Head of Operations & Strategy - DevRel

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

The PayPal Developer Relations (DevRel) team is transforming! PayPal for Developers is not business as usual. We reflect the world developers live and work in, know what they’re into, at any role or level of expertise. We’re the source of trust for developers that look for best practices, documentation and training, as well as the main point of contact for internal engineering teams who needs to understand the feedback and experiences of the developer community.

This role supports the automation and tooling needs as well as development of process improvement and standard operating procedures to achieve our scale and efficiency goals by developing and maintaining internal systems, policies and procedures. Candidate must be a creative, strategic problem solver with good interpersonal and business skills. This role will drive strategic initiatives for the company, especially the investment in AI for devs and assist in driving short, medium and long-term plans to achieve both tactical and strategic objectives.

This is a critical role in DevRel and reports directly to the VP of Global Developer Relations. The Head of OPs & Strategy will regularly interact across functional areas with senior management and executives to ensure unit objectives are met. The ability to create win-win situations, and influence thinking or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations is important.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Establish overall business or technical strategy for the business operations of aligned organization.
• Influence decisions as an advisor or counsel to business leadership.
• Drive strategic objectives and ensure resources are effectively allocated.
• Provide oversight and support for planning and management of financial, budget, and headcount targets.
• Act as a liaison between business leadership, staff, and other key partners.
• Optimize workflows and drive process improvements to enhance organizational performance.
• Drive and monitor Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to address gaps in business and operations.

Expected Qualifications:

• 10+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.  Actual compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

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