Sr. Director, Corp FP&A

eBay•San Jose, CA

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About The Position

eBay is seeking a strategic, commercially minded, and collaborative Senior Director of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, and performance management. The role shapes financial strategy and provides insights to inform business decisions, optimize resource allocation, and support long-term growth. It serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and partners with the CFO, executive leadership team, and finance leaders to translate financial performance into business insights and strategic recommendations. Reporting directly to the Vice President of FP&A, this leader will bring experience in Corporate FP&A at a complex, publicly traded company and operate at both strategic and operational levels. The role develops clear financial narratives for executive decision-making and investor and Board communications, while advancing the finance organization through simplification, standardization, emerging technologies, AI-enabled analytics, data visualization, and process automation. It also leads and develops a high-performing team and fosters accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive Finance experience, including significant leadership experience in Corporate FP&A within a complex, global organization.
Expertise in enterprise financial planning, forecasting, performance management, long-range strategic planning, and capital and resource allocation.
Ability to serve as a strategic thought partner to senior executives and influence enterprise-level decisions through financial rigor and commercial judgment.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including the ability to challenge assumptions and identify business drivers.
Strong executive presence and communication skills, including translating complex financial information into insights and recommendations and supporting Board-level materials.
Track record of building, leading, and developing high-performing teams.
Ability to influence across organizational boundaries and build partnerships with senior business and functional leaders.
Experience driving finance transformation, including improvements to financial systems, planning processes, reporting infrastructure, and analytical capabilities.
Understanding of financial planning technologies, data analytics, data visualization platforms, and AI-enabled capabilities.
Experience leading automation initiatives that reduce manual data processing and accelerate monthly and quarterly reporting cycles.
Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills; proficiency with Google and/or Microsoft Office, advanced BI tools, and enterprise financial planning and reporting platforms.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution and sound judgment under ambiguity.
High degree of integrity, accountability, and self-awareness, with a commitment to continuous improvement, developing others, and delivering results.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the technology sector.
Experience in a publicly traded company is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead corporate financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and management reporting, ensuring rigor, consistency, and alignment with enterprise priorities.
Partner with the VP of FP&A to provide the CFO and executive leadership with forward-looking financial perspectives, challenge assumptions, and inform business and investment decisions.
Drive the financial components of long-range planning, evaluating growth opportunities, strategic investments, financial trade-offs, and enterprise resource allocation.
Develop financial narratives, analyses, and presentations for executive discussions, investor communications, and Board reporting.
Lead analytical initiatives to assess performance, identify trends, evaluate risks and opportunities, and inform strategic and operational decisions.
Collaborate with business unit Finance leaders, Investor Relations, Controllership, Treasury, Tax, and other stakeholders to strengthen financial alignment and streamline reporting.
Modernize financial planning and reporting through simplification, scalable systems, workflow automation, and adoption of AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics.
Drive the transition from static reporting to dynamic, self-service dashboards and interactive financial insights.
Establish financial frameworks, reporting standards, and performance metrics, and identify non-value-added activities for elimination.
Lead, develop, and inspire the Corporate FP&A team, fostering curiosity, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
Advance Finance organization transformation by challenging established practices, navigating ambiguity, and driving sustainable improvements.