Strategic Growth & Partnerships Associate

PayPal Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a Senior Associate to lead workstreams informing medium- and long-term business decisions aligned with corporate strategy. You will conduct complex research, data analysis, interviews, and brainstorming to generate insights that shape strategic decisions.

You will collaborate across Product, Finance, Sales, and Partnerships to move strategic initiatives from framing to execution, thrive in ambiguity, and help raise the analytical bar within the team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Dig into the strategic questions PayPal's senior leadership cares about most - market sizing, competitive positioning, partnership opportunities, growth strategy - and develop the analysis and recommendations that drive decisions
• Build original strategic content: business cases, competitive assessments, investment frameworks, and executive narratives that are sharp, well‑reasoned, and built to persuade
• Incubate new product and business concepts from the ground up - pressure‑testing ideas, developing go‑to‑market hypotheses, and building the early‑stage business cases that determine whether an opportunity is worth pursuing
• Collaborate across Product, Finance, Sales, and Partnerships to take strategic initiatives from early framing all the way through to execution - including, at times, standing up net‑new initiatives that didn't exist before
• Thrive in ambiguity - structure problems that don't have an obvious shape yet, and find the right path forward even when there's no established playbook
• Help raise the bar for how the team works by bringing strong analytical instincts and a habit of sharing frameworks and approaches that make everyone sharper

Skills

Research

Data analysis

Interviews

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

PayPal is seeking a Senior Associate to lead workstreams informing medium- and long-term business decisions aligned with corporate strategy. You will conduct complex research, data analysis, interviews, and brainstorming to generate insights that shape strategic decisions.

You will collaborate across Product, Finance, Sales, and Partnerships to move strategic initiatives from framing to execution, thrive in ambiguity, and help raise the analytical bar within the team.