Principal, Competitive Strat & Insights

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: The Global Competitive Strategy & Insights team serves as the strategic intelligence hub for eBay's executive leadership. We deliver high-impact, forward-looking insights that guide eBay’s senior leaders through an evolving global commerce landscape. Partnering closely with global category verticals, horizontal product initiatives, finance, and corporate strategy teams, we connect macro market data, competitive intelligence, customer/seller behavior, and deep financial modeling into clear, actionable perspectives. Our work directly informs enterprise-level strategic choices, capital allocation, and long-term growth trajectories. Principal, Competitive Strategy & Insights is a senior strategic leadership role responsible for shaping eBay’s perspective on the global competitive landscape and directly influencing the company’s highest-priority growth, investment, and operating decisions. Operating with high autonomy, you will define the competitive intelligence agenda and market strategy across key strategic categories and enterprise priorities. You will architect high-visibility engagements, establish analytical and storytelling benchmarks, and serve as a trusted thought partner to Vice Presidents, General Managers, and executive leadership. This is a player-coach position designed for an exceptional strategist who blends high-level executive presence and strategic vision with hands-on analytical rigor. What you will accomplish: Enterprise Competitive Strategy & Executive Advisory Define the Strategic Agenda: Establish and lead the competitive strategy roadmap for eBay’s highest-priority verticals, initiatives, and corporate-level strategic choices. Proactive Threat & Opportunity Framing: Identify emerging competitive disruptions, market moves, and white-space opportunities well before they surface in traditional business metrics. C-Suite & Executive Influence: Serve as a recognized authority and strategic thought partner to Vice Presidents, GMs, and executive stakeholders, translating ambiguous market signals into clear strategic choices. Executive Storytelling: Architect compelling, fact-based narratives that synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative data into actionable, executive-ready recommendations. Advanced Analytics, Modeling & Intelligence Frameworks In-Depth Market & Financial Analysis: Oversee and execute complex market sizing, competitive benchmarking, financial modeling, and scenario planning to evaluate strategic investments and risks. Scalable Monitoring Systems: Build, refine, and maintain enterprise frameworks to track competitor moves, platform economics, and emerging commerce trends. Special Strategic Initiatives: Lead confidential, high-visibility special projects on behalf of senior leadership to guide major investment, M&A, or operating decisions. Cross-Functional Alignment & Strategic Integration Matrix Leadership: Navigate organizational complexity to create alignment across Finance, Product, Product Marketing, Vertical, and Regional teams. Connect Strategic Dots: Synthesize insights across disparate business units to eliminate redundant efforts, identify portfolio-wide implications, and accelerate enterprise decision-making. Influence Without Authority: Build