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The Quantitative Analyst/Statistician will report to a Senior Manager in the Global Metrics group. The function of the Global Metrics team is the design, development, and publication of standard reports, creation of analytical tools, and deployment of forecasting approaches that permit a fuller understanding of all aspects of activity on the eBay website and all performance characteristics of the eBay business. The successful execution of this role will require employing a broad range of quantitative techniques - data programming as well as statistical methods and mathematical models - to a wide variety of quantitative studies.

The quantitative analyst's primary tasks will be:

• Working with business analysts to characterize structural processes at work in the eBay business domain and create efficient quantitative models that support clarity of understanding, permit valid inferences, and have functional predictive capability.

• Identify opportunities where selected quantitative modeling tools and statistical data analysis methodologies can contribute effectively to answering significant business questions.

• Devising appropriate reporting and communication tools that can be used across the company to deliver business inferences that support actionable planning.

• Educating business users on quantitative analysis methods and their value and providing a general consulting function to the various business units.

Major Day-to-Day Responsibilities

1. Cross-functional communication - Build and maintain strong relationships around the company with internal customers and support functions. The quantitative analyst will work as part of the Global Metrics team with Finance and Business Units to identify and prioritize statistical or analytical needs and modeling opportunities, and devise suitable reporting solutions.

2. Analysis results reporting and transmission - Deliver defensible and generalizable conclusions to the internal business customer and ensure maximum internal customer satisfaction. In this role, the analyst will engage in translating model results and predictions into the appropriate aspects of the business environment.

3. Formal technical analysis - Execute sophisticated quantitative analyses and advanced modeling that use eBay's data and business performance to derive inferences and insights. This role requires a very strong proficiency in and experience of in one or more quantitative disciplines such as statistics, econometrics, applied mathematics, quantitative methods, research methodology, financial engineering, etc.

4. Strong presentation skills (oral and written) - The analyst will be required to present to internal customers primarily. This requires that the analyst have excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex quantitative information into presentations that are easily understood by general management and the broad business audience with a variety of interest and training.

Master's degree (Ph. D. preferred), equivalent advanced certification or highly specialized quantitative MBA in quantitative methods. Field of study should be as listed in section #3 above. A minimum of 3-5 years' work experience in a relevant area, preferably within the Statistics, Financial Engineering or Quantitative Research fields.

Advanced expertise using statistical analysis tools such as SAS, SPSS, or S-PLUS are preferred, as are expert technical skills in mathematical modeling applications such as Mathematica or Matlab. Familiarity with data management and related applications such as the following are desirable: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, SQL, and VBA.

Demonstrated ability to produce complex analyses on a rigorous schedule. Strong written and verbal communications skills, and the ability to present to large audiences on a regular basis.

High energy and creativity, a clear customer-focus, an entrepreneurial approach, and comprehensive understanding of quantitative methods, together with superb attention to detail.

Contact:
Sean Kelly
Staffing Consultant
eBay Inc.
408-376-6755
spkelly@ebay.com