Sr Manager, Commercial Operations Seller Experience

PayPal PayPal · Fintech · San Jose, CA +4 · Sales Support

This role is for a Sr. Manager of Commercial Operations focused on Seller Experience at PayPal. The primary responsibility is to lead projects that improve sales operations and seller workflows, leveraging AI where possible to enhance productivity and simplify processes. The role involves analyzing business trends, implementing new methods, coordinating global teams, and mentoring managers. While AI is mentioned as a tool to be leveraged, the core function of the role is operational improvement and process management within a sales context, not the direct development or research of AI models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead complex projects to improve sales operations.
  2. Analyze business trends to identify opportunities for process enhancements.
  3. Implement new methods and procedures for special assignments.
  4. Coordinate with global teams to ensure consistency in operations.
  5. Mentor managers and provide guidance on project execution.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Deep understanding of B2B sales and post-sales motions, including opportunity management, contracting, renewals, and account planning
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with experience influencing tooling roadmaps and operational change
  • Strong communication and storytelling skills to drive alignment, build trust, and mobilize action across diverse stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams, with a strong track record of people management in matrixed or cross-functional environments
  • Experience defining and improving end-to-end seller workflows across tools and functions (e.g., Sales Tech, RevOps, Enablement)
  • Ability to translate seller pain points into scalable, seller-first process and system improvements
  • Familiarity with enterprise sales systems and tools (e.g., Salesforce, CPQ, CLM, account planning platforms)
  • A continuous improvement mindset — able to drive global consistency while flexing to regional needs

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven ability to evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including AI, into sales processes to drive simplification and scale.
  • Experience contributing to or leading sales transformations efforts with intelligent automation or AI-based enhancements