Product Manager, Search Ranking

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Kleinmachnow, Brandenburg, DEU
In-Office
Senior level
eCommerce • Retail
The Role
As a Product Manager for Search Ranking, you'll enhance search experiences, prioritize data-driven initiatives, manage roadmaps, and collaborate across teams for improved customer and revenue outcomes.
Summary Generated by Built In

At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.

Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.

Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

About the Team and the role:

eBay’s Buyer and Seller science team is central to eBay’s business. Joining means being part of a dynamic and innovative group focused on delivering great experiences to millions globally. As a member of the search ranking team, you will help shape the strategic direction of our search products. You will focus on improving search result rankings and developing new search technologies. You will collaborate with experts who apply advanced data science methods to build relevant search experiences. We seek people who excel in fast-paced, cooperative settings and who are dedicated to providing excellent customer experiences. Our culture values creativity, bravery, and teamwork, offering many opportunities for personal and professional growth. Join us and contribute to shaping ecommerce’s future!

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Product Manager to join the search ranking team and enhance how search results are ranked. As the ranking Product Manager, you will lead initiatives that improve the overall search experience for customers and support revenue growth for the company. The candidate must be comfortable with ambiguity and experienced in defining requirements, coordinating across teams, and communicating with executives. You will collaborate with product managers, engineers, applied researchers, and analytics teams to develop solutions. The candidate should be skilled at making decisions based on data and analyzing large datasets.

What You Will Accomplish:
  • Accomplishing ranking strategy and owning roadmap for search ranking.

  • Data-driven product prioritization with a balance of near-term deliverables and longer-term investment in technology platforms

  • Optimally communicate strategies & trade-offs up to senior leaders and down to development teams

  • Putting the customer first, understand market-specific nuances and identify science algorithm improvements to address unique market-specific needs

  • Driving collaboration across multiple teams to ensure teams are aligned and are working towards solving customer problems

  • Manage A/B testing to find launch candidates that boost metrics

What You Will Bring:
  • 5+ years of solid experience in product management. Ideally have prior experience developing customer-focused platform products that provide value to both sides of a marketplace (buyers and sellers)

  • A demonstrated history of creating fresh, inventive, and captivating customer experiences guided by customer data from multiple sources (market research, A/B testing, user research)

  • A customer and Search Engine obsession with a passion for everything related to technology, and technology-based innovation to build great experiences for the customers

  • Strong quantitative skills with a data-first approach; ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Technically savvy (prefer a technical role in past, or Computer Science Degree)

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s Degree or equivalent experience preferred

Additional Details

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.


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Skills Required

  • 5+ years of solid experience in product management
  • Prior experience developing customer-focused platform products
  • Demonstrated history of creating customer experiences guided by data
  • Strong quantitative skills with data-driven approach
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Technically savvy, Computer Science Degree preferred
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required

eBay Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about eBay and has not been reviewed or approved by eBay.

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision coverage begin on the date of hire, complemented by mental health resources, an EAP, disability coverage, FSAs, and wellness initiatives.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth A robust mix of PTO, paid holidays, flexible work styles, parental leave, and a four‑week paid sabbatical after five years supports work‑life balance.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Total compensation commonly includes stock components, with access to an employee stock purchase plan at a discount and stock awards enhancing overall packages.

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The Company
HQ: San Jose, CA
26,035 Employees

What We Do

eBay Inc. is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world. We exist to enable economic opportunity for individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations of all sizes. Our portfolio of brands includes eBay Marketplace and eBay Classifieds Group, operating in 190 markets around the world. We offer sellers the ability to grow a business with little barrier to entry regardless of size, background or geographic location. We never compete with our sellers. We win when our sellers succeed. Buyers who shop on our Marketplace and Classifieds platforms enjoy a highly personalized experience with an unparalleled selection at great value.

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