Data Science – Analyst 5

About the position

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. About the team and the role: eBay, Inc. seeks Data Science – Analyst 5 in San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

  • Provide analytics and strategic insights as well as thought leadership to help us with the Integration Roadmap on collectibles.
  • Build a close partnership with product managers, business owners, and the engineering team across the collectibles organization to identify and explore opportunities for impactful analytics to help craft the product roadmap.
  • Work on an integration plan for analytics KPI’s migration, definition, and data tables sources in the eBay ecosystem for one of the acquisitions eBay has made, alongside platform migration from the acquired company to eBay.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering (any), or a closely related field, plus six years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
  • Six (6) years of experience creating business intelligence tools, including dashboards and presentations using SQL, Python, and Tableau.
  • Five (5) years of experience performing statistical modelling with R/Python programming for language data manipulation, missing value treatment, outlier detection, anomaly detection, data mining, data modeling, and validation.
  • Four (4) years of experience building financial models using tools: Excel, SQL, and Tableau.
  • Four (4) years of experience incorporating analytics insights and approaches into finance processes (forecasting, planning, media-mix), and the experimentation platform team to design and execute A/B test to measure impact of launches/changes.
  • Two (2) years of experience managing and leading a team, including conducting prioritization meetings, delegating work, reviewing analysis, and identifying process issues.
  • Two (2) years of experience identifying areas for continuous improvement, including creation/modification of internal processes.
  • Two (2) years of experience using tools (Jupyter Notebooks, Python, and Power Query) to automate reports, setting up alerts to identify process and system issues, and identifying new tools and service for adoption.
  • Two (2) years of experience in using A/B test to set up, conduct, analyze, and deep dive into A/B tests and provide recommendations on improving product features.

Benefits

  • 401(k) eligibility
  • various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave
  • medical
  • financial
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