At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

Job Description Summary: PayPal Corporate Tax has an exciting opportunity for a Director, Tax – Treasury & Capital Markets, responsible for providing tax support for the business, including taxation of derivatives, debt, equity and securitizations related to PayPal’s business operations worldwide. This role will partner with the business, finance and other stakeholders in support of our internal and external financing initiatives, as well as day to day tax support. Reporting into the Senior Director, Tax – U.S. & Corporate Business Advisory, this role is responsible for continuously creating value by developing and maintaining optimized tax structures and processes and acts as a key advisor to PayPal leadership. You, the ideal candidate, will have a strong business acumen coupled with necessary tax technical and industry background and strong communication skills to effectively facilitate information flow between Product and Project business teams, Engineering and the broad Finance organizations You will have a hands-on and entrepreneurial style – one that looks to become personally involved in all elements of managing your functional responsibility, and who seeks to develop like-minded future leaders with similar capabilities. You are a strategic thinker, able to define and develop a clear picture of future direction and objectives for the function and develop a comprehensive implementation plan.

Job Description:

• Advise on tax aspects of planning, implementation, and defense of transactions including financing, financial products, treaty application, reinvestment of profits, and withholding tax.
• Embed with product management organizations, work closely with product teams to provide tax supporting the end-to-end full life cycle of product deployment, including design review, testing, launch, tax functionality, reporting and compliance.
• Establish strong relationships, demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills to build a collaborative environment and foster open communication.
• Build and strengthen working relationship and scale with the growth of product teams to ensure integration with various business functions, bring tax awareness and champion tax requirements.
• Interact effectively with PayPal finance leaders, corporate partners, and members of the Tax department.
• Provide day-to-day operational guidance and timely address to cross-functional finance and business teams’ inquiries.
• Work with internal policy team and external advisors supporting tax policy initiatives.
• Support Tax team with tax audits globally.

Job Requirements:

• 12+ years of relevant tax experience in public accounting, law firm, government and/or industry. Financial services experience preferred.
• Significant experience in taxation of trading and investment activities, including equity derivatives, hedging, section 1256 contracts, straddles, and other financial instruments.
• Exposure to international structures, business models, and global complexity required.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills required, with the ability to plan and execute at strategic and tactical levels.
• Experience managing or partnering closely with non-tax teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to effectively relate tax issues to non-tax personnel and especially skilled at communicating with upper management on a range of broad business plans.
• A superior work ethic and dedication to the highest work quality and job excellence.
• Proficiency with MS Office, in particular PowerPoint and Excel
• A good sense of humor
• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance, JD, MBA and/or Masters Degree in Finance preferred.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role noted below refers only to base pay. The total compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical/other benefits.

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is $118700 to $246290

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:

To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx

PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.

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. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

As part of PayPal’s commitment to employees’ health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.