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About the Role

This role participates in complex problem resolution and leads complex projects of diverse scope, requiring an understanding of current business trends. The initiatives often result in global process improvements.

Responsibilities

Provide clear, pragmatic, and solution-oriented legal advice to enable business strategy while managing legal risk.
Participate in complex problem resolution, providing expert legal advice on high-stakes issues and disputes.
Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
Partner with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services.
Manage legal risks and safeguard PayPal's legal interests, developing comprehensive risk management frameworks.
Escalate complex issues to senior legal leadership where appropriate.
Lead functional projects and programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and legal requirements.
Provide specialized legal advice and support, particularly in high-demand areas such as incident response, data privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.
Identify issues and recommend best practices, leveraging industry knowledge and legal expertise to guide decision-making.
Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, implementing robust compliance programs and conducting regular audits.
Manage legal risks and safeguard PayPal's legal interests, developing strategies to address emerging legal challenges.
Represent PayPal in litigation and other legal proceedings, collaborating with external counsel and managing case strategies.
Help manage data security incidents.
Provide guidance to global teams on cybersecurity issues.
Research global regulatory obligations & track global regulatory submissions.
Provide relevant guidance on cybersecurity and data protection.

Requirements

8+ years relevant experience and a Juris doctorate degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience and a Juris doctorate or equivalent degree.
Demonstrated experience managing data security incidents from a legal perspective and operating within an enterprise incident response program, including incident scoping, privilege preservation, identifying applicable legal obligations, coordinating cross-functional teams, and managing outside counsel under compressed timelines.
Proven ability to manage concurrent multijurisdictional incidents involving cross-border notification obligations across legal, regulatory, and merchant/consumer communication workstreams.
Experience managing regulatory reporting timelines and drafting notifications compliant with ICO, EU supervisory authority, FCA, and U.S. regulatory requirements.
Cybersecurity subject matter expertise with knowledge of cybersecurity and data protection regulations and frameworks (e.g., NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, or CCPA) especially those related to financial institutions.
Knowledge of cutting-edge IT, web, mobile, and payment ecosystem technologies (especially those used in the collection, storage and analysis of data) and their data security implications.
Excellent project management skills, well organized, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
A high-level of intellectual, professional and interpersonal agility and flexibility, combined with sound judgment, curiosity, and high tolerance for ambiguity.
Team oriented, with ability to keep a cool head, empathy, and a sense of humor in busy and high-pressured environments.
Fintech experience preferred but not required.

Skills

Incident response
Crisis management
Data security
Data protection
Cybersecurity governance
Online technologies
Translating legal concepts into practical advice
Solution-oriented
Cross-functional collaboration
Project management
Regulatory compliance
Risk management
Litigation
Legal advice
Cybersecurity
Data privacy
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
ISO 27001
GDPR
SOC 2
CCPA

Work Type

Balanced hybrid work model (3 days in office, 2 days remote/office)

Experience Level

8+ years relevant experience

Education Level

Juris doctorate degree

Benefits

Comprehensive, choice-based programs to support physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
Generous paid time off.
Healthcare coverage for you and your family.
Resources to create financial security.
Support for mental health.

About the Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years, creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure.
PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.
We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers.
We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person.
Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day, guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness.
We strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging.
We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve.

Equal Opportunity

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.