eBay
Sr. Mgr, Portfolio Strategy & Operations
RemoteUnited States only
- Role
- Product
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Enterprise
$126.8k–$204k/yr
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No BS summary
Senior manager for Global Technology strategic planning and portfolio governance. Needs 10+ years in strategy/operations or equivalent, proven cross-functional program leadership, technical fluency with software development lifecycle, and experience in large-scale global engineering organizations. Remote within California; no U.S. visa sponsorship.
Core skills
strategic planningportfolio governance
Required skills
program managementJiraAirtableJellyfishExcelSheetsdashboarding tools
Optional skills
experience with WBR/MBR/QBR operating reviewsrestricted stock units (knowledge/experience)experience with decision logs and governance standards
What you'll do
- Own the strategic planning approach for Global Technology, including calendar, standards, and leadership alignment
- Drive clarity on priorities, tradeoffs, and success measures across GT and partner organizations
- Represent and advocate for engineering priorities in cross-functional and enterprise planning and operating forums
- Maintain a trusted portfolio view of GT priorities, deliverables, resourcing assumptions, risks, dependencies, and operating health
- Establish and run portfolio governance mechanisms that keep initiative reporting consistent, outcomes focused, and decision ready
- Partner with Finance and People teams on capacity and headcount planning and hiring prioritization
- Lead execution for high-impact cross-functional initiatives, including integrated plans and dependency management
- Drive delivery rigor through clear ownership, risk management, removing blockers, and strong operating rhythms
- Shape executive agendas and forums such as GT Ops Review into decision engines
- Lead ambiguous, time-sensitive, or high-visibility workstreams on behalf of GT leadership
- Find opportunities to streamline planning, reporting, and governance using tooling, automation, and AI
- Build and scale repeatable playbooks (templates, decision logs, governance standards, reporting guidance)
- Design and drive adoption of ways-of-working improvements, including decision rights and cross-org interlocks
What they require
- Typically 10+ years in business operations, strategy & operations, management consulting, program leadership, product/engineering operations, or related roles (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Track record leading cross-functional programs from definition through measurable outcomes
- Strong communication skills and the ability to produce concise, decision ready materials for senior leaders
- Technical fluency across the software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency in working directly in data, including Sheets or Excel and dashboarding or reporting tools
- Strong judgment and discretion to handle sensitive topics and ambiguous situations
- Analytical and structured problem-solving skills (able to synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs)
- Experience in a large-scale, global engineering organization
- Familiarity with operating models (portfolio governance, operating reviews such as WBR/MBR/QBR, scorecards)
- Experience designing or improving operating mechanisms (governance, decision rights, operating cadences, cross-org interlocks)
- Proficiency with portfolio and planning tools (e.g., Jira/Airtable/Jellyfish) and dashboarding/reporting tools
Benefits
- Target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable)
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
- 401(k) eligibility
- Various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave
- Accommodation for candidates with needs (contact talent@ebay.com)
- Accessibility statement and AI Hiring Guidelines available
American multinational internet corporation that manages eBay.com
Details
Visa sponsorshipNo
$126.8k–$204k/yr