PayPal

Senior Director, Chief Technology Officer

PayPal

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Salt Lake CityUtahUnited States

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Salary

💰 $209,000 - $310,200 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Define and implement a long-term strategic vision for site operations
  • Oversee comprehensive data sets to identify performance gaps and implement data-driven strategies to optimize site operations
  • Establish clear, challenging objectives for the site and lead the team with motivation and effective delegation
  • Lead efforts to recruit, attract, and retain top talent, fostering a diverse, inclusive, and skilled workforce
  • Cultivate and strengthen relationships with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders
  • Serve as a role model by inspiring trust and followership among team members and stakeholders
  • Navigate and manage organizational change and ambiguity effectively
  • Take calculated risks, demonstrating integrity, foresight, and a thoughtful approach to decision-making
  • Uphold and enforce the highest standards of performance and quality

Requirements

  • 12+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 5 years of experience leading others
  • 18+ years of progressive technology leadership in regulated financial services (banking preferred)
  • Demonstrated success building or materially upgrading bank-grade technology environments
  • Expertise across enterprise architecture, core/digital banking platforms, payments connectivity, data engineering, and IT operations/ITSM
  • Strong working knowledge of FFIEC IT handbooks , GLBA safeguards, third-party risk expectations, and FDIC/UDFI supervisory practices
  • Proven partnership with CISO and CRO to integrate cyber and technology risks into ERM; track record handling regulatory exams and remediations
  • Deep experience leading cloud migrations/operations , modern SDLC/DevSecOps, and high‑availability architectures
  • Hands‑on vendor oversight including Reg W considerations for affiliate services
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., CGEIT , CISM , CISSP , ITIL , AWS/Azure/GCP ) or advanced degree in CS/Engineering/Information Systems.
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life and disability insurance
  • parental and family leave
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • paid time off

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
data-driven strategiesenterprise architecturecore banking platformsdigital banking platformspayments connectivitydata engineeringIT operationscloud migrationsmodern SDLCDevSecOps
Soft skills
leadershipmotivationeffective delegationrelationship buildingtrustdecision-makingorganizational change managementrisk managementteam buildingcommunication
Certifications
CGEITCISMCISSPITILAWSAzureGCP