Is PayPal a good company to work for as a Risk Operations Specialist?

Risk Operations Specialist professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 178 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of PayPal employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Risk Operations Specialist Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Risk Operations Specialist interview questions at PayPal .

Does PayPal pay Risk Operations Specialist employees well?

Risk Operations Specialist professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 178 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Risk Operations Specialist salaries at PayPal.

How happy are Risk Operations Specialist professionals working at PayPal?

84% of Risk Operations Specialist employees at PayPal would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 2% in the past 12 months. Risk Operations Specialist professionals have also rated PayPal with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

Software Engineer (672) , Senior Software Engineer (333) , Customer Service Representative (259) , Data Scientist (143) , Product Manager (140) , Manager (134) , Risk Analyst (124) , Software Engineer II (112) , Customer Solutions Agent (110) , Senior Product Manager (99) , Director (98) , MTS1 Software Engineer (93) , Senior Manager (87) , Software Engineer III (83) , Collections Specialist (79)

What are the pros of working at PayPal according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance with challenging and engaging goals." ((in 1012 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 914 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 659 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 435 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 342 reviews))

What are the cons of working at PayPal according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 285 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 232 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 106 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 66 reviews)); "Too much politics If you are not part for paltform then in Payments domains not much of technical learning but you will learn Payments business" ((in 57 reviews))

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PayPal Risk Operations Specialist reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(178 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

Not enough data to show CEO approval

51% positive business outlook

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4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Risk Operations Specialist employees have rated PayPal with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 178 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Risk Operations Specialist professionals have an excellent working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Risk Operations Specialist professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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178 reviews

4.0

May 5, 2026

Employee-friendly with great pay, but constant restructuring

Risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee Friendly and best compensation

Cons

Constant restructuring in the org

4.0

Nov 25, 2025

Overall Good

Risk manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pay Work life balance Leadership

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Too many reorgs Unstable role Layoffs

2.0

Aug 30, 2025

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Risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good policy of work life balance

Cons

Pressure work with low pay

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