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 Team And The Role eBay Live is one of eBay’s highest-priority bets — a global live commerce platform that is fundamentally changing how buyers discover and connect with sellers across collectibles, fashion, luxury, and beyondWe operate across markets, scale rapidly, and face the kind of strategic questions that will define whether eBay Live becomes a generational commerce platform or misses the window. This is the definitive strategy role for eBay Live globallyAs Global Strategy Lead, you will own the upstream work that everything else depends on: defining where eBay Live is going and why, articulating the strategic principles that govern how we make decisions, designing how the business measures winning, and owning the consumer and competitive intelligence that keeps our strategy grounded in reality. This is not an execution role and it is not a planning roleIt is the role that makes the hardest strategic questions answerableYou will be expected to develop a point of view on the most consequential questions facing eBay Live globally — from first principles, not inherited assumptions — and to build the analytical and narrative foundation that senior leadership uses to make better decisions fasterIf you are energized by defining the problem before everyone else knows what it is,



this role was built for you. Reports to: VP, eBay Live Acceleration & Innovation Location: San Jose, CA (on-site preferred) What You Will Accomplish North Star: Define eBay Live’s long-term global vision — articulate where the business is going and why; build the strategic destination that anchors major investment decisions, product bets, and leadership priorities across markets and time horizons Strategic Principles: Develop the operating frameworks and trade-off logic that govern how eBay Live makes decisions globally; codify the strategic beliefs that guide prioritization, say-no discipline, and how the business reasons about growth versus focus Goal Architecture: Design how eBay Live measures winning; translate strategic priorities into business outcome frameworks, OKRs, and leading indicators that orient the org around the right metrics — and distinguish between what matters and what is merely measurable Consumer Intelligence: Own the deep understanding of eBay Live’s buyers and sellers globally; commission and synthesize qualitative and quantitative research, behavioral data, and market trends into strategic implications that sharpen priorities and challenge assumptions Competitive Intelligence: Own the global competitive narrative for eBay Live; track competitor moves,live commerce market dynamics, and platform-level shifts across regions; develop the strategic so-what that keeps leadership ahead of the market rather than reacting to it Strategic Priorities: Identify eBay Live’s most consequential global opportunities and risks; structure ambiguous, high-stakes problems into clear strategic choices; develop well-reasoned recommendations that shape what eBay Live bets on and bring executive leadership to a common view on the path forward What You Will Bring Strategy: 8+ years in strategy roles crafting explicit frameworks, defining long-range direction, and connecting the dots for senior leaders — with a track record that goes beyond executing strategy to building it; experience at a top-tier management consulting firm or investment

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