Executive Director & President, PayPal Giving Fund Canada

The Company\n\nPayPal 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. \n\nWe 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.\n\nWe 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. \n\nOur 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 \u2013 and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.\n\nJob Summary:\n\nAccountable to, and authorized by, the PPGF Canada board as President of the PPGF Canada entity, and reporting day-to-day to the PPGF Chief Executive Officer (Global), this role will lead, coordinate and manage the operations and continued development of PPGF in Canada, and play a key role in helping to drive external relationships and opportunities for PPGF in North America. They will work closely with the group CFO to ensure the effective resourcing and operationalization of PayPal Giving Fund\u2019s vision in Canada. They will interact with PayPal Canada staff to ensure close coordination and support to charities, merchant partners, and consumers/donors in Canada. They will also work closely with the accounting staff of PPGF, the PayPal giving product team, and the PayPal customer support team to launch and manage the activities of PPGF Canada.\n\nJob Description:\n\nEssential Responsibilities: \n\n * Lead complex projects related to the administration of legal entities and corporate structures.\n * Resolve complex problems by applying functional expertise and understanding current business trends.\n * Develop methods and procedures for new assignments to improve global processes.\n * Provide valuable insights on corporate governance and compliance to enhance operational efficiency.\n * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on entity management strategies.\n\n\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n\n * 8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor\u2019s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.\n\n\n\nAdditional Responsibilities \u0026 Preferred Qualifications:\n\nAbout PayPal Giving Fund \n\nPayPal Giving Fund (PPGF) is a grant-giving charity that aims to reimagine everyday giving to help charities, harnessing the power of technology to make giving easy, safe and secure. We do this by developing innovative programs that introduce charitable giving in relevant and engaging ways to new audiences, benefitting the charity sector. In particular, we enable donors to support their favorite charities across major internet platforms, including PayPal, Meta, and GoFundMe. Funded by PayPal, we are a registered charity in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland. We offer an experience hard to find anywhere else: the opportunity to interact with the internet\u2019s largest businesses, work with cutting-edge technologies in a friendly and energetic small-team environment, and do a lot of good in the process. \n\nAccountable to, and authorized by, the PPGF Canada board as President of the PPGF Canada entity, and reporting day-to-day to the PPGF Chief Executive Officer (Global), this role will lead, coordinate and manage the operations and continued development of PPGF in Canada, and play a key role in helping to drive external relationships and opportunities for PPGF in North America. They will work closely with the group CFO to ensure the effective resourcing and operationalization of PayPal Giving Fund\u2019s vision in Canada. They will interact with PayPal Canada staff to ensure close coordination and support to charities, merchant partners, and consumers/donors in Canada. They will also work closely with the accounting staff of PPGF, the PayPal giving product team, and the PayPal customer support team to launch and manage the activities of PPGF Canada.\n\nWe anticipate that they will be an employee of PayPal Canada, with the associated employment benefits and obligations, and working full time for PayPal Giving Fund Canada, an independently registered charity with CRA.\n\nThe Executive Director \u0026 President (ED), PPGF Canada\u2019s specific responsibilities will include:\n\nStrategy and governance\n\n * Support the PPGF Canada board and officers in developing a strategy for growth in Canada through partnerships with leading internet businesses.\n\n\n\n\n * Develop insights into the needs and behaviors of donors, partners and charities to inform PPGF Canada\u2019s strategic development.\n\n\n\n\n * Support the board and other organizational stakeholders with information and direction, planning, attending and participating in board meetings as required.\n\n\n\n\n * Coordinate with PayPal Canada internal and external legal counsel and auditors to ensure appropriate support and professional advice is provided to the Canada entity, so that it remains compliant with relevant laws and regulations.\n\n\n\n\n * Ensure the charity completes and submits required returns, including fundraising licenses, annual returns, and all regular compliance reporting to the CRA and other applicable regulatory bodies.\n\n\n\n\nWider leadership responsibilities\n\n * Member of the PPGF senior management team, contributing to PPGF\u2019s overall strategy and effectiveness.\n\n\n\n\n * Will be expected to help drive an area of key strategic importance for PPGF, expected to be external relations in North America (Canada and the US), through profile-raising activities such as networking and participation in nonprofit conferences and thought leadership events. Some international travel (mostly to the US) will be required in the role.\n\n\n\n\n * Will be responsible for driving our collaborations with 1-2 groups of stakeholders, such as the Social Impact team at PayPal.\n\n\n\n\nFinancial and operational management\n\n * Financial management \u0026 accounting: Liaise with the CFO and finance team to ensure appropriate oversight of financial accounting standards, day-to-day operational accounting, the setting of annual budgets, the completion of monthly charity payouts, returned cheque resolution.\n\n\n\n\n * Reporting \u0026 controls: Work closely with the CFO and finance team to establish appropriate financial controls, manage local vendor relationships, and ensure the timely preparation and communication of financial reporting materials, metrics, and monthly and annual financial statements to the board and regulators. Coordinate to ensure successful annual audit and regulatory filings completion.\n\n\n\n\nPartner integration and product management\n\n * Oversee the processes and data inputs to ensure the integrity of the PPGF Canada directory and enrollment process, including ongoing maintenance through regular updates.\n\n\n\n\n * Ensure partner integrations meet required Canadian disclosure and regulatory requirements, and the operational needs of PPGF. Review and execute partner contracts/agreements in collaboration with legal, and represent PPGF and PPGF Canada in partner meetings.\n\n\n\n\n * Will take the lead in managing 1-2 of our partner relationships globally.\n\n\n\n\nCustomer support and relationship management\n\n * Coordinate with PayPal Account Manager(s) and relationship managers to ensure the effective provision of additional support for major partners and charities.\n\n\n\n\n * Work with PPGF operations staff to oversee and ensure the effective delivery of outreach and operational messages to donors and benefitting charities by email and on occasion direct mail. \n\n\n\n\n * Manage and oversee all vendor relationships for PPGF Canada, including contracting, briefing on project/service requirements and expectations, risk management, billing, and deliverable approvals.\n\n\n\n\nMarketing and communications\n\n * Coordinate with marketing team to maintain and update the PPGF Canada website, and to develop and manage external comms content and presence where applicable.\n\n\n\n\n * Work with PPGF marketing team, PayPal Canada and other partners to create and coordinate co-marketing activities.\n\n\n\n\n * Drive PPGF Canada thought leadership work (including research, speaking engagements, sponsorships/marketing partnerships), and promotion of PPGF to charities and stakeholders.\n\n\n\n\nPeople management responsibilities\n\n * Responsible for managing two team members with operational and marketing remits.\n\n\n\n\n * Contribute toward the team building and development of the larger global PPGF team.\n\n\n\n\n * The role will also effectively collaborate with a large network of supporters and stakeholders across PayPal\u2019s matrixed structure.\n\n\n\n\nThe ED, PPGF Canada will also be expected to perform other duties deemed necessary for the effective management of the organization\u0027s Canada operations.\n\nQualifications and experience\n\nThe ED, PPGF Canada will have the following experience and attributes:\n\n * Extensive and varied experience in nonprofits, as well as experience working within larger organizations.\n\n\n\n\n * Demonstrated excellence in overseeing finance, accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting.\n\n\n\n\n * Strong data analysis skills, and comfort working with (and making decisions based on) large datasets.\n\n\n\n\n * Skills in leading and managing operations, communications and/or marketing.\n\n\n\n\n * Strong experience in technology-focused organizations launching products or initiatives.\n\n\n\n\n * An MBA or equivalent professional degree or equivalent experience.\n\n\n\n\n * An understanding of governance and compliance, including fundraising compliance, in the charity sector and/or payments sector.\n\n\n\n\n * Established network across the Canadian (and ideally North American) charity sector preferred.\n\n\n\n\n * Ability to work at the PayPal Canada office in person at least 3 days per week.\n\n\n\n\nPersonal style:\n\n * An accountable and entrepreneurial leader, who thrives on work with fast-paced, action-oriented colleagues.\n\n\n\n\n * Mature and proactive, with evidence of having worked across lines to build relationships and achieve results.\n\n\n\n\n * Strong analytical and business process improvement skills, with experience interpreting a strategic vision into an operational model.\n\n\n\n\n * A collaborative and flexible style, able to handle ambiguity and dependencies on external organizations, with a strong service mentality. \n\n\n\n\n * An effective communicator, with strong oral (including public speaking) and written skills.\n\n\n\n\n * Able to demonstrate a commitment to the leadership principles, values and working behaviors of PayPal Giving Fund.\n\n\n\n\nSubsidiary:\n\nPayPal\n\nTravel Percent:\n\n10\n\n-\n\nThe base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is:\n\nPrimary Location | Pay Range:\n\nToronto, Ontario | ($124,000.00 - $175,350.00)\n\nAdditional Location(s) | Pay Range:\n\nNo other locations are assigned to this requisition currently.\n\nAdditional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.\n\nPayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. 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