Data Scientist

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About the team and the role:
At eBay we connect millions of buyers and sellers around the world creating economic opportunity for individuals entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes. The Seller Experience team is focused on making it easier and faster for anyone to sell on eBay by combining AI automation and intuitive product design to create smarter more personalized selling journeys.
As a Senior Data Scientist you will serve as a senior analytics leader for the Selling Experience product area helping shape product strategy through rigorous experimentation causal analysis and scalable data products. You will partner closely with Product and Engineering leaders mentor junior data scientists and independently lead complex high-visibility analytics workstreams across initiatives such as Magical listing flow personalized seller guidance AI-powered insights and experimentation infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity brings deep technical expertise and is excited to scale team impact through AI-powered analytics capabilities and reusable self-serve tools.

What you will accomplish:

• Lead high-impact experimentation and causal analysis across Selling Experience designing A/B tests and quasi-experimental approaches that generate reliable insights for complex product decisions and roadmap investments.
• Shape product strategy by proactively identifying growth opportunities diagnosing seller friction points and translating ambiguous business questions into clear analytical frameworks and actionable recommendations.
• Serve as the analytics anchor for the product area by partnering with Product Engineering and business leaders in senior cross-functional forums to align measurement approaches priorities and decision-making.
• Build and scale reusable analytics foundationsincluding experimentation frameworks data models monitoring and shared toolingthat improve measurement quality and increase team velocity over time.
• Advance team capabilities by developing AI-powered analytics agents and self-serve data products that help partners access insights faster make stronger decisions independently and reduce manual analytical overhead.
• Raise the bar for analytical excellence by mentoring junior data scientists guiding technical approaches and championing high standards for data quality instrumentation and measurement reliability across the seller experience.

What you will bring:

• Masters or Ph.D. in Data Science Statistics Economics Computer Science or a related quantitative field with 7 years of experience in product analytics data science or a similar analytical role.
• Deep expertise in experimentation and measurement including A/B testing advanced experimental design causal inference statistical modeling and other quantitative methods used in complex product environments.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large-scale complex datasets to deliver rigorous analysis scalable data models and decision-ready insights.
• Hands-on experience applying LLMs or generative AI to analytics or product use cases including prompt design evaluation frameworks AI-assisted workflows or AI-powered feature integration.
• Demonstrated success building or contributing to AI agent systems self-serve data products or shared analytics tooling that improves team efficiency and broadens access to insights.
• Proven ability to independently lead high-visibility analytics workstreams mentor junior team members and communicate clearly with senior cross-functional stakeholders; experience in marketplace ecommerce or large-scale technology products is a plus.

Additional Details

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

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 RRSP eligibility 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.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within eBay.

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