Director, Banking Strategy

Director, Open Banking Strategy

Pay Pal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, Pay Pal 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. Pay Pal 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 Pay Pal or Venmo account balance, Pay Pal 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 Pay Pal, 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

We are seeking a Director of Open Banking Strategy to lead our global enterprise strategy for open banking and open finance. This leader will drive our strategy for both inbound and outbound open finance data, working with a diverse range of stakeholders across the company as well as with product, engineering, partnerships, and legal teams on executing that strategy.

Essential Responsibilities

• Establish a shared vision across the company for one or more products, or a platform product enabling development & scalability, with a deliberate and cohesive strategy.

• Lead product strategy development, and develop a clear, executable view of the product strategy with cross‑functional stakeholders.

• Influence the architectural roadmap and balance innovative design and technical implementation while balancing regulatory requirements, time‑to‑market, meeting customer needs and product profitability.

• Champion the customer experience and prioritize customer needs in product requirements and decision making.

• Define and use metrics that inform the success of products including usability studies, research and market analysis.

• Standardize work streams to include analytics, customer discovery, market research and competitive analysis to drive data‑driven decision‑making.

• Be responsible for product profitability, including budgetary decisions.

• Lead operational mechanisms that drive execution and accountability including Product Reviews, Operating Reviews, and Business Reviews, and interface with senior leadership as needed.

• Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the standard.

Expected Qualifications

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

• 2 years of experience leading others.

Additional Responsibilities and

Preferred Qualifications

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