Chief of Staff, Checkout - Austin, United States - PayPal

PayPal

Verified Company

Austin, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

At PayPal (

NASDAQ:
PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy.

Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

Job Description Summary:
We are searching for a top-level, Chief of Staff to join the PayPal Checkout Team.

The Chief of Staff role is a highly visible leadership position in the team that works closely with the SVP of Checkout and will be a trusted advisor to the leadership team.

The day-to-day work includes facilitating leadership forums, developing strategy execution plans, refining organizational routines, overseeing critical initiatives, and authoring leadership communications.

Most importantly, the role contributes to problem-solving the business's most vital issues and opportunities. The role is an individual contributor and will have to lead and influence countless employees throughout the organization.

Job Description:

Meet the team:

The
Chief of Staff, Checkout **role is a member of the Enterprise & Merchant Platforms (EMP) operations team.

The team is responsible for maturing the EMP operating model, leading key initiatives, overseeing timely high-quality product delivery, partnering with corporate strategy to advance the long-term outlook and driving healthy collaboration with the other CEO Staff organizations.

Top objectives include (1) ensuring the best-in-class PayPal Checkout experience in place and is delivered to 80%+ of our merchants and (2) continuing to grow the Enterprise PSP business with a rapidly expanding profit margin.

The team is relied upon heavily to support delivery of these objectives.

The team works closely with various internal stakeholders including other Product domain leads, Sales, Customer Support, and Engineering. We help these constituents understand the EMP priorities and lead key cross-functional workstreams. Additionally, the team develops new operational routines, standards, and strategies to facilitate overall business growth and benefit customers. Lastly, the team supports critical external engagements with key clients and vendors.

Job description:

We are searching for a top-level, Chief of Staff to join the PayPal Checkout Team.

The Chief of Staff role is a highly visible leadership position in the team that works closely with the SVP of Checkout and will be a trusted advisor to the leadership team.

Act as a thought partner for the team's SVP and Checkout product leadership team
Develop materials to facilitate product performancetracking forums (e.g., OKRs, KPIs) with crossfunctional and crossregional teams
Collaborate closely with Finance, Corporate Strategy, and other key crossfunctional leaders to optimize economic performance and drive execution phase of strategic projects
Create, implement, and drive operating rhythms, relevant artifacts, and team events to enable better communications and engagement up down and across functions & teams; optimize cadences, drive agenda and prep for internal team rhythms, management/executive reviews
Support the organization's overall financial budget (expense, FTE, etc.)
Mature and standardize the way the organization communicates across PayPal
Identify and execute organizational efficiency opportunities
Comply with and positively influence standards set by CEO Staff

What you bring:

6+ years of strong consulting, operations, product, or strategy experience preferred
Industry expertise in payments and / or technology preferred
Ability to articulate and manage OKRs and KPIs using metrics to drive performance and provide data in support of key decisions
Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills with a history of handson, detailoriented work
Strong communication, listening, and negotiation skills; able to convey important messages in a clear and compelling manner and translate complex technical matters into terms understood by business professionals
Sharp business judgment, ability to see "big picture" and to prioritize
Ability to manage change and ambiguity with an actionorientation/drive must thrive in a dynamic environment
Advanced skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint

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