PayPal · 2 months ago
Sr Manager, Data Protection
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. As the Senior Manager of Data Protection, you’ll define and execute PayPal’s data protection strategy across different environments, leading a team to protect sensitive data through innovation and collaboration while ensuring compliance and security at scale.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Recognized as a security expert, independently resolving the most complex security challenges and providing strategic direction on problem resolution across the security domain
Define methods and procedures for new or special assignments, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive security initiatives that align with business needs and objectives
Lead complex, high-impact security projects of diverse scope, applying an in-depth understanding of business trends and security challenges to develop innovative solutions
Possess a keen awareness of the broader impact of decisions, with initiatives often leading to enterprise-wide improvements that enhance security practices and operational efficiency
Lead a security engineering team; set clear priorities and define actionable plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
Guide team members through complex challenges, fostering their growth and development while maintaining a focus on high-impact results
Lead PayPal’s Data Protection Strategy across GCP, aligning policies, standards, and controls with global security, privacy, and compliance goals
Design and deliver protection solutions at scale data delivering protection solutions across cloud, on-prem, and SaaS ecosystems using industry-leading technologies for data discovery, classification, encryption, and policy enforcement, integrating DLP and governance tools to ensure consistent protection across platforms
Drive data discovery, tagging, and classification initiatives to ensure consistent sensitivity labeling and access enforcement
Establish and enhance data protection processes and governance frameworks, including policy lifecycle management, exception handling, and continuous control improvement
Promote data minimization through profiling, reduction, and anonymization of sensitive datasets
Partner cross-functionally with Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and Engineering to embed protection-by-design principles in PayPal products and platforms
Lead and mentor a team of cloud security and data protection professionals, fostering collaboration, accountability, and innovation
Drive process standardization and automation for data protection operations, from classification workflows to incident response, remediation, and audit readiness
Measure and report effectiveness of data protection controls and programs through KPIs, maturity assessments, and continuous improvement cycles
Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to embed data protection requirements into CI/CD pipelines, service delivery models, and platform change processes
Qualification
Required
8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience leading others
8+ years of experience in Information Security, including 5+ years in Cloud or Data Protection
Deep, hands-on experience with security tools, including a variety of DLP tools, Data-at-Rest scanning, data tagging, and Data Catalog
Proven track record of implementing data protection or DLP at enterprise scale
Experience with DevSecOps and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, GitHub Actions)
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Company
PayPal
PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$12.17BKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsBlueRun Ventures
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $6.95B
2023-06-07Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2015-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
Simon Bladon
PayPal UK CEO
chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
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