Sr. Technical Program Manager, Eng

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About the role and the team:

At eBay we believe great products dont just happentheyre built with passion collaboration and a drive to make things better. Our mission is to improve how we build and launch products that Buyers and Sellers around the world love. We are dedicated to optimizing every stage of the product development lifecyclestreamlining processes accelerating delivery and empowering cross-functional teams to focus on outcomes and magical customer experiences. If youre excited about shaping the way great products come to life and improving experiences for millions of customers wed love for you to join us!

As a TPM on the eBay Live engineering team youll drive execution across complex multi-team technical programsplatform capabilities backend services infrastructure reliability and developer productivity. Youll partner deeply with engineering leaders and architects to translate technical strategy into executable plans manage cross-team dependencies and ensure predictable delivery of high-quality software.

What you will accomplish:

• Drive programs spanning architecture backend services APIs infrastructure and operational readiness coordinating delivery across multiple engineering teams.

• Build multi-quarter plans in collaboration with product and engineering leads guiding estimation and tradeoffs.

• Enable execution readiness by ensuring clarity around goals timelines and handoffs; proactively flag risks or misalignments before they escalate

• Partner with engineering leadership to define and track technical milestones including design reviews build phases integration testing rollout and post-launch validation.

• Proactively resolve delivery risks and operational issues to keep initiatives on track.

• Lead prioritization discussions with cross-functional partners supporting data-driven and customer-centered decisions.

• Introduce scalable execution practices such as risk logs intake processes or RACI documentation that improve delivery hygiene and reduce team friction

• Communicate clearly and confidently across engineering product and executive audiences.

• Ensure alignment across teams and surface key decisions blockers and progress updates.

• Identify and implement tools workflows or process improvements that increase delivery speed and transparency.

What you will bring:

• 5 years of Technical Program Management experience including establishing program management frameworks for new or early-stage initiatives and scaling them as programs mature.

• Experience transitioning from Software Engineering (or similar technical role) into Technical Program Management or significant hands-on technical delivery experience in lieu of that.

• Proven track record to define structure where none exists creating planning execution and reporting mechanisms that enable teams to adapt quickly without losing clarity.

• Strong experience driving cross-functional planning across Product Engineering Design Data and Operations in highly agile rapidly evolving environments.

• Deep understanding of software delivery technical dependencies risk management and execution tradeoffs with a bias toward speed iteration and impact.

• Strong fluency in distributed systems service-oriented architectures and modern SDLC practices (CI/CD automated testing release strategies).

• Strong communicator and facilitator comfortable navigating ambiguity resolving misalignment and influencing decisions without formal authority.

• A trusted cross-functional partner who keeps teams aligned advised and unblocked while balancing autonomy and accountability.

• Strong proficiency with program management and planning tools (JIRA Confluence Airtable or similar) and the ability to tailor tooling to fit new programs.

• Thrives in eBay Lives high-growth dynamic environment bringing structure momentum and clarity to new programs without slowing teams down.

Additional Details

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:

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 RRSP eligibility 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.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within eBay.

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