Director of Product, AEO & SEO

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About the Team and the Role:

eBay operates one of the most sophisticated SEO programs in the world, powered by unmatched inventory breadth and structured marketplace data. We believe there is substantial opportunity to further accelerate top-of-funnel user acquisition by expanding into new opportunity spaces, deepening technical excellence, and building a forward-looking AI-native search strategy. We are looking for a leader to join us who will work on the following:

• Set and execute a bold, proactive SEO growth strategy

• Identify unexplored pockets of high-value organic traffic

• Elevate technical and programmatic SEO at scale

• Define and build eBay’s Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) strategy

• Position eBay to win in AI-powered answer ecosystems including Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and emerging platforms
   

This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of technical SEO, AI-driven discovery, product strategy, and cross-functional execution.

What you will accomplish:

• You will develop and implement a forward-looking SEO strategy to substantially grow top-of-funnel user acquisition

• Identify unexplored keyword, content, and indexation opportunities across eBay’s massive supply base

• Lead technical SEO initiatives spanning site architecture, internal linking, crawl efficiency, schema markup, index health & more

• Partner closely with Engineering, Analytics, and Category teams to embed SEO into platform development

• Define eBay’s role in AI-driven answer ecosystems

• Develop frameworks for optimizing structured data, content signals, and entity authority for LLM discoverability

• Ensure strong presence within Google AI Overview, ChatGPT, Gemini, Emerging AI search and answer platforms

• Build strategies for featured snippets, conversational answers, and generative summaries

• Establish measurement systems to track visibility and traffic impact from AI answer engines

• Serve as the company-wide expert on modern search (traditional + AI-native)

• Inspire and elevate the current SEO organization with a clear point of view and strong strategic direction

• Build and mentor a high-performing team of global SEO product managers, data scientists and analysts  

What You Will Bring

• 10+ years of experience in SEO, organic growth, or search strategy

• 4+ years leading large-scale SEO programs at enterprise or marketplace companies

• Deep expertise in technical SEO at scale (large site architecture, programmatic SEO, structured data, crawl optimization)

• Demonstrated success driving incremental organic user growth in competitive environments

• Strong understanding of:

  • AI-driven search experiences

  • Large Language Models (LLMs)

  • Generative search ecosystems

  • Entity optimization and knowledge graphs

• Experience optimizing for:

  • Featured snippets

  • Voice search

  • Conversational interfaces

  • AI answer surfaces

• Strong analytical fluency with tools such as Google Search Console, Similarweb, Screaming Frog, SEMrush, and emerging AI visibility tools

Additional Details

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.

eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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