Hiring: Sr. Director, Compensation Company: eBay Location: San Jose, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:50:24 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Accessibility, Agile, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint About the job Experience: •15+ years of experience designing, managing, and evolving compensation programs in complex, global organizations. Required Skills: •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. •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. •Strategically drive 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. •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. Qualifications: •Strategic, curious, and agile leader with 15+ years of experience designing, managing, and evolving compensation programs in complex, global organizations. •Trusted advisor and influential partner who builds strong relationships with senior business leaders, People Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, People Analytics, Legal, and cross-functional stakeholders. •Strong compensation strategist with deep understanding of broad-based compensation, incentives, market pricing, job architecture, pay equity, pay transparency, and global compensation practices. •Data-driven decision maker who uses market data, workforce insights, pay equity analysis, and program metrics to develop clear recommendations and drive action. •Executive communicator who can translate complex compensation topics into clear business cases, leadership recommendations, and employee-facing messages. •Enterprise leader equally comfortable defining long-term strategy, influencing executive stakeholders, and being hands-on to solve complex problems and ensure disciplined execution. •Proven ability to lead organizational change, build alignment across diverse stakeholders, and successfully implement transformational initiatives at enterprise scale. •Strong project and process leader with the ability to manage complex initiatives, prioritize effectively, and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment. •High-integrity operator who can balance governance, business judgment, confidentiality, and client service in ambiguous or sensitive situations. •Proficiency with compensation analytics, Excel, PowerPoint, and global people systems. Compensation: •$240,000 - $320,400 / 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!