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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. For more information, visit https://www.paypal.com , https://about.pypl.com and https://investor.pypl.com. 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. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
Job Summary
The FX leader will provide leadership in building and training a high performance, global team operating across multiple time zones. FX leader’s responsibilities will include:
📍Manage group wide FX risks and reduce earnings volatility through cash flow, balance sheet, and net investment hedging programs 📍Work closely with internal Treasury teams (Global Cash Management, Investment, and International Treasury teams) to provide liquidity through FX trades in addition to broader finance teams (Tax, Accounting) to align on trading strategies 📍Partner with the Finance Technology Enablement team on Treasury transformation roadmap to identify key initiatives that will require changes to the Treasury infrastructure and capabilities and determine the execution strategy (e.g. FX back to back trading strategy) 📍Partner with Product, Corporate Development, Finance M&A and Treasury M&A teams to support potential acquisition and integration activity 📍Partner with FP&A and Controllership to build and maintain an FX P&L and monthly operating review with senior leadership to deliver information, insights and action plans 📍Develop the team’s reporting and analytics capabilities to monitor FX performance to develop insights to support actions 📍Ensure appropriate governance and operating policies are in place to maintain a robust control environment minimizing risk or errors 📍Build collaboration with Product, Platform, Global Strategy, Strategic Finance, Marketing, Sales and other key organizations to set our near term and long-term FX Product strategy and related roadmap 📍Partner with the Go-to-Market team on launching new products and modifying existing FX product 📍Partner with the FX Operations team, responsible for setting our FX pricing and identifying opportunities to drive economic value 📍Partner with our Common Platforms and Product teams to support the technology operations and development of FX product-related capabilities 📍Manage trading relationships with bank counterparties, as part of the broader bank relationship strategy.
Required Qualifications:
📍15 years’ experience in the payments, banking or a related industry with specialty in FX product and risk management; 📍Proven leadership and team management skills; 📍Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, MBA a plus; 📍Ability to excel and lead in a fast paced, global and innovative environment; 📍Strong communication skills, including strong data visualization skills; 📍Ability to build support for change, including the ability to explain the “why”; 📍Ability to translate desired outcomes into a detailed plan; and 📍Ability to work independently; yet collaborate across functions and teams to drive results. 📍Working knowledge of finance systems (Quantum, SAP) and trading venues a plus