Technical PM

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About the team and the role:

You will be joining the Seller Experience organization within eBay which is at the heart of the overall eBay marketplace. The Seller Experience team focuses on end-to-end digital experiences for our sellers, making it seamless to list, sell and grow a thriving business with eBay. Our Sellers are at the center of everything we do, and our product, engineering and design teams obsess over building best-in-class experiences that our eBay seller community loves!

Technical Program Managers (TPMs) own the delivery of larger engineering / technical challenges and transform engineering and operational excellence across our team. We are hiring a Technical Program Manager to lead the transition and scale of our listing platform to support all of our experience use cases for eBay Sellers.

As a Technical Program Manager, you will independently lead one or more broad cross-organization technical initiatives from the early stages through release. You will be responsible for influencing organizational roadmap priorities, aligning dependent domain owners, and giving technical direction. This role acts as the main liaison between technical teams, product managers, and other business partners and manages communication with collaborators. You will guide the technical direction and decisions to deliver a solution that meets eBay’s standards for customer satisfaction, efficiency, stability, extensibility, simplicity, and operational excellence.

What you will accomplish:

• You will find opportunities for the GraphQL Federation Platform based on user needs, technical capabilities, revenue impact, and input from team members.
• Evangelize GraphQL usage throughout the company; facilitate discussions to educate, share standard processes, and understand use cases across teams.
• Phase and prioritize roadmap across multiple technology teams; clearly explain why these initiatives are important to our larger company goals
• Clearly and effectively communicate the what, the why and the how up and down the organization including, but not limited to major launches, status of roadmap and goals
• Build strong cross-departmental collaborative relationships with team members that generate positive feedback
• Monitor key performance metrics, clearly communicate what the numbers represent, and provide insight to drive product development recommendations

What you will bring:

• 10+ years of relevant work experience in technical program management in highly distributed development and business environments at a global scale; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field. Master's Degree in computer science, electrical engineering or a related technical team preferred.
• Deep understanding and experience of technical concepts behind the core components of GraphQL-based platforms; can communicate the what and why of these technologies to both technical and non-technical people.
• Can take a high-level, strategic view on the developer experience provided by the data platform and grasp how it impacts product development; can articulate and advocate for a product development ecosystem that enhances product capabilities through a properly designed end-to-end stack.
• Experience establishing and leading teams through multi-disciplinary relationships, including product management, engineering, design and partner program management functions. Examples of cultivating collaboration, strategic alignment and coordinated planning and execution across multiple functions.
• Is in their element at the intersection of technology, operations, and business; and Is able to work collaboratively with a team of senior backend engineers and architects
• Strong technical background, including knowledge of frontend, backend, infrastructure and mobile application technologies, and experience in an agile environment.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California, Washington, or New York is expected in the range below.

$168,400 - $262,900

Base 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.

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