Rebecca has the unique ability to be able to define a strategic vision and drive that vision through to execution. I have watched her build a team, from scratch, while successfully navigating through the complex and dynamic environment of the PayPal organization. Not only is Rebecca one of the most detail oriented, dedicated and competent individuals I have ever known, she is a game changer. She possesses a unique blend of technical, program management, communication and people skills which allows her to build relationships, drive issues through to closure and most importantly bring individuals together to reach a common goal. She is truly one of the best in the business!!

I’ve had the privilege of working with Rebecca Plantz on some incredibly complex and large-scale projects, and she never failed to impress me. To do justice to what I’m referring to, imagine this: a dozen teams, 40–50 engineers, stakeholders from every corner of the business, and tight deadlines. Most people would feel overwhelmed, but Rebecca thrives in this environment. She has an incredible ability to take chaos and turn it into a clear, actionable plan that everyone can rally behind.

What truly sets Rebecca apart is her leadership style. She doesn’t just manage teams—she unites them. Rebecca has a remarkable way of building trust, fostering collaboration, and making everyone feel like they’re part of something meaningful. Even in the toughest situations, she moves things forward with positivity and an unwavering focus on achieving the goal.

A consummate professional who knows her stuff!

Subject Matter Expertise! Rebecca is one of the most knowledgable people I know in the areas of crisis management and business continuity and resiliency. Her ability to focus on detail, ensure that a company's best interests are fully covered in these areas is laudable. Her results in gaining buy-in to often negatively perceived programs, through thoughtful rationale, peer partnerships, and great education development, not only serves to protect a business, but creates ownership for this protection by appropriate business leaders. Additionally, Rebecca's ability to quickly come up to speed regarding any new law or requirement, and translate that into something meaningful for the business, is a tremendous asset to have on a team.

High Performing Teams! Rebecca is more effective than most people I know in putting together a fantastic team. She consistently matches up her business needs, but then looks at existing team strengths, and closes the weakness gaps with her team building. In any company, this group is usually under immense pressure, long hours, and frankly, thankless work. Yet, I have never seen a team in my career that partnered and operated together (often from remote locations) so effectively. This team generally had high morale, and always spoke very highly of Rebecca and her leadership of them. While you would never hear Rebecca take credit for any of this, her team assigns it to her, and the business recognizes the results.

Rebecca successfully managed large / complex technology infrastructure deployments, which involved and impacted cross-functional groups. She demonstrated leadership skills at multiple levels, e.g. messaging and obtaining agreements with business leaders, leading a large team to accomplish KEY milestones/success, timely resolution of issues. She's very adaptable and leverages her analytical skills to identify root cause and recommend solutions with tradeoffs. She's a strategic thinker but converts into tactical execution / action plan and demonstrates accomplishments.

I've had the pleasure to work for Rebecca at PayPal. She has deep experience in being able to create business strategy, frameworks and processes across business disciplines to ensure business objectives are met and customer experience optimized. She is able to accomplish this with strong analytical ability, project, product and change management while ensuring the proper partnership, collaboration and communication across the organization and at all levels. She is a sincere and reliable person that I consider one of the best leaders I have had throughout my career. She pushes her team to accomplish their goals while caring deeply about them, their careers and being there when support is needed.