Senior Data Scientist & Shipping Analytics Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off

Parental leave

Medical benefits

Job summary

eBay is seeking a hands-on analytics leader for the Shipping Analytics team. You will drive data-driven insights, AI-enabled experimentation, and scalable solutions to optimize shipping, labeling, and carrier performance globally.

Lead a small team while delivering end-to-end impact in a fast-paced environment. Based in Bellevue, WA, this role partners with Product, Finance, and Engineering to translate complex logistics data into measurable business outcomes and cost savings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or another quantitative field; advanced degree or MBA is a plus.
• 8+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related quantitative role, with a track record of independently leading high-impact initiatives end to end.
• Strong technical skills in SQL, Excel, and data visualization tools, with working knowledge of Python or R.
• Experience in product analytics, experimentation, A/B testing, and causal inference.
• Demonstrated success applying data science, optimization, and AI techniques to drive measurable business impact; familiarity with modern AI tools and LLMs is preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across Product, Engineering, Finance, and business teams in a fast-paced environment; experience in logistics, shipping operations, or carrier performance analytics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced analytics, AI, and experimentation to solve complex business problems and improve eBay’s domestic and cross-border shipping experience.
• Drive the growth and optimization of eBay’s managed shipping and label platform by defining success metrics, measuring impact, and identifying opportunities to scale globally.
• Build predictive models and carrier rate simulations that improve shipping cost, delivery speed, reliability, and sustainability across carrier networks.
• Identify friction across the seller shipping and label purchase journey, uncover customer pain points, and recommend product and business improvements that increase label adoption.
• Design, execute, and evaluate experiments to inform decisions on product features, pricing, and policy, while partnering cross-functionally to turn insights into measurable outcomes.
• Develop scalable data pipelines, dashboards, and AI-powered monitoring solutions that enable faster decisions, improve operational visibility, and detect performance issues in real time.

Skills

SQL

Excel

Data visualization

Python or R

Product analytics & experimentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or another quantitative field; advanced degree or MBA is a plus.

Job description

eBay is seeking a hands-on analytics leader for the Shipping Analytics team. You will drive data-driven insights, AI-enabled experimentation, and scalable solutions to optimize shipping, labeling, and carrier performance globally.

Lead a small team while delivering end-to-end impact in a fast-paced environment. Based in Bellevue, WA, this role partners with Product, Finance, and Engineering to translate complex logistics data into measurable business outcomes and cost savings.