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PayPal Inc. Legal Project Manager in New York, New York

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. 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 Description Summary:
PayPal's Legal Operations team is seeking a Legal Project Manager to manage large outside counsel matters throughout their lifecycle to ensure they are run efficiently. In this role, they will provide world-class matter planning, firm selection support, monitoring, and reporting to optimize each project from start to finish in a cost-effective manner. The ideal candidate is a passionate legal project management professional who is organized, detail-oriented, data-driven, and proactive. They are a self-starter who enjoys closely managing and optimizing projects, improving processes, and working collaboratively on complex problems.

The Legal Operations team enables the legal department by providing strategic planning, financial management, process optimization, outside counsel management, and technology expertise. You will report to the Senior Manager of Legal Operations, responsible for overseeing outside counsel management and legal project management.

Job Description:

Your day to day:

  • Manage assigned matters to maximize efficiency, with a focus on planning, monitoring, and reporting
  • Identify opportunities for cost savings and cost control
  • Help build and enhance the company's legal project management efforts, partnering with internal stakeholders to define and implement LPM best practices
  • Serve as a trusted matter operations advisor to each matter leader
  • Coordinate RFPs for priority matters, including working with legal team members to design, build, launch, review, and award RFPs
  • Drive collection of matter data and deliver recurring updates to legal leaders
  • Build and maintain legal project management guidelines, trainings, and playbooks to support the Legal Department
  • Proactively seek ways to improve current processes to maximize productivity, workflow, and efficiency in all aspects of the LPM function
  • Assist eBilling team with outside counsel invoice review for matter compliance and work performed
  • Provide project support, reporting, and analysis as requested in relation to outside counsel management and legal operations

What do you need to bring:
  • 5+ years of work experience in legal project management; experience in a law firm or large in-house legal team preferred
  • Legal Project Manager Certification required
  • High level of professionalism, exceptional attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal skills; comfortable dealing with all levels in the organization and communicating regularly with senior leaders on difficult topics
  • Bias for action and proactive, on-time delivery; takes ownership of an issue once aware of it, going the extra mile to resolve problems that may fall outside your area of expertise
  • Always seeking ways to improve/enhance processes, find efficiencies, and think outside the box
  • Successfully handle assignments with minimal supervision
  • Technology-savvy; proficient in all Microsoft Office applications with strong Excel and analytical skills required; Power BI, and reporting experience preferred

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:
PayPal

Travel Percent:
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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
$64000 to $156750

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

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:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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 talentaccommodations@paypal.com.

Belonging at PayPal:

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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Notice to Applicants and Employees who reside within New York City. Click here to view the notice.

Minimum Salary: 64000.00 Maximum Salary: 156750.00 Salary Unit: Yearly

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