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Title: Manager, Data Science

Team: eBay Live

Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist (Analytics) to lead analytics for Category, Markets, Programming, and Operations within eBay Live, eBay’s real-time livestream commerce platform.

eBay Live is a fast-growing business that operates across Collectibles, Luxury, Sneakers, and Apparel, with dynamic programming, category strategy, and operational execution. As the platform scales, this role will play a critical part in shaping analytics direction, influencing cross-functional decisions, and building repeatable analytical frameworks.

This is a senior individual contributor role with mentorship and thought-leadership responsibilities. You will own complex analytical problem spaces end to end, act as a strategic partner to category and ops leaders, and help raise the analytics bar across the eBay Live organization.

This role is ideal for an experienced analytics IC who enjoys deep ownership, collaborator influence, and operating in ambiguity, without formal people management.

Key Responsibilities

Area Ownership & Thought Leadership (Core Focus)

Own analytics for one or more strategic areas within Category, Markets, Programming & Ops for eBay Live
Act as the analytics encouraging leader for your domain, crafting how data informs strategy and execution
Proactively find opportunities, risks, and unanswered questions, not just respond to requests
Define analytical frameworks that become reusable standards across the team

Category & Marketplace Analytics

Lead deep-dive analyses on category performance, supply health, and marketplace dynamics
Analyze GMV, sell-through, pricing, and auction outcomes across categories and markets
Partner with category leaders to influence prioritization, assortment strategy, and investment decisions

Markets & Expansion Analytics

Lead analytics supporting market and geo expansion decisions
Evaluate performance across regions and identify drivers of success or underperformance
Define metrics and success criteria for launching and scaling eBay Live in new markets
Provide clear recommendations on sequencing, resourcing, and scale-up strategies

Programming & Event Performance Analytics

Own analytics for live event and show performance
Develop frameworks to evaluate programming formats, schedules, hosts, and category mix
Partner with programming and ops teams to optimize live content and execution
Build repeatable performance diagnostics to guide programming decisions

Operational Analytics & Decision Support

Serve as a strategic analytics partner to Live operations teams
Identify operational bottlenecks, risks, and efficiency opportunities using data
Balance real-time decision support with deeper analytical investigations
Build dashboards and tools that enable ops teams to self-serve insights

Stakeholder Management & Influence

Partner closely with senior stakeholders across category, ops, product, and leadership teams
Drive alignment on metrics, success criteria, and analytical approaches
Influence decisions through clear, data-backed narratives and recommendations
Navigate ambiguity and competing priorities with confidence and judgment

Mentorship & Analytics Excellence

Mentor junior analysts and data scientists through technical guidance and analytical reviews
Raise the bar on analytical rigor, clarity, and business relevance across the team
Contribute to shared analytics best practices and standards within eBay Live
Informally support onboarding and development of newer team members

Technical Excellence

Write high-quality, scalable Python and SQL code
Design analyses that are robust, interpretable, and reproducible
Review complex queries, dashboards, and analyses to ensure quality
Partner with engineering to influence data models and pipelines when needed

Required Qualifications

7–11 years of experience in analytics, data science, or business analytics roles
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with a track record of owning complex analyses
Experience in marketplace, category, or business analytics
Strong ability to operate independently and drive work end to end
Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority
Excellent problem-framing, prioritization, and communication skills
Experience building dashboards using Tableau or similar tools

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with e-commerce, marketplaces, auctions, or live/real-time platforms
Familiarity with modern data stack tools (e.g., Snowflake, Airflow, dbt)
Exposure to category management, operations, or supply-demand analytics
Experience working in early-stage or fast-scaling products
Interest in applying AI or automation to analytics workflows

What You’ll Get

Ownership of a high-impact analytics domain within eBay Live
A senior IC role with strong visibility and influence
Opportunity to shape analytics direction in a fast-growing business
Close partnership with category, ops, and product leadership

Additional Details

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.

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