Director, Design

eBay•San Jose, CA

1d•$224,800 - $300,100•Remote

About The Position

eBay’s Design organization creates seamless, end-to-end experiences that connect millions of buyers and sellers globally. The team is customer-focused, collaborative, and driven by curiosity—working across product, engineering, and business to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful impact. As a Director, Design, you will enable teams working on eBay’s most important initiatives to deliver high-quality, impactful experiences. While Principal, Design team members define product direction and outcomes, you as the Director, Design are accountable for how effectively teams operate—building strong talent, improving collaboration, and raising the quality and consistency of design across the organization. This role is a force multiplier, scaling impact through people, craft, and ways of working.

Requirements

15+ years of experience leading and developing cross-functional design teams, with a focus on building inclusive, high-performing environments
Strong hiring and talent management skills, including coaching, feedback, and supporting career growth
Ability to plan and allocate resources effectively, with a clear understanding of team capacity and priorities
Solid design judgment, with the ability to guide, critique, and elevate work quality across a team
Proven ability to improve team effectiveness and ways of working in complex, fast-moving environments
Comfort navigating ambiguity, making informed decisions, and collaborating across distributed, global teams

Responsibilities

Increase team effectiveness by driving clarity, focus, and strong ways of working across design, product, and engineering
Raise the quality and consistency of design through thoughtful direction, critique, and shared standards
Build and grow a high-performing, inclusive team, strengthening talent, engagement, and long-term capability
Develop designers into confident, independent contributors and future leaders through coaching and feedback
Improve cross-functional collaboration, reducing friction and enabling faster, higher-quality decision-making
Create an environment where teams can navigate ambiguity, maintain momentum, and deliver consistently