Time Type:
Full time
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:
What you need to know about the role:
We are currently seeking Program Managers with relevant experience in Agile project management, product launch management, change management and organizational dynamics for Growth Markets.
Job Description:
Meet our team:
Program management team is responsible to plan and deliver end to end complex programs. This team work across product, engineering, multiple other cross-functional teams, internal and external partners to ensure timely execution of programs.
Your way to impact:
As a engineering program manager, you manage end to end programs and bring overall visibility into program delivery ensuring governance structures and timely execution. You align the needs and timelines of portfolios by release planning and scrum of scrums. You facilitate data driven decision making by tracking, measuring, and visualizing key metrics across the org, and by coordinating all activities from goal setting to launch. You bring process and execution best practices, resolving complex roadblocks and / or dependencies.
In your day-to-day role you will be responsible for:
•Ensure measurable KPIs are developed for the program, and that they align to the overall KPIs for the product.
•Design and manage pilots and beta testing.
•Create and manage clear Gating Criteria with business partners for Go/No-go decisions.
•Ensure regular, active communication with adjacent programs and external stakeholders, including international regions.
•Identify program impediments and addresses including proper escalation to individuals/groups as needed.
•Lead program retrospectives and commitment to improvement on a regular cadence
•Advocate and manage program implementation according to PayPal’s product lifecycle management.
•Maintain awareness of the cross product/program synergies and actively communicate opportunities to simplify or better align work across teams.
•Lead effective project/program governance and stakeholder management, ensuring adequate understanding of timelines, resource needs, risks, contentions, and dependencies.
•Assess the current methodology, identify/rationalize gaps vs. best practices, and continuously improve the process to support our aggressive deployment schedule.
What do you need to bring:
Professional experience requirements:
Key competency requirements:
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