Dir, Blockchain, Digital Currency, MLRO

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:

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.

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.

Summary:
What you need to know about the role
• Regulatory compliance resides in the Global Financial Crimes (GFC), Partnership, and Network Compliance organization that fosters strong compliance culture, executes second line of defense obligations, and advises business units and functions across the enterprise
• You will serve as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for the PayPal Digital legal entity, and provide global financial crimes oversight for the Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies (BCDC) business unit and the Enterprise Know Your Customer (KYC) program

Meet our team:
• This role will be responsible for financial crimes compliance decisions (PayPal’s approach to Anti-money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, and other illicit financing controls) made within PayPal’s BCDC business unit, and the PayPal Digital legal entity, and will lead the Enterprise KYC program team

Job Description:

Your way to Impact

• You will work closely with BCDC stakeholders to develop compliance requirements that achieve business goals while balancing financial crime compliance obligations and risks
• You will provide thought leadership to cross-functional BCDC leaders on AML, Counter Terrorist Financing (CFT), considerations and technical requirements that must be incorporated into product builds to achieve compliance objectives

Your day-to-day

In your day-to-day role you will:

• Advise senior leadership and business clients on PayPal’s GFC program as it relates to BCDC-driven initiatives (e.g., crypto Buy/Hold/Sell/Transfers/Checkout, stablecoin-related cross-border payment/treasury initiatives, geo expansion/licensing (e.g., MiCA), etc.)

• Work collaboratively with BCDC and first-line GFC leaders to develop/enhance GFC-related policies/procedures/playbooks, implement blockcha