Senior Manager, Data Science & Analytics

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 Role & Team:
We are seeking an inspiring Senior Manager, Data Science & Analytics to lead our dynamic team in San Jose. In this role, you will be a technical leader with vision and a domain pioneer. You will drive advanced AI innovation to optimize campaigns and create significant business impact. Your efforts will support balanced growth. As an advocate for powerful solutions, you will encourage innovation and enable your team to exceed industry standards in a fast-paced setting.
What You Will Accomplish:
Serve as an inspiring leader and domain lead for data science and analytics, guiding strategic roadmaps powered by eBay's extensive datasets.
Define, build, and track next-generation, AI-enhanced measures to evaluate product performance and lead automated health monitoring.
Architect and deploy predictive models, AI algorithms, and experimental frameworks to unlock high-impact growth opportunities and redefine product strategy.
Develop self-service dashboards and data visualization tools.
Partner with multi-functional teams to prioritize key business challenges and build outstanding AI and analytics solutions that unlock operational efficiencies.
Act as a key analytics leader, directly influencing executive decisions and setting domain-level strategy.
Manage, guide, and mentor team members to adopt an AI-first approach. Encourage them to reach the latest industry standards while promoting an innovative, high-performing team culture.
Recruit, hire, and develop top analytics talent.
What You Will Bring:
Intellectual curiosity, quantitative rigor, problem-solving passion, and comfort with ambiguity.
Strong strategic vision with established success as a technical leader, rapidly building and scaling AI tools to change the data science ecosystem.
Demonstrated leadership in encouraging a culture of innovation—capable of working closely with senior partners, inspiring teams, and delivering complex end-to-end AI initiatives.
Proven capability in problem framing, data synthesis, narrative storytelling, and partner persuasion.
Ability to connect metrics across channels to illustrate business impact on overall eBay wide performance.
Previous experience or extensive expertise in data science and analytics.
Desired qualifications:
Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative field is required. These fields include Engineering, Statistics, Applied Econometrics, Math, Physics, and CS. Alternatively, an MBA with over 10 years in analytics or finance roles is acceptable. At least 3 years of people management experience is also required.
5+ years partnering with senior leaders across business or product teams to deliver quantifiable business impact.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to evaluate complex, multi-variable business situations.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex technical findings into actionable insights for leadership.
Proven track record applying groundbreaking machine learning and generative AI techniques to unlock efficiencies, business impact, and growth within innovation-focused environments.
Hands-on experience manipulating and analyzing large-scale datasets efficiently.
Strong adaptability and decision-making capabilities in ambiguous contexts.
Advanced expertise in large-scale data infrastructure, modern AI/ML frameworks (e.g., Python, Spark, TensorFlow/PyTorch, SQL), and advanced experimentation methodologies.
Additional Details
This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within eBay.
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Skills
Python, SQL, Machine Learning, Apache Spark, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Generative AI