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PayPal · 3 hours ago

Head of Developer Communities - DevRel

positionAustin, Texas, United States of America
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$253K/yr - $304K/yr
date10+ years exp

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. As the Head of Developer Communities, you will create, transform, and scale PayPal’s developer communities worldwide, providing a platform of shared services to other parts of PayPal.

E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Create, lead and scale end-to-end communications strategy and plan to target, reach and engage developers globally
Create, lead and scale developer and merchant advisory boards including beta programs
Create, lead and scale social media and communication campaigns to align with developer strategies
Provide engaging text, image and video content for social media accounts
Respond to comments from developers, customers, merchants, partners or ISVs in a timely manner
Monitor and report on feedback and online reviews to PM and Engineering teams to ensure roadmap inclusion and resolution
Organize and participate in developer and merchant events to build community and boost brand awareness
Coordinate cross-functionally with Marketing, PR/Comms and Legal teams to ensure alignment and best outcomes
Liaise with Product teams, Development and Sales departments to stay updated on new products and features and bring feedback from developers to PayPal stakeholders
Build relationships with developers, potential developers, merchants, industry professionals and journalists
Stay up-to-date with AI and other developer technology trends

Qualification

Community program managementDeveloper relations experienceArchitectureOpen-source technologiesFrontend technologiesAPIsSDKsProject managementCoachingCommunication skillsMentoringCross-functional collaboration

Required

+10 years managing Community programs and working with remote and geographically distributed teams
10+ years managing a team of developers and delivering against a roadmap
5+ years architecture and design experience for web commerce
5+ years in a developer relations or product team
Demonstrated knowledge of leading open-source technologies, especially those used in the FinTech industry or ecommerce
Demonstrated success building, leading and scaling cross functional and global teams
Excellent project management and communications skills
Technical proficiency in one or more frontend and web technologies, especially ecommerce technologies, APIs and SDKs
Passionate about your work, going far beyond the last mile to bring joy to our developers
Leverage data and testing to optimize and maximize all communications where possible
Partner with corporate cross-functional teams to drive programs that will help us meet our awareness goals
Collaborate with the broader Corporate Marketing team and marketing agencies to drive successful brand awareness campaigns
Demonstrated success building, leading and scaling cross functional and global teams
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Stay up to date with the latest communication's best practices, technologies and trends
Excited about coaching and mentoring others
Able to drive cross-team and cross-functional collaboration to solve problems, innovate and improve developer experience
Experience in non-technical aspects including business analysis and process optimization
Ability to travel up to 20-30% of the time

Benefits

Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance

Company

PayPal

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PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
dateFounded in 1998
location
San Jose, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.paypal.com/home

H1B Sponsorship

PayPal has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1144)
2024 (917)
2023 (775)
2022 (921)
2021 (1051)
2020 (1049)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$12.17B
Key Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsBlueRun Ventures
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $6.95B
2023-06-07Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2015-07-20IPO

Leadership Team

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Simon Bladon
CEO, UK
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chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
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