Hiring: Director, Agentic Shopping Company: eBay Location: San Jose, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 09:50:23 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : LLM, Machine Learning, NLP About the job Experience: •12+ years of experience in applied research, machine learning, search, NLP, or related technical leadership roles. You have led senior individual contributors and/or managers in complex organizations. Required Skills: •Located in San Jose, you will collaborate closely with product, design, and cross-functional executives to define strategy, drive execution, and build world-class shopping experiences. Qualifications: •Holding an advanced academic degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, NLP, Information Retrieval, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related specialty; or demonstrated equivalent experience recognized within the field. •Demonstrated success improving business outcomes through measurable gains in relevance, engagement, conversion, or customer happiness. •Strong narrative and executive presence, with the ability to explain technical and scientific tradeoffs to diverse collaborator groups. •Location and Ways of Working •This role is based in San Jose, California. It will partner across globally distributed teams and collaborators, and requires strong cross-site operating rhythms to work effectively across North America, Europe, and Asia. •Periodic travel to key sites may be required for planning, leadership alignment, team development, and execution reviews. •This is an opportunity to help define how the future of shopping works at eBay. You will build intelligent experiences that make discovery more natural, shopping more efficient, and decision-making more confident for millions of customers worldwide! •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. •Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship. Compensation: •$240,800 - $321,500 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!