Senior Director, Global Media & Growth

PayPal; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a Senior Director of Media & Growth to lead our global paid media strategy and drive measurable growth across consumer and merchant businesses. This senior role sits at the intersection of performance marketing, brand media, and data-driven acquisition.

The position reports to the SVP of Marketing Operations, overseeing a high-performing team and collaborating with agency partners, platform partners, and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of marketing leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading paid media across channels and driving growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and articulate a clear vision and strategy for the marketing function.
• Lead the global paid media strategy across all channels (search, social, display, video).
• Own GNA/MAA growth targets driven by paid media investment.
• Build and oversee a data-driven measurement framework (MMM, attribution, incrementality).
• Lead and develop a team of media professionals across US and international markets.

Skills

Media leadership

Growth marketing

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MMM (Marketing Mix Modeling)

Multi-touch attribution

Job description

PayPal is seeking a Senior Director of Media & Growth to lead our global paid media strategy and drive measurable growth across consumer and merchant businesses. This senior role sits at the intersection of performance marketing, brand media, and data-driven acquisition.

The position reports to the SVP of Marketing Operations, overseeing a high-performing team and collaborating with agency partners, platform partners, and internal stakeholders.