Sr. Product Manager, Marketplace Science

eBay•Toronto, ON

About The Position

eBay’s Marketplace science team is core to eBay’s business. Joining eBay's science team means being part of an innovative and dynamic team that is dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences to millions of customers worldwide. As a member of the Marketplace science, you'll have the opportunity to lead the strategic direction of search and recommendation science products focused on driving sales velocity for consumer sellers and drive innovation in related technologies. You'll work with some of the brightest minds in the industry, leveraging cutting-edge data science techniques and technologies to create relevant experiences. We're looking for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, and who are committed to delivering the best possible experience to our customers. With a culture that values creativity, courage, and collaboration, and with endless opportunities for growth and advancement, our team is the perfect place to take your career to the next level. Join us and be part of a team that's shaping the future of ecommerce! We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Product Manager to join the science team and lead the effort to improve the search and recommendations science products focused on driving sales velocity for consumer sellers. As the Product Manager for science team, you will be responsible for driving the execution of C2C seller velocity initiative on buy side aimed at improving the overall experience for our customers, ultimately driving revenue growth for the company. The candidate should be comfortable dealing with ambiguity and should have experience with defining requirements, driving cross team collaboration and exec level communication, as well as working with product managers, engineers, applied researchers, and analytics teams to define the solutions. The candidate should be adept at data driven decision making and with analyzing huge amounts of data.

Requirements

5+ years of proven track record of product management experience.
Ideally have previous experience building customer centric platform products delivering values to both sides of a market place (buyers and sellers)
A proven record of building new, innovative, and engaging customer experiences informed by customer data from various sources (market research, A/B testing, user research)
A customer and search/recommendation science obsession with a passion for everything related to technology, and AI driven innovation to build great experiences for the customers
Strong quantitative skills with a data first approach; ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Technically savvy (prefer a technical role in past, or Computer Science Degree)
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience or Master’s Degree or equivalent

Responsibilities

Own product roadmap for C2C seller velocity on buy side.
Data driven product prioritization with a balance of near-term deliverables and longer-term investment in technology platforms
Effectively communicate strategies & trade-offs up to senior leaders and down to development teams
Putting the customer first, understand market specific nuances and identify science algorithm improvements to address unique market specific needs
Driving collaboration across multiple teams to ensure teams are aligned and are working towards solving customer problems
Drive A/B testing to identify launch candidates that improve metrics