Temporary work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Source is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top talent directly to industry leading clients who have a variety of flexible temporary assignments that unlock opportunities for exciting work. As a temporary contractor, you will be employed by our Direct Source partner, Magnit Global. Please note, this is a role with Magnit Global and you will not be a PayPal employee. This role is not eligible for any benefits under any benefit plan of PayPal, PayPal Affiliates, or their respective successors and assigns.

Location

Though candidates in New York are preferred, any candidates within EST will be considered for this remote opportunity. 

About the Role

PayPal is seeking a highly motivated and organized Project Management Officer (PMO) to lead and coordinate the Business to Business Payment Rails program within our Invoicing Product team. The project is a payment strategy project that is a dedicated B2B payment rail enabling low-cost, instant, 24/7 domestic and cross-border payments. Capture high-value off-platform transactions with automated reconciliation. 

This is a strategic role focusing on cross-functional execution, with direct accountability for ensuring timelines, transparency, and delivery integrity across global teams. This is not a commercial or sales-focused role. It is purely centered on program and delivery management, enabling streamlined, efficient, and aligned execution across teams contributing to the workstream. 

Responsibilities 

• Program Oversight & Timeline Management
  • Own and manage the overall project plan, driving adherence to timelines and milestones across multiple workstreams.
  • Facilitate regular status updates and checkpoint meetings to ensure delivery teams are aligned and progressing.
• Risk & Issue Tracking
  • Establish and maintain a robust framework for identifying, documenting, escalating, and resolving program-level risks and issues.
  • Monitor key risk indicators and ensure mitigation plans are in place and executed.
• Dependency Management
  • Identify and manage critical interdependencies across internal teams, systems, and geographies.
  • Drive alignment across stakeholders to de-risk cross-functional deliverables.
• Reporting & Communication
  • Produce and distribute concise, executive-ready project updates and dashboards.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for project status, ensuring stakeholders at all levels are informed and engaged.
• Cross-Location Coordination
  • Coordinate activities across multi-location teams including engineering, product, risk, compliance, and operations.
  • Adapt project governance to suit various time zones and team structures.
• Governance & Documentation
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of meeting notes, action items, decision logs, and program artefacts.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience, preferably in a product-focused environment within a global tech or financial services company.
• Demonstrated experience in managing risk-oriented technology projects.
• Proficient in program reporting, using tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Smartsheet.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; able to distill complexity into actionable plans.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle and risk workflows.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams.

Other Qualifications 

• PMP or other project management certifications.
• Prior exposure to risk systems, fraud prevention workflows, or payment holds mechanics.
• Experience working in agile environments.

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $59.92/hour - $79.90/hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K