Lead Product Manager

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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 Summary: Job Description: PayPal, Inc. seeks Lead Product Manager in Austin, TX Job Duties: Lead strategy, development, and go-to-market execution of innovative AI-powered products. Define and execute the product vision and roadmap for enterprise generative AI solutions. Identify market opportunities and develop compelling business cases for new AI product initiatives. Lead competitive analysis and market research to inform product strategy. Drive adoption of AI tools within PayPal ecosystem. Partner with leadership to align product strategy with overall company objectives. Translate complex technical capabilities into clear product requirements and user stories. Ensure successful product development and delivery. Define success metrics and KPis for AI product features. Lead the development of product specifications, including data requirements and model performance criteria. Oversee testing and validation of AI features, ensuring they meet quality and performance standards. Collaborate with customers to understand their needs and gather feedback on AI solutions Partner with sales and marketing teams to develop go-to-market strategies. Work with legal and compliance teams to ensure responsible AI development practices. Build and maintain relationships with key technology partners and vendors. Guide technical decisions around model selection, fine-tuning, and deployment. Oversee the development of AI governance frameworks and monitoring systems. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance. Minimum Requirements: Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, Business Administration (with a technical concentration) or a related field plus three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Special Skill Requirements: 1. Lead end-to-end product management for AI/ML or generative AI solutions in enterprise/SaaS environments. (3 years) 2. Build and deploy LLM-based features, including model selection, prompt/retrieval design, and scaling to production. (2 years) 3. Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures with embeddings, vector databases, and guardrails. (2 years) 4. Execute model fine-tuning or parameter-efficient tuning (e.g., LoRA/PEFT) and optimize trade-offs in quality, latency, and cost. (2 years) 5. Conduct offline and online model evaluation using rubric-based assessments, human-in-the-loop reviews, and A/B testing. (2 years) 6. Define and track model performance metrics (quality, safety, latency, throughput, cost) and instrument telemetry monitoring. (3 years) 7. Identify and manage data requirements, including collection, labeling, PII handling, privacy-by-design, and data qua