Senior Product Manager — Identity & Authentication

PayPal; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal is seeking an experienced Product Manager for Authentication to own the login experience across PayPal surfaces, advancing MFA, device trust, and risk signals while driving global conversion. You will shape a scalable identity strategy, lead cross-functional teams, and balance innovation with regulatory compliance in a high-growth B2C environment.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, usability studies, and market analysis to measure success, with a broad cross-functional

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 8+ years building consumer/B2C software, with Identity/authentication focus
• Familiarity with NIST 800-63, FTC, MFA, EU SCA/PSD2 standards

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy across platforms balancing innovation and compliance
• Lead architectural roadmap and data-driven decision making
• Partner with designers, data scientists, researchers to align on user needs and metrics

Skills

Identity product experience

Authentication product

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

PayPal is seeking an experienced Product Manager for Authentication to own the login experience across PayPal surfaces, advancing MFA, device trust, and risk signals while driving global conversion. You will shape a scalable identity strategy, lead cross-functional teams, and balance innovation with regulatory compliance in a high-growth B2C environment.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, usability studies, and market analysis to measure success, with a broad cross-functional