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Ebay Dealer Support Manager

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About the Team and the Role

Caramel, now part of eBay, is a fast-growing auto tech business transforming how independent dealers and private parties buy and sell vehicles. Our team sits at the heart of the dealer experience, running the operational engine that powers seamless transactions and financing for our dealer partners and their buyers. The Manager, Dealer Support is a hands-on "player-coach" who leads our Dealer Care and Finance Care teams, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations while continuously improving how we work. This role requires managing a unit composed of Operations Support Specialists and Finance Support members. You will partner with Dealer Account Executives and different collaborators. You will play a meaningful role in improving dealer happiness, accelerating funding, and driving business growth.

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 9AM - 5PM

What You Will Accomplish

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team passionate about Dealer Assistance and Financial Services. Set clear expectations and provide ongoing mentoring and training to ensure consistency, accuracy, and excellent experiences for dealers and buyers.
• Develop expertise in all dealer support and finance workflows. Handle complex or time-sensitive transactions to complete them on time. Demonstrate standard methodologies for the team.
• Oversee end-to-end dealer transaction and finance application management, from document collection and DocuSign processing through submission to lenders, to improve turnaround times and minimize rework or delays.
• Monitor lender funding pipelines and deal status. Proactively resolve outstanding items by collaborating with dealerships, purchasers, and internal partners to keep funding on track.
• Own and refine quality and risk standards for documents, titles, sales reviews, and post-purchase blocking issues, including DMV and lending questions. This reduces errors and protects compliance. It also improves customer outcomes.
• Analyze operational metrics (such as SLAs, turnaround times, error rates, and dealer satisfaction trends) to identify bottlenecks and lead process improvements, tool enhancements, and SOP updates that scale with business growth.

What You Will Bring

• 4+ years of experience in operations support, customer operations, or dealer/F&I operations, including 2+ years in a team lead or people manager role, preferably in automotive, finance, or tech environments.
• A hands-on, "player-coach" leadership style with a track record of learning processes end-to-end, jumping into the work when needed, and guiding teams through change in a fast-paced setting.
• Demonstrated expertise with complex operational workflows and tools, including proficiency with Microsoft Office, CRM systems, and electronic document management platforms such as DocuSign or similar.
• Experience with consumer or dealer finance processing, including applications, decisioning, funding, and lender interactions, and comfort leading teams that operate in this environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple queues, priorities, and service levels while maintaining high standards of quality, accuracy, and compliance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship-building skills, with a history of fostering inclusive, collaborative team cultures and effectively partnering with dealers, buyers, lenders, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Additional Details

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:

$81,200 - $139,400

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.