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Senior Category Manager Live
Ebay INC · 🇺🇸 Kleinmachnow
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 478 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 314 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Ebay INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Manager, Trust Strategy & Ops eBay Live” (Project Management Specialists) in UT: $90k–$90k, median $90k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Last confirmed live 2 days agoWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Ebay INC
The US Department of Labor certified 478 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 314 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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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 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 eBay Live eBay Live is shaping the future of commerce — a fast-growing live shopping experience where sellers and buyers connect in real time. From collectibles and fashion to luxury goods and tech, we bring storytelling, expertise, and community into the heart of shopping. eBay Live operates like a startup within eBay: fast-paced, experimental, data-driven, highly cross-functional, and global. About the Role We’re looking for a Category Manager to take end-to-end ownership of one or more categories within eBay Live Germany . Reporting to the Category Lead, you will operate as the business owner for your categories — accountable for their commercial performance, strategy, and execution. You will develop a deep understanding of your categories, customers, sellers, and competitive landscape to identify opportunities, set priorities, and mobilize cross-functional partners behind them. In a rapidly evolving Live Commerce environment, you will be expected to operate proactively, experiment, learn quickly, and adapt as we build the playbook for Live in Germany. What You’ll Do • Own your categories end-to-end: Take accountability for category strategy, GMV and commercial performance, defining where to play, how to win, and the actions required to deliver sustainable growth. • Shape the seller and inventory strategy: Determine the seller mix, inventory, and supply required to win your categories. Set clear acquisition, activation, retention, and growth priorities for Business Development and Account Management teams , provide commercial direction, and ensure investments and agreements deliver against business objectives and ROI. • Drive demand and programming: Identify opportunities across programming, buyer experience, marketing, and demand generation, partnering with relevant teams to build compelling category propositions and unlock scalable growth. • Own performance management and reporting: Forecast and track category performance, diagnose drivers and blockers, and independently deliver business reviews and leadership reporting with a clear point of view on what is happening, why, and what needs to happen next . • Lead cross-functional execution: Mobilize BD, AM, Programming, Marketing, Product, Operations, and other partners around category priorities, navigating competing needs, constructively challenging assumptions, removing blockers, and driving accountability for outcomes. • Build the category playbook: Stay close to customer behavior, seller models, competitors, and emerging Live and social commerce trends; proactively identify opportunities, form hypotheses, and test, learn, iterate, and pivot to establish new growth levers. Who You Are • 4–7 years of relevant experience in category management, commercial roles, e-commerce, marketplaces, strategy, business development, management consulting, or a similarly analytical and commercially focused environment. • A strong commercial operator with an ownership mindset , comfortable carrying a number, understanding business economics and ROI, making trade-offs, and setting com