Sr. Technical Program Manager

About the role and the team:

At eBay, we believe great products don’t just happen—they’re built with passion, collaboration, and a drive to make things better. That’s where the Planning, Program and Operational Excellence team comes in. Our mission is to improve how we build and launch products that Buyers and Sellers around the world love. We are dedicated to optimizing every stage of the product development lifecycle—streamlining processes, accelerating delivery, and empowering cross-functional teams to focus on outcomes and magical customer experiences. If you’re excited about shaping the way great products come to life and improving experiences for millions of customers, we’d love for you to join us!

As a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM), you will lead the coordination, execution, and successful delivery of one or more complex end-to-end product and engineering projects. You will be responsible for ensuring that all projects are optimized for readiness, execution, utilization, and velocity while driving seamless collaboration across engineering, product, and cross-functional teams. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, strategic execution, and leadership skills to manage multiple domain partners, influence technical decisions, and guide teams through the full software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate will be adept at breaking down complex projects, managing ambiguity, and fostering collaboration across engineering, product, and leadership teams to drive innovation, quality and efficiency.

What You Will Accomplish

• Drive end-to-end execution of complex technical programs from concept to launch, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to design features, prioritize tasks, and maintain roadmaps with clear milestones and dependencies
• Lead technical discussions to facilitate scalable architecture decisions and guide Agile methodologies for optimizing delivery processes
• Monitor program execution, identifying blockers and implementing mitigation strategies to ensure smooth progression
• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing program status updates and resolving escalations
• Partner across functions to align execution strategies and drive consensus in decision-making processes
• Drive discussions on technical feasibility and best practices, supporting design discussions and architecture reviews
• Establish governance frameworks to uphold quality, transparency, and accountability throughout program lifecycles
• Implement automation and tooling to enhance program tracking, transparency, and operational oversight

What You Will Bring

• 10+ years of experience working directly with product & engineering teams on software development projects.
• 8+ years of experience in technical program or product management, leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience managing technical roadmaps, defining product requirements, and driving system architecture decisions.
• Experience in crafting epics & user stories, release planning, backlogs, and agile methodologies.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, build consensus, and navigate ambiguity.
• Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, and system design trade-offs.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Strong knowledge of project tracking tools (Airtable, JIRA, Confluence, etc.).
• Ability to drive continuous process improvements and automation.