Director, BU Compliance

Pay Pal has been revolutionizing commerce worldwide for more than 25 years, creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure.

Job Description

Summary:

This role establishes overall strategy for risk management, influences executive-level decisions through strategic risk assessments, partners with stakeholders to implement risk reduction strategies, monitors risk exposure, and leads initiatives for long-term sustainability and resilience.

• Establish overall business or technical risk‑management strategy with significant impact on operations.
• Influence executive 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 amid uncertainty.
• Foster close relationships with cross‑functional stakeholders and work collaboratively to enable compliant, customer‑centric solutions.
• Define compliance requirements and ensure integration into product development life cycles and roadmaps.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise on identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and managing compliance risk.
• Partner with business teams to develop process and control improvements.
• Collaborate on assessment of compliance risks associated with new products and services.
• Support intake and review of product initiatives to ensure risk mitigation and regulatory compliance.
• Support ongoing compliance monitoring and testing by regulators, internal audit, and test teams.
• Identify and influence actions to address increased compliance risk and propose solutions.
• Present emerging risks, trends, and regulatory changes to senior leadership.
• Escalate timely and actionable information to key stakeholders.

• 10+ years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in relevant fields such as financial technology, payment compliance, systems, financial regulation, or related domains.
• Proven track record of driving positive outcomes between compliance and business leaders.
• Excellent project‑management skills and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with intellectual and interpersonal agility.
• Ability to inspire, foster an inclusive and diverse culture, and build relationships with stakeholders.
• Effective communication of complex matters in a clear, simple manner.
• Experience partnering with senior business stakeholders in rapidly evolving contexts.
• Capability to analyze risks in complex processes and recommend effective controls.

Omaha, Nebraska: $ – $ Annually

San Jose, California: $ – $ Annually

Chicago, Illinois: $ – $ Annually

Austin, Texas: $ – $ Annually

Scottsdale, Arizona: $ – $ Annually

Additional compensation may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation.

Pay Pal provides equal employment opportunity 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. Pay Pal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.