About

Riyad Kalla is a seasoned technology leader with over 21 years of relevant experience in the field. He is currently serving as the Director of Global Consumer Credit at PayPal, where he leads a team of approximately 110 front-end, back-end developers, and architects across multiple locations and product lines. Riyad is known for building a powerhouse organization that fosters an inclusive culture of "We all win together." Riyad's leadership style is centered around honoring and encouraging the right motivations, supporting autonomy for teams, and nurturing a collaborative environment. He has built an iron-clad leadership team that works across locations to solve problems, even offering help to other teams independently when capacity was available. Under his leadership, the organization has grown and performed above and beyond expectations, challenging each other in the right ways and creating a culture that Riyad is most proud of in his professional career. Prior to his current role, Riyad served as the Director of Global Credit Platform and Senior Development Manager of Global Credit Platform at PayPal. In these roles, he took on leadership of the entire mid-tier (backend) development efforts and all the teams in the Scottsdale office focused on the Global Credit platform. Riyad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Arizona and a Diploma from Chaparral High School. He has a strong technical background in both front-end and back-end development. Overall, Riyad Kalla is a respected technology leader with a proven track record of building high-performing organizations and fostering an inclusive culture. His leadership style is centered around empowering teams and nurturing collaboration, which has resulted in exceptional performance and growth for the organizations he has led.