Job Summary
PayPal is seeking an experienced Director of Financial Crimes Compliance to lead the development and execution of our financial crime risk management strategy for PayPal World, our groundbreaking initiative enabling interoperability between digital wallet providers globally.
This role will serve as the central program owner, coordinating and aligning matrixed compliance teams across the Global Financial Crimes Compliance Program (GFCCP) to ensure cohesive, effective risk management for this innovative product.
Essential Responsibilities
Establish overall business or technical strategy for risk management with significant impact on operations.
Influence executive-level decision-making through strategic risk assessments and recommendations.
Partner with stakeholders to implement strategies that reduce or transfer identified risks.
Monitor and analyze risk exposure to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
Lead initiatives that contribute to long-term sustainability and resilience in the face of uncertainty.
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications
As Director of Financial Crimes Compliance for PayPal World, you will own the end-to-end financial crimes program strategy, serving as the orchestrator and integrator of compliance activities across multiple GFCCP functional teams.
What You'll Do
Your responsibilities will include establishing the overall compliance vision and strategy for PayPal World, ensuring alignment across all financial crimes disciplines, coordinating matrixed resources across GFCCP functional teams, creating integrated program governance, partnering with GFCCP functional leaders to prioritize PayPal World requirements, and ensuring adequate resourcing.
You will develop comprehensive program requirements for partner wallet provider onboarding, monitoring, and off-boarding, translating these into actionable deliverables for functional teams, and serve as the single point of accountability for PayPal World financial crimes compliance.
You will synthesize inputs from multiple teams into cohesive program outcomes, build strategic partnerships with external wallet providers, coordinate information sharing and escalation protocols, lead cross-functional working groups, represent PayPal World in regulatory discussions, embed controls throughout the product lifecycle, develop program-level metrics and reporting, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
What You'll Bring
The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of experience in financial crimes compliance within payments, fintech, or financial services, with demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional compliance programs in matrix organizations.
You possess proven ability to influence without direct authority, build alignment across diverse stakeholders, and have deep knowledge of core financial crime disciplines including Sanctions, AML/BSA, CIP, Partner Due Diligence, Brand Risk Management, and dispute and chargeback management.
You have experience in payment network programs such as card networks, money transfer networks, or multi-party payment ecosystems, strong program management skills, experience building compliance frameworks from the ground up, and a strong understanding of cross-border payments compliance and international regulatory frameworks, particularly in Asian markets.
You demonstrate exceptional leadership and collaboration skills, strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities, systems-thinking mindset, and outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and synthesize complex information for executive audiences.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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.
In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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