Sr. Manager, Product Management

PayPal Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal Inc. seeks a senior product leader to drive product strategy aligned with a shared vision, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to plan an architectural roadmap balancing innovative design with regulatory requirements and customer needs.

You will assess customer experience, establish data-gathering mechanisms to measure success through usability studies and market analysis, and partner with experts to maximize efficiency in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant product management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading others.

Responsibilities

• Drive product strategy with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Plan and implement the architectural roadmap balancing design, regulation, and customer needs.
• Assess customer experience and inform requirements.
• Establish data gathering to measure product success via usability studies and market analysis.
• Lead analytics, discovery, market research, and competitive analysis to inform decisions.
• Oversee product profitability and budget.
• Plan operational reviews and product/operating/business reviews.
• Collaborate with product and technology leadership.
• Partner with content strategists, data scientists, designers, and user researchers.
• Maximize efficiency in a dynamic, evolving environment.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Product strategy

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

This job drives product strategy in alignment with a shared vision, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders. It includes planning and implementing an architectural roadmap that balances innovative design with regulatory requirements and customer needs. The position assesses customer experience and establishes data-gathering mechanisms to measure product success through usability studies and market analysis. Responsibilities also encompass overseeing product profitability, leading operational reviews, and partnering with various experts to maximize efficiency in a dynamic environment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Drives product strategy with cross-functional stakeholders consistent with the shared vision for the product or enabling platform.
• Plans and implements the architectural roadmap that balances innovative design and technical implementation, while balancing regulatory requirements, time-to-market, meeting customer needs and product profitability.
• Assesses the customer experience and customer needs in product requirements and decision making.
• Sets up data gathering mechanisms relative to the metrics that inform the success of products including usability studies, research and market analysis.
• Leads workstreams to include analytics, customer discovery, market research and competitive analysis to drive data-driven decision-making.
• Oversees product profitability measures, including budget.
• Plans 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 strategists, data scientists, product designers and user experience researchers.
• Maximizes efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the standard.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading others