Job description
Lead Product Manager
Company Overview
PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.
Job Summary
We are the team that sits at the intersection of regulatory compliance, platform engineering, and business growth. As Lead PM you will own the compliance product roadmap for markets outside the US. You'll work directly with Business Units for international expansion, classify and scope the compliance work required, partner with architecture and engineering teams to deliver value. Thus ensuring PayPal's international compliance posture keeps pace with both regulatory change and business growth.
This job is an individual contributor role.
Key Responsibilities
- Inputs to product strategy with cross-functional stakeholders consistent with the shared vision for the product or enabling platform.
- Implements the architectural roadmap that balances innovative design and technical implementation, while balancing regulatory requirements, time-to-market, meeting customer needs and product profitability.
- Controls for the customer experience and customer needs in product requirements and as an input to decision making.
- Monitors metrics that inform the success of products including usability studies, research and market analysis.
- Manages one or more workstreams to include analytics, customer discovery, market research and competitive analysis to drive data-driven decision-making.
- Monitors product profitability measures, including budget.
- Participates in operational mechanisms that drive execution and accountability including Product Reviews, Operating Reviews, and Business Reviews. Interfaces with product and technology leadership as needed.
- Partners with content developers, data scientists, product designers and user experience researchers.
Requirements / Qualifications
- 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of product management experience, with meaningful time in fintech, payments, or regulated financial services
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to write PRDs and executive briefs
- Demonstrable experience working with international regulatory frameworks (EU, UK, AU, or APAC markets)
- Strong track record translating complex legal or regulatory requirements into buildable product and engineering specifications
- Ability to reason about platform architecture and system interdependencies — not just features
- Experience working closely with compliance, legal, and risk stakeholders
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary & Benefits
- Comprehensive, choice-based programs to support personal wellbeing
- Generous paid time off
- Healthcare coverage for you and your family
- Resources to create financial security and support mental health
- Balanced hybrid work model (3 days in office, 2 days flexible)
Equal Opportunity Statement
PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
