Director of Product, Ad Marketplace

eBay•San Jose, CA

1d•$224,800 - $300,100•Remote

About The Position

At eBay, we have created 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 doing this by developing one of the most sophisticated ad marketplaces in the world. As the Director of Product, Ad Marketplace, you will own our core serving and marketplace tools. You will guide the development of our most important systems—including ad serving, bidding, targeting, and auction dynamics—ensuring they are outstanding and provide speed for the advertiser. You will make sure that advertiser budgets are allocated effectively on and off eBay to generate the highest possible return on investment, while driving innovation in billion-dollar products by investing in new growth opportunities. You will achieve this by bringing to bear traditional and generative AI to create significant improvements in our product capabilities. You will lead and grow a world-class team and collaborate with leaders across eBay to ensure that advertising serves as a force multiplier for the entire marketplace. This role is ideal for a visionary leader 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.

Requirements

10–15 years of experience in technology product management, with 8–10 years of dedicated experience in digital advertising
Strong proficiency in core ad tech, focusing on ad serving systems, auction mechanics, and essential ad stack frameworks within marketplaces, e-commerce, or high-traffic consumer platforms
Strong technical proficiency with a validated ability to understand how innovative backend systems drive product metrics
Deep analytical capability with a data-first approach and outstanding experimentation skills
Hands-on experience developing products powered by artificial intelligence, including direct exposure to generative AI technology and deep learning models
Over 5 years of experience in leading people, demonstrating a history of guiding and growing high-achieving teams
Outstanding storytelling and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence executive collaborators and cross-functional partners

Responsibilities

Drive Product and Business Strategy
Lead the end-to-end product vision, strategy, and roadmap for full ad serving capabilities, auction mechanics, and core marketplace infrastructure
Guide the approach for 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
Deliver AI-aided impact
Leverage AI/ML to optimize core ad serving, improving incremental sales velocity, advertiser ROAS, and budget utilization
Push product and engineering teams to pioneer breakthroughs and lead innovations within the broader ad tech community
Cultivate a culture of progress driven by applying rigorous experimentation, A/B testing, and deep data analysis
Lead a High-Performing Team
Hire, mentor, and scale a team of world-class product managers
Foster a product culture grounded in rapid experimentation, deep seller empathy, and a hunger for growth
Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the team and the wider organization
Operate as a Strategic, Cross-Functional Leader
Align closely with executive leaders across Product, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, and Legal
Represent your product area in executive forums, seamlessly translating complex technical strategies into clear business impacts
Collaborate with program and operations teams to guarantee detailed roadmap execution and timely delivery