Sr Lead Product Manager

PayPal • New York, NY

4d • $196,500 - $291,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr Lead Product Manager is an individual contributor who drives product strategy in alignment with a shared product or platform vision and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders. The role plans and implements an architectural roadmap that balances innovative design and technical implementation with regulatory requirements, time-to-market, customer needs, and product profitability. It evaluates customer experience and needs, establishes mechanisms to gather product-success data, and uses usability studies, research, and market analysis to support decision-making. The position oversees product profitability and budget measures, leads operational reviews and execution mechanisms, and partners with product, technology, research, design, content, and data experts to maximize efficiency in a fluid, evolving environment. Preferred experience includes checkout and acquisition-funnel product management, with a record of improving pull-through and conversion in high-scale consumer-facing experiences.

Requirements

• 8 or more years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Deep experience in checkout (XO) and acquisition-funnel product management.
• A track record of driving pull-through and conversion improvements in high-scale, consumer-facing experiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive product strategy with cross-functional stakeholders in line with the shared vision for a product or enabling platform.
• Plan and implement an architectural roadmap that balances innovative design and technical implementation with regulatory requirements, time-to-market, customer needs, and product profitability.
• Assess customer experience and needs in product requirements and decision-making.
• Establish data-gathering mechanisms and metrics to measure product success, including usability studies, research, and market analysis.
• Lead workstreams involving analytics, customer discovery, market research, and competitive analysis to support data-driven decisions.
• Oversee product profitability measures, including budget.
• Plan operational mechanisms that drive execution and accountability, including Product Reviews, Operating Reviews, and Business Reviews; interface with product and technology leadership as needed.
• Partner with content strategists, data scientists, product designers, and user experience researchers.
• Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where processes are fluid and creative solutions are standard.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• Healthcare coverage for employees and their families.
• Resources to support financial security and mental health.
• Comprehensive, choice-based programs supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible, balanced work culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior