Senior Lead Product Manager, Developer Platform

PayPal

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NYChicago, ILSan Jose, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$196,500–$291,500 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 23, 2027

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $244k
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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Product Manager, Developer Platform

As a Senior Lead Product Manager, Developer Platform, you will join the team to unify product strategy across Braintree's developer surfaces, including mobile SDKs, web SDKs, server SDKs, and GraphQL APIs. You will own the GraphQL strategy, versioning, deprecation, and schema sign-off while identifying integration gaps for large enterprise merchants to build a concrete roadmap. Your role involves increasing margins through value-added services, representing the area in executive reviews, and helping individual product managers prioritize their roadmaps. You will manage the transition from docs-first integration toward LLMs and coding agents by ensuring Braintree is integrated as a native plugin in major models with up-to-date API data. Additionally, you will oversee the strategic sunsetting of older SDK and API versions to ensure merchants migrate intelligently across the developer platform.

What you'll do

  • Unify product strategy across mobile, web, and server SDKs along with GraphQL APIs.
  • Own GraphQL strategy including versioning, deprecation, and schema sign-off.
  • Identify and resolve integration gaps for large enterprise merchants to build a strategic roadmap.
  • Develop strategies to increase profit margins through value-added services for merchants.
  • Manage the transition from documentation-based integrations to AI-driven LLM and coding agent integrations.
  • Ensure Braintree is integrated as a native plugin in major LLMs with up-to-date API data.
  • Execute plans to sunset older SDKs and APIs while migrating merchants to current versions.
  • Lead cross-functional workstreams involving analytics, customer discovery, and market research for data-driven decisions.

What we're looking for

  • Must have at least 8 years of relevant experience.
  • A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
  • Experience in product strategy, including roadmap planning for developer surfaces like SDKs and APIs.
  • Ability to manage technical roadmaps balancing innovation, regulatory requirements, and profitability.
  • Proficiency in data-driven decision-making using analytics, market research, and competitive analysis.
  • Capability to lead cross-functional teams including designers, data scientists, and content strategists.
  • Experience managing product lifecycle tasks such as versioning, deprecation, and migration strategies.
  • Ability to manage product profitability measures and associated budgets.

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