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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:
At eBay, we have established one of the largest Ad marketplaces in ecommerce, and one of the fastest-growing businesses within the company. We are on a mission to help sellers and brands of all sizes use advertising to drive significant impact for their businesses. We are accomplishing this by building one of the most innovative ad marketplaces in the world.
As the Senior Product Manager, Ad Marketplace, you will lead core serving and marketplace tools. You will be responsible for essential systems that cover ad serving, bidding, targeting, and auction dynamics. You will ensure they are outstanding and deliver quick results for advertisers. You will guarantee advertiser budgets are spent efficiently on and off eBay to demonstrate maximum value. You will innovate within billion-dollar products by investing in new promising directions. You will accomplish this by bringing to bear traditional and generative AI to build major improvements in product capabilities. You will grow your product portfolio through continuous focus on growth and impact.
This role is ideal for a product manager ready to push the frontiers of ad tech. They must have the hunger and perseverance to make a sizable impact on our sellers, buyers, and eBay’s bottom line.
What you will accomplish:
Lead the roadmap for ad serving capabilities, auction mechanics, and core marketplace infrastructure
Lead the approach to the core ad stack, encompassing bidding algorithms, budget management, targeting, and goal-based optimization tools such as Target ROAS
Champion innovation in AI, generative models, automation, and intelligent defaults to transform the advertiser journey
Partner closely with commercial and finance teams to align technical roadmaps with overarching business strategy
Implement relentlessly on product requirements with engineering and analytics teams
Leverage AI/ML to optimize core ad serving, improving incremental sales velocity, advertiser ROAS, and budget utilization
Cultivate a culture of progress based on careful experimentation, A/B testing, and detailed data analysis
Align closely with executive leaders across Product, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, and Legal
What you will bring:
7-9 years of experience in technology product management, with 3–5 years of dedicated experience in digital advertising
In-depth understanding of key advertising technology, especially ad delivery infrastructure, auction processes, and central ad stack frameworks in marketplaces, e-commerce, or high-volume consumer platforms
Strong technical proficiency with a validated ability to understand how brand new backend systems advance product metrics
Deep analytical capability with a data-first approach and outstanding experimentation chops
Hands-on experience developing products powered by artificial intelligence, including direct exposure to generative AI technology and deep learning models
Outstanding storytelling and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence senior collaborators and cross-functional partners
Additional Details
This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within eBay.
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Skills Required
- 7-9 years of technology product management experience with 3-5 years in digital advertising
- In-depth understanding of ad technology: ad delivery infrastructure, auction processes, and central ad stack frameworks
- Strong technical proficiency and ability to understand backend systems' impact on product metrics
- Deep analytical capability, data-first approach, and strong experimentation/A-B testing skills
- Hands-on experience developing products powered by AI, including generative AI and deep learning models
- Outstanding storytelling and collaboration skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
eBay Insights
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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