Director of PM, Homepage and Discovery

Company: eBay
Company: eBay
Location: San Jose
Commitment: Full time
Posted on: 2024-06-22 05:00
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: As the Director of Homepage and Discovery, you’ll lead a dedicated team of product managers, designers, machine learning scientists, and engineers to reinvent eBay’s flagship surface - eBay.com and our mobile homepage experience - for over 135 million shoppers worldwide. The eBay Homepage will inspire people to explore the unique treasures that eBay has to offer with personalized, endless exploration, while representing eBay's brand as a vibrant global marketplace. Your teams will also build unified discovery and browsing experiences that meet the shopper wherever they find eBay, whether they start the homepage or come through a marketing event, social media, or an internet search.You are an energetic leader who will set the vision and lead teams across Homepage, Gen AI and ML systems, marketing, search browsing, emails and notifications, to focus on building one unified, lovable customer experience. You will lead PMs who are innovating on both ends of the stack - from AI-powered experiences that help shoppers browse and discover new items, to investments in deep learning and our portfolio of machine learned models. You’ll be pushing the frontiers of what’s possible, and have a direct impact on eBay’s growth and bottom line. Most importantly, you will help millions of sellers and small businesses connect with their dream shoppers, creating economic opportunities and communities that wouldn’t be possible otherwise. eBay’s vision is to become the best global marketplace through a tech-led reimagination of the company. We’re on a mission to become every buyer’s personal shopper, and every seller’s best promoter. Our superpowers? A global inventory of 1.5 billion uniquely listed items that can’t be found anywhere else, and machine learning and AI teams who love innovation. Our team has powered over $1bn of new business over the last few years, and we’re not stopping there. We’re working hard to make eBay more engaging and personalized for our customers - whether they’re Gen Z thrifters, sneakerheads, or trading card aficionados. We hear customers tell us: “eBay should really know me by now,” and we agree!What you will accomplish: The product leader of the Homepage and Discovery team will have a huge impact on the public eBay brand and eBay’s growth trajectory. As the product leader of eBay’s flagship landing experience, define the team charter, set the strategic narrative, and define investment roadmap to power discovery and personalized exploration across all of eBay’s browsing surfaces.Work closely with VPs and GMs globally on flagship events to elevate eBay’s brand, claim our place in cultural moments, and lead in the social commerce landscape. Work with senior product, design, and engineering leaders to co-develop new, lovable eBay browsing experiences powered by state-of-the-art ML and Gen AI, starting with the Homepage but extending to landing pages from search, emails, events, and anywhere a shopper comes to eBay.Lead, manage, and grow a team of consumer and ML PMs (managers and ICs) delivering these revamped shopping and browsing experiences on eBay’s web and mobile experiences. Align the way eBay measures success for Homepage and Discovery with the customer journey. Unify these experiences with everyday touchpoints like emails, notifications, and events - when shoppers come to the Homepage or any landing surface, we should already know all about their journey with eBay.What you will bring: Strategic product leader with track record of execution: able to set a compelling vision that resonates across both ML practitioners and non-technical leaders, and bring together teams across functions to execute to winExperience building and growing a team of product managers: preferably across both consumer-facing and ML or infra/platform product teams. A player-coach: You invest in people and care deeply about their development and career growth, and you also coach by setting an example of product excellence.Entrepreneurial leader: led 0-to-1 products or major product revamps at large-scale consumer companies. You aim teams at innovating ahead of the industry landscape,and are able to excite and bring partners along with the visionCustomer empathy is core to your product management DNA. You build human-centered product experiences, and coach teams to solve customer problemsPreferred: Experience with ML personalization, or other algorithmically driven consumer experiences in social ecommerce, social media, or content platforms at scale. Experience in growth acquisition and retention strategy in consumer products at scale. The pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California, Washington, or New York is expected in the range below.$187,600 - $291,500Base 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.Please see the Talent Privacy Notice for information regarding how eBay handles your personal data collected when you use the eBay Careers website or apply for a job with eBay.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 talent@ebay.com. 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.Jobs posted with location as "Remote - United States (Excludes: HI, NM)" excludes residents of Hawaii and New Mexico. This website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to browse the site, you agree to our use of cookies. Visit our Privacy Center for more information.
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