Vendor management

Regulated environments

People management

CTO-level presentation

SDLC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SDLC toolchain

Build pipelines

Job description

PayPal is seeking a Director of Technical Product Management to lead Developer Platform Engineering in San Jose. You will unify roadmaps across CI/CD, developer tooling, and observability, guiding a team of principals and product managers to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant platform solutions.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, balance architectural innovation with regulatory constraints, and champion AI-enabled SDLC advances to improve developer experience and business