Platform Product Manager, FinTech & Payments

PayPal Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Financial security programs

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a product strategist to collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders and help define an architectural and shared product roadmap balancing innovation, regulatory requirements, customer needs, and profitability. This individual contributor role focuses on supporting platform strategy and technical roadmap implementation across multiple business lines.

Responsibilities include identifying features, overseeing implementations, and participating in reviews to ensure scalable

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with FinTechs, specifically focused on financial services.
• 1-2 years of experience developing credit based lending solutions for consumers and/or businesses.
• 1 year experience working on a platform/back end system, supporting APIs, event streaming, and data warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Inputs to product strategy with cross‑functional stakeholders consistent with the shared vision for the product or enabling platform.
• Implements the architectural roadmap that balances innovative design and technical implementation, while balancing regulatory requirements, time‑to‑market, meeting customer needs and product profitability.
• Controls for the customer experience and customer needs in product requirements and as an input to decision making.
• Monitors metrics that inform the success of products including usability studies, research and market analysis.
• Manages one or more workstreams to include analytics, customer discovery, market research and competitive analysis to drive data‑driven decision‑making.
• Monitors product profitability measures, including budget.
• Participates in operational mechanisms that drive execution and accountability including Product Reviews, Operating Reviews, and Business Reviews.
• Interfaces with product and technology leadership as needed.
• Partners with content developers, data scientists, product designers and user experience researchers.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

APIs

Event streaming

Data warehousing

Job description

PayPal is seeking a product strategist to collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders and help define an architectural and shared product roadmap balancing innovation, regulatory requirements, customer needs, and profitability. This individual contributor role focuses on supporting platform strategy and technical roadmap implementation across multiple business lines.

Responsibilities include identifying features, overseeing implementations, and participating in reviews to ensure scalable