Internal Controls Testing Analyst

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 Description Summary:

PayPal is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technology Internal Controls Testing Analyst to join our dynamic First Line of Defense (FLOD) team. In this role, the candidate will play a crucial part in managing risks across PayPal’s Technology, and Engineering portfolios. As a key member of the Governance, Risk, and Compliance team, and will advocate for PayPal’s control lifecycle philosophy by supporting the identification, assessment, testing, reporting, and monitoring of technology controls
This individual will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, risk owners, and enterprise-wide Second Line of Defense (SLOD) and Third Line of Defense (TLOD) teams to ensure that PayPal’s compliance with enterprise risk governance standards and policies. The candidate will be critical in driving proactive approach to risk management within the organization.
The ideal candidate must be, without a doubt, passionate about our customers, partners, stakeholders, and technology. Excellent interpersonal skills, communication, and leadership skills will be critical for success. Success depends on building rapport and credibility with multiple stakeholders across the organization to organize and drive execution.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Control lifecycle management, including identifying, assessing, mapping, monitoring, testing, and reporting on controls that align to the Technology Risk Taxonomy.
• Understand, apply and promote PayPal’s "Risk as a Lifestyle" philosophy by understanding and adhering to enterprise policies, standards, and governance frameworks for risk and compliance.
• Collaborate with business partners to identify and document key controls, ensuring alignment with SLOD and subject matter experts (SMEs) to meet requirements.
• Partner with both SLOD and Third Line of Defense (TLOD) teams to streamline and reduce duplicative control testing efforts across all defense lines.
• Collaborate with First Line of Defense (FLOD) Issue Management to map Technology Issues with the Technology Risk framework.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and external auditors to maintain accurate documentation for the scoping, testing, and remediation of Technology risks and controls across the enterprise.
• Support the development of tools and solutions that enhance technology risk management at PayPal, continuously identifying opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Support annual Technology Risk Assessments in partnership with risk owners and control owners from FLOD as well as SLOD teams to ensure controls are documented, uplifted, or