Project/Program Manager II (PPALJP00010882) - PayPal

Temporary work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Source is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top talent directly to industry leading clients who have a variety of flexible temporary assignments that unlock opportunities for exciting work. As a temporary contractor, you will be employed by our Direct Source partner, Magnit Global. Please note, this is a role with Magnit Global and you will not be a PayPal employee. This role is not eligible for any benefits under any benefit plan of PayPal, PayPal Affiliates, or their respective successors and assigns.

Location:

San Jose, CA or Austin, TX are preferred but will consider remote, USA candidates as well. 

Responsibilities:

• You will play a pivotal role in driving and managing large, complex programs to achieve specific business goals. 
• You will ensure the timely delivery of business value and the efficient use of organizational resources. 
• You will partner closely with Product Owners, Architects, Product Development, Platform, Product Marketing, Sales, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Customer Success, Analytics, Data Science, Product Policy, Infosec, Infrastructure, Media and Comms, Go to Market Teams to execute and deliver programs aligning to product vision and program goals, objectives and timelines. 
• You will monitor health of program delivery. Track program-level status, risks, issues and dependencies. 
• You will drive resolution of program-level issues leveraging scrum-of-scrums as needed. Facilitate executive-level escalations and program-level change management. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Program Manager for at least 3 years with ability to handle large complex programs involving multiple cross functional teams 
• Knowledge of product delivery life cycle
• Understanding of technical language
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with professional confidence and credibility to effectively engage and interact with senior and executive management 
• Extensive knowledge of project management process, project management software tools, templates and management techniques. 

Other Qualifications:

• You have experience organizing multiple teams delivering on software/product development initiatives. Agile lifecycle management experience preferred. 
• You have a track record of managing complex development programs to deliver technical solutions and achieve business results, positively impacting the customer experience. 
• You know how to develop effective, matrixed, cross-organization relationships, collaboration and communication across business and technology stakeholders. Experience collaborating with teams and stakeholders across multiple geographies preferred. 
• You have Exceptional problem solving and negotiation skills, with the ability to work across organizational boundaries to drive closure of complex delivery challenges 
• You have strong business acumen and technical background, with the ability to quickly understand and communicate technical concepts and challenges across wide-ranging audiences 
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills, with professional confidence and credibility to effectively engage and interact with senior and executive management.

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $42.00/hour-$56.00/hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K