Snr. Manager, GMS BizDev Lead

eBay • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

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 role:
This Sr. Manager role will report into the Sr. Director of Global Markets Success Operations & Strategy. This role sits at the center of GMS’s inorganic growth agenda, acting as the connective tissue between Market GMs, Business Units, and Ventures / M&A teams to shape and advance strategic partnership and investment opportunities across eBay.
The GMS Business Development Lead will partner with key stakeholders to define and drive a pipeline of partnership, investment, and acquisition opportunities for Global Markets Success — leading the end-to-end development and orchestration of these opportunities from early ideation through alignment, and enabling successful transition to execution and value realization.

Requirements

• Experience in business development, strategy, partnerships, M&A, or consulting, with a track record of owning and driving strategic initiatives end-to-end
• Strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate independently in a complex, global environment

Responsibilities

• Define and build inorganic growth pipeline
• Partner with GMS Leadership and Market GMs to define priorities and originate a pipeline of commercial partnerships, investments, and acquisition opportunities
• Assess, shape, and prioritize opportunities, developing clear strategic rationale and business cases
• Drive development and alignment of opportunities
• Enable end-to-end development of inorganic opportunities, aligned to the GMS strategy, and in partnership with key stakeholders
• Drive cross-functional engagement (Product, Finance, Legal, Ventures, M&A) to structure, refine, and advance opportunities
• Enable execution and value realization
• Ensure smooth transition from opportunity development into execution, partnering with BU and PMI teams where relevant
• Maintain accountability for outcomes by tracking progress against strategic objectives and ensuring follow-through on value realization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees