Jobs / United States / Ebay INC
Senior Manager, Live Risk Strategy
Ebay INC · 🇺🇸 San Jose
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).
- Confirmed live todayWhen 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. Are you ready to build the future of trust and safety in live commerce? We are seeking a strategic, committed Senior Manager, Live Seller Risk Policy to own and scale the end-to-end Seller Risk framework related to eBay Live. eBay Live is a high-growth, high-visibility business unit where real-time interactions meet rapid transactions. In this role, you will define how live sellers are evaluated, onboarded, monitored, and graduated as we expand across new categories and global markets. This is a critical balancing act. Your policies will directly influence seller supply and growth. They also keep eBay protected from fraud, financial loss, compliance gaps, and trust exposure. Reporting to the Director of Live Risk, you will be part of the Risk team and act as the main connection between policy and implementation. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Compliance, and Operations to develop scalable risk controls that preserve the live seller experience. What You Will Accomplish Loss Management & Risk Monitoring • Manage Seller Risk losses for eBay Live end-to-end, setting targets, tracking performance against plan, and making proactive policy adjustments to keep losses within acceptable thresholds. • Partner with Finance and Data Science to build and maintain loss forecasting models, translating portfolio risk signals into forward-looking exposure estimates that inform business planning. • Act as the responsible decision-maker for risk/reward trade-offs, clearly expressing the financial and trust consequences of policy choices to senior leadership. • Monitor and manage loss patterns throughout the entire seller lifecycle, from onboarding to graduation. Identify where and when losses concentrate. Craft targeted interventions to address root causes. Live-Centric Threat Mitigation & Calibration • Customize detection logic to incorporate data signals outstanding to live commerce, addressing the distinct risk vectors that emerge in real-time selling environments. • Define and apply progressive privilege tiers where sellers start with safe defaults and unlock advanced capabilities based on demonstrated performance. • Implement live-specific, graduated enforcement mechanisms that address policy violations proportionately, preserving seller experience where appropriate. Foundational Capability Investment • Drive investment in foundational risk capabilities to support eBay Live at scale. This includes decisioning infrastructure, data pipelines, detection tooling, and operational workflows. Work cross-functionally to prioritize and deliver these capabilities. • Balance near-term policy needs with longer-term platform health by advocating for and contributing to the development of durable, reusable risk infrastructure rather than point solutions. What You Will Bring Required Qualifications • 8+ years of experience in marketplace risk, trust and safety, fraud prevention, payments risk, seller risk, or related risk disciplines, with demonstrated expertise in building and scaling risk frameworks for digital marketpla