Sr Associate, Corporate Strategy

PayPal • San Jose, CA

1d • $109,000 - $156,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

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. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities. Job Summary: PayPal moves money for millions of small businesses around the world — and our strategy team is at the center of figuring out what comes next. As a Senior Associate, Corporate Strategy, you'll work on the questions that matter most: Where should PayPal place its bets in a rapidly shifting payments landscape (and where shouldn’t it)? How do we win on platforms where the competitive dynamics are changing fast? What does the SMB ecosystem look like in a world where AI is rewriting how commerce works? This is a critical role. You'll own meaningful workstreams, build the analytical foundation that shapes leadership decisions, and be in the room when those decisions get made. And when a new idea has enough momentum, you won't just hand it off — you'll help bring it to life. If you're someone who gets energized by hard problems, moves fast, and wants your work to have real impact — this is the role.

Requirements

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

• Strategy consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or a similarly rigorous analytical environment
• Creative, non-linear thinker who challenges conventional frameworks and finds angles others miss — especially in early-stage, zero-to-one problem spaces
• Fluent in AI tools and actively integrating them into how you work, not just aware they exist
• Energized by fast-moving environments where priorities shift, information is incomplete, and the expectation is that you figure it out
• Background in payments, fintech, or ecommerce; familiarity with the SMB merchant world is a plus
• Some exposure to product development, venture, or early-stage incubation — the instinct to build, not just analyze, is something we value

Responsibilities

• Dig into the strategic questions PayPal's senior leadership cares about most - market sizing, competitive positioning, partnership opportunities, growth strategy - and develop the analysis and recommendations that drive decisions
• Build original strategic content: business cases, competitive assessments, investment frameworks, and executive narratives that are sharp, well-reasoned, and built to persuade
• Incubate new product and business concepts from the ground up - pressure-testing ideas, developing go-to-market hypotheses, and building the early-stage business cases that determine whether an opportunity is worth pursuing
• Collaborate across Product, Finance, Sales, and Partnerships to take strategic initiatives from early framing all the way through to execution - including, at times, standing up net-new initiatives that didn't exist before
• Thrive in ambiguity - structure problems that don't have an obvious shape yet, and find the right path forward even when there's no established playbook
• Help raise the bar for how the team works by bringing strong analytical instincts and a habit of sharing frameworks and approaches that make everyone sharper

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees