PayPal · 7 hours ago
Sr Director, Product Management - Developer Platform & DevEx
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$209K/yr - $359K/yr
12+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years, creating innovative experiences for consumers and businesses. The Sr Director of Product Management will lead the product vision and strategy for PayPal’s developer-facing platforms, driving a cohesive roadmap across APIs, SDKs, and emerging AI-assisted workflows while partnering closely with Engineering and Developer Relations.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Establish a shared vision across the company for a portfolio of products, or platform products enabling development & scalability, with a deliberate and cohesive strategy
Leads product strategy development, and develops a clear, executable view of the product portfolio strategy with cross-functional stakeholders
Shapes the architectural roadmap and balances innovative design and technical implementation, while balancing regulatory requirements, time-to-market, meeting customer needs and product profitability
Champions the customer experience and prioritizes customer needs in product requirements and decision making
Defines and uses metrics that inform the success of products including usability studies, research and market analysis
Standardizes workstreams to include analytics, customer discovery, market research and competitive analysis to drive data-driven decision-making
Responsible for product portfolio profitability, including budgetary decisions
Leads operational mechanisms that drive execution and accountability including Product Reviews, Operating Reviews, and Business Reviews. Interfaces with senior leadership as needed
Maximizes efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the standard
Define and lead PayPal’s global Developer Platform and Developer Experience strategy, shaping how millions of developers discover, onboard, integrate, and scale with PayPal
Own the vision and execution of a unified developer platform, reducing friction across the developer journey while enabling scale, extensibility, and consistency across PayPal products
Build and lead the Developer Platform & DevEx product organization, including hiring, mentoring, and developing senior and technical product managers
Partner closely with Engineering, Developer Relations, Marketing, and other product teams to ensure developer feedback directly informs platform design, prioritization, and execution
Define and drive a holistic developer experience strategy across APIs, SDKs, documentation, tooling, CLI, MCP, and emerging AI-assisted developer workflows
Develop and execute a cohesive DevEx roadmap that measurably improves developer onboarding, integration time, time-to-first-transaction, and overall developer satisfaction
Support the diverse needs of developers across businesses of all sizes, with a focus on simplifying integrations and accelerating developer productivity
Operate effectively in a highly matrixed, multi-product environment to drive alignment, execution, and transformation across platform initiatives
Qualification
Required
12+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
5 years of experience leading others
Preferred
10+ years of experience building and leading platform or infrastructure-adjacent product organizations within large-scale, developer-centric technology companies
Deep technical fluency in platform architecture, including APIs, SDKs, and developer tooling, with the ability to engage as a peer with senior engineering leaders and influence architectural decisions
Proven experience driving platform strategy at significant scale, balancing developer experience, reliability, performance, security, and extensibility
Strong judgment in platform and systems trade-offs, including versioning, backward compatibility, governance models, and long-term maintainability of developer-facing interfaces
Demonstrated leadership in improving developer experience, including onboarding, integration quality, and overall developer productivity
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience influencing senior technical and executive stakeholders in complex, ambiguous environments
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree or equivalent practical experience preferred
Global experience preferred
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable)
Equity
Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits
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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