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:
Manager, Stress Testing is responsible for defining, coordinating, and executing the Bank’s stress testing programme, encompassing macroeconomics, credit risk, interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB), and ESG/climate risk stress testing. Working closely with Risk, Treasury, Finance, and Group stakeholders, the role ensures that the stress testing framework meets the expectations of the CSSF and ECB, and that stress outcomes are robustly integrated into capital and liquidity planning, risk appetite calibration, and recovery planning. The position requires strong quantitative and data analytics capabilities to design models, and develop scalable stress testing scenarios.
You will work in close coordination with the Model Risk Manager, who retains ownership of the Model Risk Management framework and independent model validation.
Job Description:
Essential Responsibilities:
- Identify issues and recommend best practices for risk management within the organization.
- Lead functional projects and programs that enhance risk assessment and mitigation efforts.
- Collaborate with teams to analyze business trends and their implications for risk management.
- Contribute to process improvements that enhance the effectiveness of risk management strategies.
- Provide guidance and support to team members in executing risk management initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:
Deliverables and key activities
Define the specifications and methodology for the stress testing programme, ensuring alignment with ECB and other applicable EU regulatory requirements, in particular for systemically important institutions
Lead the coordination and definition of key stress testing assumptions (macroeconomic, idiosyncratic, and reverse stress scenarios) with internal stakeholders and expert teams across risk, finance, and business lines, ensuring implementation of business requirements into models
Support and challenge the execution of IRRBB stress testing, including interest rate sensitivity analyses (Delta EVE and Delta NII),
Support the enhancement and provide second line oversight over Treasury’s behavioural assumptions for non-maturing deposits, prepayment models, and repricing profiles, ensuring integration of stress results into capital and liquidity planning frameworks
Provide second line oversight over Treasury’s analytical models and risk quantification tools, including cash flow projection engines, investment portfolio analytics, and liquidity forecasting models, ensuring their outputs are fit for use in stress testing and regulatory reporting
Define data requirements for the stress testing programme, including extraction from source systems (SAP, regulatory reporting databases), transformation, reconciliation, and loading into stress testing engines, ensuring data integrity and auditability
Collaborate with the Model Risk Management function on model specification (macroeconomic linkage to modeling components), coordinate development with quantitative teams, and perform output analysis
Maintain up-to-date documentation and process control for the stress testing programme, including scenario narratives, assumption rationale, data sourcing, programme governance, and reporting outputs and model limitations
Interpret, review, and document all stress test results, including the rationale for key assumptions and their impacts on capital, liquidity, and solvency positions
Present stress testing methodology and outcomes to senior management, risk committees, and regulatory bodies as required, articulating material risks and model limitations in a clear and concise manner
Monitor market and regulatory developments, proactively enhancing the stress testing framework to ensure best-in-class standards and ongoing regulatory compliance (ECB Guide on ICAAP/ILAAP, EBA Guidelines, CRR)
Assist with the integration of stress testing outcomes into risk appetite, capital planning, recovery planning, and other strategic processes (e.g., ICAAP/ILAAP, SREP submissions)
Support ad hoc regulatory data requests, internal reviews, audits, and examinations related to stress testing frameworks and outcomes
Ideally, you would have
7+ years of experience in stress testing, quantitative risk management, or risk modelling within a regulated EU/EEA banking environment, ideally with direct exposure to ECB SSM supervision
Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, or computer science); professional certification (CFA, FRM, PRM, CQF) advantageous
Strong knowledge of EBA stress testing methodology, ECB Guide on ICAAP/ILAAP, CRR/CRD requirements, and IFRS 9 ECL frameworks
Proven track record in leading or coordinating stress testing or capital planning projects, including scenario design and/or model development
Hands-on experience with econometric and statistical modelling, including credit risk PD/LGD/EAD models, NII sensitivity models, IRRBB behavioural models (non-maturing deposits, prepayments), and macroeconomic scenario linkage
Hands-on experience with at least one of the following enterprise data and analytics capabilities: cloud-based data warehouses (e.g., GCP BigQuery), SQL across multiple dialects, Python-based data science and ML libraries (e.g., PySpark, scikit-learn), visualisation tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker), or version-controlled development workflows (Git)
Familiarity with treasury systems and infrastructure (e.g., SAP, Bloomberg) and their role in sourcing balance-sheet, position, and market data for stress testing purposes
Capacity to interpret complex technical results for diverse audiences up to senior executive and regulator level
Proven experience working in a fast-paced, international environment, managing multiple stakeholders and deadlines
Subsidiary:
PayPal
Travel Percent:
0
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Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.
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Belonging at PayPal:
Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.
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