eBay
Principal, Design
$225K–$300K
San Jose · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 22, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years.
- Visa sponsorship
- Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.
About the job
Defines eBay’s long-term experience vision and leads strategic, hands-on design initiatives across its global commerce platform.
What you'll do
- Set experience strategy and lead multi-year initiatives across buyer, seller, and platform experiences.
- Explore, prototype, and execute improvements to core commerce journeys while raising design quality and building scalable systems.
- Align senior cross-functional leaders and experiment with AI tools in design workflows.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of experience spanning strategic thinking and detailed design execution.
- Demonstrated leadership of large-scale, ambiguous initiatives with measurable outcomes across teams or business domains.
- Ability to influence VP+ stakeholders through communication, storytelling, and design work.
- Expertise in designing and scaling systems, platforms, or end-to-end experiences in complex global organizations, supported by a strong UX, interaction, and product design portfolio.
Pay
$224,800 - $300,100 USD base salary
AI focus
Explore and apply AI tools in design workflows through strategic leadership and direct experimentation; the posting also says AI tools may be used for administrative tasks in hiring.
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