STRUCTURE
- Reports to Head of PayPal Strategy in the Strategy, Partnering and New Ventures group
- Works across all three functions in Strategy Group: Consulting, Global planning and Ecosystem strategy. Leads 2-3 project teams, pulling from a pool of 6-8 high caliber corporate and product strategists.
ROLES
- Consulting: Internal consulting projects for BUs, Functions and New Ventures. Typically this entails project selection, scope, analytic approach, storyboarding, and overall project management.
- Strategic planning: Drives the development of PayPal's corporate strategy including stewardship of PayPal's overarching mission and vision, market definition, long-term strategic priorities, and annual corporate priorities. Has a leadership role in structuring two most important executive-level offsites of the year.
- Ecosystem strategy: Leads projects on non-core growth strategy, competition and industry analytics.
- Allocates 25 - 50 percent of their time to individual strategy projects. Specific projects might relate to emerging consumer and industry trends, expansion opportunities, and internal business performance improvement, and strategy communication (board, investors, company).
Also participates in recruiting, team management, etc.

World class strategic and analytical capabilities
- Great influence and communication skills
- Highly collaborative
- Strong financial leadership skills
- People motivational and development skills
- Project management
As this individual will both drive high-level direction and individually execute projects, they will need a broad set of skills
- Issue and data analysis, problem solving, and structuring of output and presentations
- Strong project management, interpersonal skills and consensus building.- Must be outstanding at communication with the PP and eBay, Inc. presidents and executive teams re project progress and outcomes as well as keeping them abreast of new ideas, changes in market, etc.
The highest demonstrated performance is expected at all professional and educational career stages.

Basic Qualifications Required experience/background:
- MBA from a top program
- Strategic expertise in payments, retail and online commerce required
- Banking experience beneficial
- 8 + years total experience in related fields
- 5+ years post-MBA consulting experience at a leading firm (e.g. BCG, McKinsey or Bain)
- Fun, outgoing, easy to work with

Salary commensurate with experience