VP, CFS & Venmo People
About The Position
The VP, CFS & Venmo People will report directly to PayPal’s EVP & Chief People Officer and serve as the senior HR leader supporting PayPal’s President of Consumer Financial Services & Venmo, as well as the Strategy organization. This executive will act as a critical member of both the business leadership teams and the People Leadership Team, representing the voice of the business in shaping enterprise people strategy and driving key organizational priorities. The role will have strategic influence across a broad range of people disciplines, including talent management, workforce planning and total rewards, all with the goal of enabling business performance and accelerating organizational outcomes. The VP, CFS & Venmo People will partner closely with senior executives to align organizational and talent strategies with business objectives, while serving as a trusted advisor on leadership, culture, and organizational effectiveness. This individual will lead complex, enterprise-scale people initiatives from strategy through execution, working in close collaboration with People Centers of Excellence to deliver impactful, scalable solutions tailored to the needs of the business. Responsibilities will include executive coaching, organizational design and transformation, succession planning, talent management, and leadership team effectiveness. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in strengthening the senior leadership teams across the supported organizations by providing thoughtful counsel, challenging perspectives when appropriate, and helping leaders build the capability and capacity required to achieve PayPal’s long-term strategic goals.
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive HR and people leadership experience within large-scale, global, and highly matrixed organizations.
- Significant experience serving as the senior HR leader for a major business division within a complex technology, financial services, or similarly fast-paced global organization.
- Solid track record of supporting and scaling global businesses, including driving organizational growth, international expansion, and talent strategies across complex, multinational environments.
- Proven ability to leverage data, analytics, and market insights to shape talent strategies and inform business decisions.
- Deep expertise leading enterprise-wide workforce planning and organizational design, aligning organizational structure to strategic business priorities at scale.
- Demonstrated experience presenting talent and people strategies to executive leadership teams, CEO staff, and Boards of Directors of publicly traded companies.
- Highly collaborative and innovative leader with a team-oriented mindset and the ability to influence across functions and levels to drive the best outcomes.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage in an authentic, transparent, and credible manner across all audiences.
- Deep expertise across organizational design, talent management, leadership development, talent acquisition, workforce planning, and total rewards.
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field required.
Nice To Haves
- Strong experience leading or supporting mergers, acquisitions, and organizational integrations is highly preferred.
- Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries preferred.
- Advanced degree strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic HR partner to PayPal’s President of Consumer Financial Services & Venmo and EVP of Strategy, helping to shape and enable PayPal’s evolving operating model focused on scaling a beloved consumer brand, driving international expansion, and supporting the company’s broader transformation under new leadership.
- Partner closely with business leaders to shape and execute business strategies that drive growth, performance, and organizational effectiveness.
- Leverage a deep understanding of the business to translate strategic priorities into integrated talent, engagement, and organizational strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Drive strong execution of enterprise and business-specific people strategies across the supported organizations.
- Lead the talent agenda for the business, including executive assessment, succession planning, leadership development, coaching, and retention, while ensuring effective implementation of enterprise talent management processes.
- Lead and advise on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, and organizational design; translating strategic business priorities into org structures that enable agility and high performance.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing People Partner team with strong business acumen, deep stakeholder relationships, and a clear focus on delivering business impact.
- Provide strategic change management leadership and counsel during periods of transformation and organizational evolution.
- Partner with senior executives on executive hiring, talent decisions, and compensation and reward strategies.
- Lead and contribute to cross-functional initiatives and enterprise-wide strategic priorities.
- Actively collaborate with the People Leadership Team to shape the future of the People function, drive transformation efforts, and advance enterprise people priorities.
- Foster strong partnerships across the global People organization, bringing a collaborative, solutions-oriented, and thought leadership mindset to optimize the impact of the People function.
- Effectively manage and steward assigned budgets and resources in alignment with strategic priorities.
Benefits
- generous paid time off
- healthcare coverage for you and your family
- resources to create financial security
- support your mental health
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
