Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
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 reinventing 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.

eBay Live is a new way to sell on eBay, where sellers and buyers interact live on video. Sellers build buyer trust, expand their customer base, and grow repeat business through consistent and engaging live streams. Buyers can view, chat, ask questions, give feedback, vote, and buy online during eBay Live selling.

We are looking for an experienced Category Manager to join this exciting growing programme and play a pivotal role in driving scale and success. You will work closely with our sellers to help them succeed on this new platform and be responsible for delivering GMV targets. You will advocate for your sellers, understand our platform and how it needs to evolve, and help build a scalable program.

What you will accomplish:
- Bring market expertise to deliver a daring eBay Live GMV target
- Define criteria for selecting sellers to onboard using pattern recognition, analytics, and forecasting
- Develop positive relationships with strategic sellers to build programming and recruit new sellers
- Shepherd sellers through onboarding, identifying issues and building processes, tools, and workarounds
- Understand drivers of success on the platform and mentor your portfolio of sellers across assortment, live host, production, selling formats, marketing, etc.
- Advocate for sellers with cross-functional teams, propose solutions, seed new programs, lobby for sellers, and activate initiatives
- Contribute to shaping the future structure of the UK Live category team
- Work closely with the core Collectibles & Fashion categories and Marketing teams to drive success

Experience
- Experience and interest in live selling or innovative shopping formats
- Category management experience, ideally in Fashion
- Deep understanding of the eBay platform
- Strong project management, organisation, and partner engagement skills
- Experience working in matrix-led organisations
- Ability to mentor junior team members by modelling strong management behaviours

About you
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Customer emotional intelligence
- Ability and willingness to travel to support events including at weekends

Qualifications
No specific qualifications required beyond relevant experience and skills