PayPal
Director, Head of Core Banking Technology Platforms
$188K–$294K
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Utah, United States of America (Virtual) - Experience
- 12+ years of software engineering or technology-platform experience; 7+ years leading engineering teams in banking, payments, or other highly regulated platforms; 2 years leading others. Minimum qualifications also state 10+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.
About the job
Leads the strategy, architecture, delivery, and operation of PayPal Bank’s core banking, lending, payment gateway, and Federal Reserve connectivity platforms.
What you'll do
- Set platform strategy, architecture, roadmaps, and operational objectives for banking technology.
- Lead delivery of secure, resilient, regulated platforms and integrate them with PayPal enterprise systems.
- Lead engineering organizations and cross-functional programs, managing outcomes, vendors, and operational performance.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of software engineering or technology-platform experience, including significant leadership responsibility.
- 7+ years leading engineering teams responsible for banking, payments, or other highly regulated platforms.
- Experience implementing, modernizing, or operating core banking platforms spanning deposits, lending, or payments.
- Experience building enterprise API platforms and event-driven distributed systems.
Nice to have
- Experience launching a de novo bank, digital bank, or new banking platform.
- Experience with modern, cloud-native, product-configurable banking cores.
Pay
USD 198,000.00 - USD 294,250.00 annually (base pay; Chicago, Illinois); USD 188,000.00 - USD 279,400.00 annually (base pay; Utah - Virtual)
Tools
ACH, Fedwire Funds Service, FedNow Service, public-cloud, hybrid-cloud
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