Senior Lead Product Manager, Risk Decisioning

PayPal

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Jose, CAChicago, ILAustin, TX
Salary: $196,500–$291,500 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Apr 27, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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, Risk Decisioning

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JOB TITLE: Sr Lead Product Manager, Risk Decisioning The Sr Lead Product Manager, Risk Decisioning leads product direction for a risk domain across a portfolio of strategies. You will set the multi-year vision and strategy, deciding where to invest to improve loss reduction, approval rates, and customer experience. Day-to-day responsibilities include moving strategies off legacy systems, launching new strategies, and using experimentation and automation for optimization. You will lead cross-functional pods, mentor other product managers, and represent the domain to executives. Key requirements include deep risk domain expertise in fraud, account integrity, or credit, along with technical fluency in rules, ML models, features, and friction treatments. You must be skilled in interpreting risk metrics, managing platform roadmaps, and conducting champion/challenger tests to balance business impact with seamless user experiences.

Skills

ML Models Data Science Champion/Challenger User Experience Market Research

What you'll do

Set the multi-year vision and strategy for the risk domain and next-generation Risk Decisioning Platform.
Plan and implement an architectural roadmap that balances technical implementation, regulatory requirements, and product profitability.
Lead cross-functional pods to migrate risk strategies off legacy systems and into full production.
Track and report risk metrics such as loss reduction, approval rates, and customer experience to executive stakeholders.
Manage product profitability measures, including budget oversight and operational mechanisms like Business Reviews.
Launch new strategies using experimentation, automation, and controlled rollouts like champion/challenger tests.
Mentor other product managers and establish repeatable product practices across the organization.

What we're looking for

8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Significant experience building products in fraud, account integrity, credit, or other risk domains.
Track record of setting a multi-year product vision and strategy for a business domain.
Experience leading product for a multi-team risk portfolio and reporting outcomes to executive stakeholders.
Deep knowledge of risk decisions including rules, ML models, features, and the tradeoff between loss and customer experience.
Experience launching through controlled rollouts and experimentation, including champion/challenger tests and staged traffic ramps.
Experience shaping platform roadmaps and leading major platform transitions from legacy systems.
Experience mentoring product managers and establishing repeatable product practices.

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