Finance Data Steward

Job Description
Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal s 210 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

PayPal is seeking a Senior Manager to join its Finance organization in San Jose, CA as the organization s Finance Data Steward. The Finance Data Steward will be responsible for defining and managing the process by which additions and modifications are made to master data used by the Finance Organization. He/she will facilitate the adherence to data governance standards enabled and enforced by Informatica MDM. The Data Steward is required to remain flexible to changes within a project or business requirements and be able perform independently, and closely collaborate with Executives, business users and IT.

Job Responsibilities:

This position will provide program management services for key initiatives across Finance. The Finance Data Steward should be a dynamic, self-motivated, inquisitive and experienced manager versed in Finance processes and systems in order to lead the development and execution of Finance projects and programs in collaboration with executive sponsors and project teams. The Finance Data Steward will be responsible for developing and/or refining project management tools and processes to accelerate execution and business benefits of initiatives.

The scope of responsibilities is global and will include:

• Execute and manage the process, controls, and business rules around Master Data to ensure Data Quality in the Finance organization.
• Work with business and technology stakeholders to ensure common definitions are created and understood. Informs and implements the change management process to create, alter or retire master and reference data used across Finance.
• Work closely with the business users and development teams to understand what the data is and how it is used in the business processes. Follow the data to how it is stored, replicated, transformed and used.
• Work with the developers and user to assure the highest quality and integrity of data to support accurate, consistent, well understood and timely information is available for use enterprise wide.
• Support the Finance Organization and Business Intelligence teams by helping to define and document data definitions as they perform their work in implementing the business access and reporting around that data.

Basic Qualifications:

• 12+ years of Finance or data experience in a large global organization
• Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance, Data, IT or related field required
• Domain knowledge of Finance data domains and finance and/or accounting processes and/or systems
• Experience around defining and managing data related processes
• Ability to lead and influence non-hierarchical, cross-functional work groups to drive to consensus on definitions and data usage
• Leadership presence and ability to communicate with impact

We're a purpose-driven company whose beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We hold ourselves to our One Team Behaviors which demand that we hold the highest ethical standards, to empower an open and diverse workplace, and strive to treat everyone who is touched by our business with dignity and respect. Our employees challenge the status quo, ask questions, and find solutions. We want to break down barriers to financial empowerment. Join us as we change the way the world defines financial freedom.

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.

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