Sr. Director, Compensation
eBay
- Location
- San Jose
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Staff
- H-1B history
- 314 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Aug 19, 2026
About this role
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 People team: The People Team is responsible for shaping every aspect of the employee experience at eBay. We drive business performance through talent acquisition, learning and development, compensation, benefits, people operations, employee experience, and people technologies. We are committed to creating an environment where employees can thrive while enabling the business to achieve its strategic objectives globally. The Opportunity: eBay is seeking an accomplished and strategic Senior Director, Compensation to lead the vision, strategy, governance, design, communication, and execution of our global broad-based compensation programs. This is a highly strategic leadership role responsible for ensuring eBay’s compensation programs support employees around the world, reinforce trust and transparency, and strengthen our ability to attract, retain, and engage top talent. In this role, you will work closely with senior business leaders, the People Leadership Team, People Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, People Analytics, Legal, and other cross-functional partners to align compensation programs with eBay’s business objectives, talent strategy, and compensation philosophy. Reporting to eBay’s VP, Total Rewards, Global Mobility, and M&A, you will lead a high-performing global team of compensation partners who combine analytical rigor with strong business partnership.
What you will do
Compensation Strategy & Program Design Set the long-term vision and multi-year strategy for eBay’s global compensation programs, ensuring our compensation philosophy continues to differentiate eBay in a highly competitive market for talent while anticipating future workforce and regulatory trends. Drive the design, implementation, communication, and continuous improvement of compensation programs globally, ensuring alignment with eBay’s business objectives, talent strategy, compensation philosophy, and competitive talent needs. Serve as an enterprise thought leader on compensation, translating external market trends, competitive intelligence, workforce insights, and evolving regulations into forward-looking strategies and clear, actionable business recommendations. Oversee recognition program strategy and effectiveness, ensuring programs reinforce eBay’s culture, performance expectations, and employee experience. Foster strong collaboration across People, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, People Analytics, regional teams, and external partners to deliver scalable, equitable compensation solutions with measurable impact. Business Partnership & Compensation Delivery Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives, People leaders, and cross-functional partners, helping shape workforce and talent decisions through thoughtful compensation strategies that balance business and people priorities, market competitiveness, sound governance, and employee experience. Navigate complex, ambiguous business challenges by balancing competing priorities, bringing clarity to high-impact compensation decisions, and making informed tradeoffs. Lead compensation partner support for annual and mid-year compensation planning, ensuring strong governance, leader enablement, effective execution, and consistent application of eBay’s compensation