Counterfeit Specialist, Apparel

eBay • Draper, UT

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About The Position

At eBay, trust is foundational to our marketplace. As a Counterfeit Specialist, you’ll play a hands-on role in protecting buyers, sellers, and brands by strengthening how we detect, assess, and mitigate counterfeit risk at scale—using real data, expert judgment, and cross-team collaboration.
This role will support our enterprise-wide anticounterfeiting efforts within the Intellectual Property Risk & Compliance team. This role is also critical to ensuring accurate counterfeit identification and effective risk mitigation across the Apparel category, in addition to other focus and non-focus categories.
As a subject-matter expert embedded in the counterfeit workstream, you will help develop and maintain high-quality knowledge base resources, deliver expert insights grounded in real marketplace data, and collaborate cross-functionally to drive timely, well-informed counterfeit and IP risk mitigation strategies. Your work will directly inform enforcement decisions, model improvements, and broader anticounterfeiting outcomes across the marketplace.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in brand protection, intellectual property enforcement, trust & safety, compliance, risk, investigations, or a related field
• Strong understanding of counterfeit risks, intellectual property rights, and marketplace enforcement models
• Deep understanding of branded attributes in the Apparel and Fashion space, including brand markers, materials, construction, labeling, and authentication signals used to identify counterfeit risk.
• Demonstrated ability to apply policy and knowledge frameworks to real-world marketplace data
• Experience contributing to knowledge bases, training materials, or operational guidance
• Analytical attitude with strong attention to detail and sound judgment
• Ability to synthesize complex information and deliver clear, actionable insights
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across legal, technical, and business stakeholders
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Responsibilities

• Counterfeit Identification & Analysis: Review and assess listings, seller behavior, and marketplace signals to accurately identify counterfeit risk within the Apparel category while supporting counterfeit detection efforts across additional focus and non-focus categories as needed.
• Knowledge Development: Create, maintain, and continuously improve counterfeit-related knowledge resources, guidelines, and training materials to support consistent and accurate enforcement.
• Model & Prompt Enablement: Provide expert insights and real-world examples to improve model prompts, detection logic, and decision frameworks based on observed marketplace trends.
• Marketplace Insights: Analyze counterfeit patterns, emerging risks, and enforcement outcomes to inform proactive mitigation strategies.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner closely with Legal, Brand Relations, Risk, Business, and GCX Operations teams to align on IP or counterfeit risk assessments and execute timely mitigation actions.
• Execution Support: Support investigations, escalations, and enforcement actions by providing category-specific counterfeit expertise.
• Quality & Accuracy: Ensure high standards of accuracy, consistency, and defensibility in counterfeit determinations and documentation.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify gaps in processes, tools, and knowledge and recommend improvements to strengthen eBay’s anticounterfeiting capabilities.

Benefits

• 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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed