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PayPal

Runs a digital wallet for online payments

BNPL Product Sales Specialist Lead - Product Sales, BNPL

Full-Time
$152.4k - $226.4k/yr
Expert
Bachelor's, MBA
San Jose, CA, USA
HybridCandidates must live within a two-hour commute of a listed PayPal office; three days in the office per week are expected.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Executive
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About the job

Requirements
  • At least 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience solution selling to senior executives at Fortune 1000 companies.
  • Deep experience working with customer C-level executives and decision-makers in Product, Sales, Marketing, and Finance.
  • Contacts across C-level BNPL merchant targets are expected.
  • Deep expertise in consumer value mapping and applying it to customer needs within BNPL.
  • Deep expertise in funnel conversion design and optimization, ideally within Fintech, Direct to Consumer, Social, or a scaled B2B2C digital platform.
  • Proven experience communicating and selling from a values-based platform.
  • Strong negotiation skills and ability to collaborate across teams to achieve win-win outcomes.
  • Proven consultative sales abilities and ability to work in a matrixed environment, collaborate across departments, and influence all organizational levels.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to develop value-driven narratives and ROI-based proposals.
  • Strong industry knowledge of payments, including eCommerce and omnichannel acceptance solutions.
  • A consistent track record of exceeding quota targets.
  • Must reside within a two-hour commute of a listed PayPal office location.
  • A Bachelor’s degree is required.
Responsibilities
  • Lead complex projects of diverse scope requiring an understanding of current business trends.
  • Participate in complex problem resolution and determine methods for new assignments.
  • Implement initiatives that result in global process improvements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product sales strategies.
  • Provide expertise in product knowledge and market insights to enhance sales efforts.
  • Sell BNPL, Pay Later, and PayPal Credit solutions with an emphasis on solution selling, targeting merchants that do not currently have PayPal on their e-commerce checkout.
  • Develop a deep understanding of named merchant verticals, existing accounts, and prospects to drive outcomes for PayPal.
  • Own engagement with the Product organization, support prioritization of new feature functionality, partner on strategy formation, and act as a thought partner on ways to win.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with Salesforce CRM.
  • An MBA is preferred.

About the company

PayPal runs a digital wallet and checkout button that let people pay online stores and send money to friends and family, and merchants of every size add it to their websites and apps. Its peer-to-peer app Venmo became one of the most common ways for Americans to split bills and pay each other back. Shoppers link a bank account, card or balance once and then pay without retyping details, while PayPal charges merchants a fee on each sale and also earns from currency conversion, consumer loans and interest on customer balances. The company was founded in 1998, was owned by eBay from 2002 until a 2015 spin-off, and is based in San Jose, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Every launch reaches a huge audience: PayPal had 439 million active accounts in June 2026.
  • Venmo drives growth: its payment volume rose 14% in the quarter ending June 2026, a seventh straight double-digit gain.
  • Leadership brings a turnaround playbook: Enrique Lores, HP's CEO for nearly seven years, took over PayPal in March 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Job security is shaky: in May 2026, PayPal announced plans to cut 20% of staff over two to three years.
  • Phone wallets squeeze its checkout button: Apple Pay and Google Pay compete for the same online checkout clicks.
  • Profit growth trails sales: transaction margin dollars, revenue left after processing costs, rose 1% in the quarter ending June 2026.

What makes PayPal unique

  • PayPal works both sides of checkout: its wallet serves shoppers while Braintree processes cards for other brands, unlike Apple Pay.
  • It has its own digital dollar: PYUSD, a stablecoin issued for PayPal by Paxos, works inside PayPal and Venmo.
  • Its reach is unusually global: PayPal serves consumers and businesses in nearly 200 markets, while Block's Cash App covers two.

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  • Stock Purchase Plans
  • Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
  • Stock Awards
  • Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • Four Weeks Paid Sabbatical for every Five Years of Service
  • Educational and Professional Development benefits
  • Matching Gifts & Volunteerism Opportunities
  • Matching Gifts
  • Skills-Based Volunteering

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

3%
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Oct 16th, 2026
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