Director Data Science, eBay Live

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The Role:

The Director of eBay Live Data Science will be responsible for setting the vision and strategy to create the thinking systems and processes to advance our business through Data Science and Analytics. This role will lead a team of analysts and data scientists to drive proactive insights and identify growth opportunities for our customers.

This leader will bring technical analytical and strategic strengths with a deep background in statistics mathematics and/or engineering. We are looking for a very customer-focused data science senior leader who can contribute and build breakthrough outstanding analytical solutions to help solve sophisticated problems and drive key business decisions. Analytics at eBay is a multidisciplinary craft and it is foundational; it is a strategic arm that heavily influences critical decisions made by eBay leaders.

Responsibilities:

• Scale the capabilities of the Data Science team to drive better business decisions for the eBay Live business product and cross-functional initiatives.

• Develop globally consistent analytical frameworks and metrics to better understand the customer and business impact of our product teams so that eBay can optimize investments and drive growth.

• Manage product analytics team perform discovery analytics and drive best practices in experimentation.

• Apply data and behavioral science to solve customer problems.

• Develop outstanding automated self-serve dashboard solutions.

• Provide technical expertise in developing methods for measuring business performance and research the use of sophisticated mathematical statistical and experimental tools & techniques

• Articulate requirements and coordinate with data infrastructure teams to increase availability of new internal and external tools and datasets in to unlock new insights.

• Support training development recruiting and inspiration in the decision science team.

• Communicate with and present regularly to eBays executives & leadership team.

Job requirements:

• Confirmed analytics and data science leader that has built impactful analytical capabilities within a large global company

• 12 years of experience analyzing large sophisticated multifaceted data sets in relational databases and non-relational databases using querying languages and analytics automation tools.

• Strong technical and quantitative background with masters degree or equivalent experience in computer science Math Physics or Engineering.

• Ability to collaborate with key partners in a fast-paced and highly matrixed environment including business product marketing technology and finance in order to plan and implement eBays analytics roadmap.

• Highly analytical strategic and diligent with a dedication to excellence and a passion for understanding the business implications of analyses.

• Ability to influence and drive execution across organizational lines.

• Experience with data and analytical tools including R and Python.

• Knowledge of statistics (e.g. multivariate statistics predictive modeling controlled test design).

• Excellent management recruiting mentor team-building and organizational skills.

• Ability to identify and take on critical projects as well as lead multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic changing environment.

• Willing to take calculated risks and make decisions with imperfect information.

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 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.

Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.

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