Sr. Eng Manager, Cloud Cryptography

PayPal•Austin, TX

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Company 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. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities. Job Summary: As Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud Cryptography, you'll report directly to the Director of Cryptography Engineering and lead a team of around a dozen engineers (mix of FTE and contractors). Your mission: stand up base GCP cryptography services—HSM-backed KMS, PKI/Certificate Authority Service, Secret Manager with CMEK—and develop a complete roadmap for a mature cryptographic offering supporting PayPal's company-wide GCP migration. This is a high-visibility role. You'll coordinate across architecture, application teams, compliance, security, audit, and executive leadership to ensure every cryptographic operation meets security, compliance, and operational standards.

Requirements

8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience leading others
8–10 years hands-on experience with GCP infrastructure
3–4 years deep cryptography operations—key lifecycle, HSMs, PKI, envelope encryption
Expertise in Cloud KMS, Certificate Authority Service, Secret Manager, and CMEK patterns
Working knowledge of FIPS 140-2, PCI-DSS, SOX, and audit/compliance workflows
Proven ability to influence across teams without direct authority
Executive-level stakeholder management—comfortable presenting to VPs and C-suite
Comfort operating in ambiguous, high-stakes environments
Experience managing teams with mixed employment models (FTE + contractors)
Strong delegation skills—you review and guide, others build

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with HSMs in GCP (Thales, Utimaco, etc.)

Responsibilities

Recognized as a security expert, independently resolving the most complex security challenges and providing strategic direction on problem resolution across the security domain.
Define methods and procedures for new or special assignments, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive security initiatives that align with business needs and objectives.
Lead complex, high-impact security projects of diverse scope, applying an in-depth understanding of business trends and security challenges to develop innovative solutions.
Possess a keen awareness of the broader impact of decisions, with initiatives often leading to enterprise-wide improvements that enhance security practices and operational efficiency.
Lead a security engineering team; set clear priorities and define actionable plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Guide team members through complex challenges, fostering their growth and development while maintaining a focus on high-impact results.
Lead a team of around a dozen engineers (FTE and contractors) delivering crypto infrastructure on GCP
Stand up HSM-backed key management, certificate authority services, and secret management with CMEK
Develop and execute a multi-year roadmap for cryptographic services supporting cell-based architecture
Coordinate across engineering, compliance, audit, and application teams in a high-visibility capacity
Review and approve HLDs, Terraform configs, and architecture decisions
Influence without authority—drive alignment on crypto standards, policy-as-code, and migration timelines
Navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities while maintaining crypto-agility as a hard gate for post-quantum readiness