eBay · 18 hours ago
Data Science Lead - Analyst 5
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $228K/yr
6+ years expeBay is a global ecommerce leader changing the way the world shops and sells. They are seeking a hands-on Lead Data Scientist to optimize eBay’s personalized search experience and mentor a team of data scientists, driving insights and collaboration to enhance the user journey.
AuctionsE-CommerceInternetMarketplaceRetail
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of at least three data scientists, providing technical guidance, setting priorities, and ensuring high-quality execution and delivery
Conduct, analyze, and deep dive into A/B tests and provide actional recommendations on improving the search features
Perform statistical analysis and modelling of customer’s behavioral data to identify opportunities to build new search features solving for key pain-points in search user journey
Identify new growth opportunities and provide actionable recommendations by leveraging insights across behavioral data, customer research and data science
Decode and validate web tracking to analyze user behaviors around new features
Develop metrics to measure product success and guide product roadmap
Drive self-serve for commonly used metrics by building dashboards and onboarding metrics to Experimentation Platform
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Statistics, Applied Econometrics, Math, Physics, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering or other related core sciences or equivalent
6+ years relevant professional experience
Experience with site experimentation (A/B testing)
Demonstrated success in people leadership or end-to-end complex project management, with the ability to remain hands-on in technical execution and day-to-day details while operating at a strategic level
You would have to strike a balance between critical thinking and actual hands-on analyses using tools & packages such as SQL, R, Python, Tableau etc
You possess super strong technical skills to turn big data in Hadoop into practical insights. At the same time, you also have the ability to think about the big picture and connect the dots to evaluate how the insights impact eBay's ecosystem
Proactive collaboration and effective communication are needed
Flexible and capable of working across multiple time zones
Preferred
Prior experience in Search and understand how a search engine works
Consistent track record of turning insights into product growth opportunities in prior roles with increasing scope and responsibilities
Ability to present complex analyses and insights effectively in simple terms
Good experience with both descriptive and inferential statistics
Experience in a leading technology company
Background in e-commerce product experience
Experience with Natural Language Processing or LLM/GenAI is a plus
Benefits
Target bonus
Restricted stock units
Full range of medical benefits
Financial benefits
401(k) eligibility
Various paid time off benefits
PTO
Parental leave
Company
eBay
eBay is a global online marketplace enabling users to buy, sell, and auction new or used items across various categories.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.16BKey Investors
Benchmark
2022-11-07Post Ipo Debt· $1.15B
1998-09-24IPO
1998-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Jamie Iannone
CEO
Alex Kazim
VP, GM eBay Services
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