Sreedevi Payippat

About Sreedevi Payippat

I am a PMP-certified Staff Technical Program Manager with over a decade of experience leading high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives across Fintech, Payments, EdTech, Healthcare, and PropTech. I specialize in navigating technical ambiguity to deliver scalable, customer-centric products that drive measurable business value.From managing global identity platforms to driving Agile transformations, I serve as the strategic glue between engineering, product, and go-to-market teams. I excel at leading from the center—breaking down silos, resolving competing priorities, and enabling distributed teams to execute at scale with precision.Core Areas of Impact- Full-Lifecycle Delivery: Driving initiatives across the SDLC—from discovery to global launch—ensuring on-time results for platforms supporting millions of users- Strategic Alignment: Translating complex business strategy into high-impact technical roadmaps and serving as the central point for executive communication- Operational Excellence: Leveraging AI/ML-driven automation to improve efficiency, accelerate execution, and unlock revenue growth- Domain Versatility: Proven track record in managing core platform ecosystems, high-availability infrastructure, and complex regulatory requirements across diverse industries.Technical & Professional Expertise: Technical Program Management (TPM)| SaaS Delivery | Fintech & Payments | EdTech | PropTech | Identity & Authentication | Strategic Roadmapping | Organizational Transformation | Stakeholder Management | Regulatory Compliance

Experience

1. Staff Technical Program Manager

   PayPal

   Aug 2022 — Present

   Drove program strategy and execution for PayPal\'s Identity Platform organization, managing the full identity lifecycle - account creation, access control, ID verification, and account linking - serving 400M+ customers across Consumers and Merchants.* Drove program delivery for Identity Platform Convergence, unified and federated identity credentials across PayPal\'s global ecosystem* Orchestrated engineering, product, and design alignment to deliver measurable improvements in login success rates* Program-managed PayPal\'s FIDO passkey implementation, a first-of-its-kind passwordless authentication initiative at PayPal* Drove roadmap planning and execution for AI/ML-powered Personalization, Retargeting, and Authentication initiatives* Coordinated delivery of Device Fingerprinting, Identity Verification, and Tethered ID verification programs* Managed cross-team dependencies and governance across OIDC/OAuth, Account Linking, and Data Sharing & Privacy workstreams

Education

• University of Calicut

  Bachelor's degree, Law (LLB)

• University of California, Berkeley

  Project Management

  2010 — 2012

• Mahatma Gandhi University

  Master of Science - MS, Social Work

• RMIT University

  Policy and Human Services

  2006 — 2010