Senior Data Scientist & Analytics Lead, Shipping

TCGplayer (Apply); Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Stock units/RSUs

Job summary

eBay is seeking a hands-on analytics leader for the Shipping Analytics team. You will lead a small team and drive data-driven initiatives to improve shipping reliability, cost, and adoption of eBay labels on a global scale.

You will build predictive models, run experiments, and develop scalable data pipelines, collaborating with Product, Finance, and Engineering to turn insights into measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, Economics, Statistics, Math, or related field.
• 8+ years in data science, analytics, or related role, with end-to-end leadership of initiatives.
• Strong SQL, Excel, and data visualization skills; working knowledge of Python or R.
• Experience in product analytics, experimentation, and causal inference, translating analysis into business action.
• Familiarity with modern AI tools and LLMs is a plus.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced analytics, AI, and experimentation to improve domestic and cross-border shipping experience.
• Grow and optimize managed shipping and label platform; define metrics and scale globally.
• Build predictive models and carrier rate simulations to improve cost, speed, reliability, and sustainability.
• Identify friction in seller shipping and label journeys; recommend product and business improvements.
• Design, run, and evaluate experiments to guide pricing and product decisions; partner across teams.
• Develop scalable data pipelines, dashboards, and AI-powered monitoring for real-time visibility.

Skills

SQL

Python/R

Data viz

Experimentation

A/B testing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Job description

eBay is seeking a hands-on analytics leader for the Shipping Analytics team. You will lead a small team and drive data-driven initiatives to improve shipping reliability, cost, and adoption of eBay labels on a global scale.

You will build predictive models, run experiments, and develop scalable data pipelines, collaborating with Product, Finance, and Engineering to turn insights into measurable outcomes.