Sr. Director, Global AML Oversight

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:

This role reports to the AML BSA Officer and Global Chief Compliance Officer at PayPal Inc. As part of the leadership team, you will promote a strong compliance culture, execute second line of defense duties, and advise business functions enterprise-wide. You will lead financial crime compliance oversight, focusing on AML and KYC, and provide strategic guidance to senior leaders to strengthen compliance and risk management programs.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop and articulate a clear vision and strategy for risk management aligned with PayPal's overall strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess and mitigate risks impacting operations and assets.
• Inspire and lead teams to implement long-term sustainability and financial stability strategies.
• Monitor and evaluate risk exposure to ensure compliance and safeguard the organization’s reputation.
• Provide key inputs and guidance as an industry leader to influence decision-making at the executive level.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 18 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualification:

Meet our team:

• This role will be responsible for financial crimes compliance decisions (PayPal’s approach to Anti-money Laundering (AML) and other illicit financing controls) made within PayPal’s Global business units.

Job Description:

Your way to Impact

• You will lead a team that works closely with Global Financial Crimes and Product stakeholders to develop compliance requirements that achieve business goals while balancing financial crime compliance obligations and risks.
• You will foster and provide thought leadership to cross-functional Global Financial Crimes senior leaders on AML and Counter Terrorist Financing (CFT) considerations to achieve compliance objectives

Your day-to-day

In your day-to-day role you will:

• Lead a team of second-line compliance experts to advise senior leadership and business clients on PayPal’s GFC program
• Work collaboratively with first-line senior GFC leaders to develop/enhance GFC-related policies/procedures/playbooks, implement analytics tools/technology (including defining requirements), oversee vendor engagements and develop analytics solutions across PayPal’s internal ecosystem

• Develop close working relationships with key leaders and stakeholders within Legal, Compliance, Corporate Development, Gl