Lead Product Manager, Risk Decisioning Platform – Data

PayPal

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CAChicago, ILAustin, TX
Salary
$176,500–$300,500 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Apr 14, 2027

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Above market

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This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $176,450–$226,850 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $238k versus about $202k for comparable roles.

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About PayPal

PayPal is a leading global digital wallet and online payment system, founded in 1998, that allows individuals and businesses to send, receive, and manage funds securely in over 200 markets.

PayPal currently has 96 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Lead Product Manager, Risk Decisioning Platform – Data

The Lead Product Manager, Risk Decisioning Platform – Data will join the Risk Decisioning Platform team to own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for the platform’s data pillar. This role involves managing how internal and external data reaches risk decisions, including vendor and identity data integrations, upstream and downstream data flows, analytical data, and data governance. You will collaborate with engineering, data science, risk strategy, and governance teams to build scalable solutions, track data health, and drive legacy migration. Key responsibilities include translating measurable outcomes into grounded specifications and managing workstreams for analytics and market research. The role requires a technical foundation in scaled data platforms, data engineering, streaming and batch systems, and data governance in regulated environments, specifically addressing fraud, credit, and compliance problems.

What you'll do

  • Own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for the platform’s data pillar.
  • Manage vendor and identity data integrations and upstream/downstream data flows.
  • Implement the architectural roadmap while balancing regulatory requirements and product profitability.
  • Translate measurable outcomes into grounded technical specifications for engineering and data science teams.
  • Track data health, quality SLAs, lineage, and privacy controls in regulated environments.
  • Lead product reviews and steering committee updates as a subject matter expert.
  • Manage workstreams for analytics, customer discovery, and competitive analysis to drive data-driven decisions.
  • Execute legacy pipeline migrations and manage cross-team dependencies in an agile environment.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience building or managing data platform products in the decisioning, risk, or real-time scoring space (preferred).
  • Experience integrating external data vendors and managing upstream and downstream data flows across streaming and batch systems (preferred).
  • Familiarity with data governance in regulated environments, including data contracts, quality SLAs, lineage, access controls, and privacy (preferred).
  • Strong data intuition to define and interpret data health and usage metrics and translate findings into product decisions (preferred).
  • Experience with agile delivery at scale, including legacy pipeline migration and cross-team dependency management (preferred).

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