Friday, July 31, 2009

Software Development Manager for Quality Engineering

Location : San Jose CA
Type : Full Time
Req # 32418

Primary Job Responsibilities:
The person in this position will be responsible for defining product quality vision, delivering on this vision by operating at a highly technical level focused on product quality, code and release quality, defect prevention as well as process excellence. At the core of this role is the unique challenge of tackling the complexity of eBay's globally-scaled ecommerce web services that serve as a key business platform for thousands of unique customers. This role also requires strong collaboration and partnership with other engineering services to influence engineering best practices and infuse quality throughout the development life cycle.
Responsibilities will include:
- Defining, implementing, and maintaining best-of-class processes, procedures, and tools to enhance quality engineering processes and productivity
- Driving measurable change in the company's product and code quality
- Capable of doing design/code reviews
- Resource allocation, capacity planning, scheduling, risk management, issue resolution and productivity metrics tracking
- Mentoring and leading their team be it local or geographically spread to deliver features and updates to the site on schedule while achieving high quality objectives
- Performance reviews, compensation, career planning and recruiting new talent as required to manage varying work load
- Act as a strong advocate for performance quality in all spheres of product development process.. Influence development managers and architects to insure that appropriate levels of quality and testability are built-in to the design and code. Quality Engineering focus, including JUnit/Code Coverage Mock concepts/Static Analysis, would be a definite plus.
- Develop and document standards, practices, processes, guidelines and checklists. Mentor staff, as well as be capable of hands-on participation. Interact daily with Business, Technical, and Program Management teams.

Job Requirements
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with the architecture, design and quality of high volume, real-time transactional systems and possess detailed knowledge of software development best practices.
- 5+ years experience in leading engineering and quality teams
- 10+ years hands-on experience in requirements analysis, design, coding and unit testing of scalable, distributed, multi-tiered, fault-tolerant applications in Windows and UNIX environments.
- 3+ years experience in working on high-volume web / eCommerce capabilities
- 5+ years object-oriented design methodology and application development in Java and J2EE, including servlets, JS, JDBC.
- Expertise required in design and implementation using relational databases (prefer Oracle).
-Exposure to Ajax technologies desired.
- Strong experience in managing offshore teams and bringing out their best potential/efficiency irrespective of their geographical location

Basic Qualifications
BS/BA in CS or related field
5+ years experience in leading engineering and quality teams
10+ years hands-on experience in requirements analysis, design, coding and unit testing of scalable, distributed, multi-tiered, fault-tolerant applications in Windows and UNIX environments.
5+ years object-oriented design methodology and application development in Java and J2EE, including servlets, JS, JDBC.
Have Oracle RDBMS/XML experience.
Familiarity working on NT systems
Experience testing of software applications that are java-based.
Knowledge of J2EE and application servers such as websphere and web-logic
Solid Quality Assurance focus, including JUnit/Code Coverage (Emma)/Mock concepts/Static Analysis


Education Bachelors Degree or Equivalent

Quality Engineering Manager Search

Location : San Jose CA
Type : Full Time
Req # 32907

Primary Job Responsibilities
Ebay is seeking a Quality Engineering Manager responsible for customer facing search at eBay. We are seeking someone with a proven record of leading engineering teams in areas such machine learning, predictive heuristics, search relevance and classification. A thorough understanding of enterprise class web application testing and a keen sense for user interface design and testing is required. This Manager will be responsible for defining and driving the vision for product quality in customer facing search products at eBay. This person is expected to operate at a highly technical level focused on product quality, code and release quality, defect prevention as well as process excellence. This role also requires strong collaboration and partnership with other engineering services to influence engineering best practices and infuse quality throughout the development life cycle.

Job Requirements The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with the architecture, testing and quality of high volume, real-time transactional systems. Additionally this person will possess detailed knowledge of implementing software development best practices. Experience in testing search platforms a plus.


Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years experience in leading engineering and quality teams

- 10+ years hands-on experience in requirements analysis, design, coding and unit testing of scalable, distributed, multi-tiered, fault-tolerant applications in Windows and UNIX environments.

- 3+ years experience in working on high-volume web / eCommerce capabilities

- 3+ years object-oriented design methodology and application development. Java and Junit experience preferred.

- Expertise required in design and implementation using relational databases (prefer Oracle).

-Exposure to Ajax and Flex technologies desired.

- Outstanding presentation and written skills as well as the ability to deal effectively with both technologists and business representatives.

- Proven results oriented person with a delivery focus.

- Good time management and ability to work on concurrent assignments with different priorities

- Ability to facilitate cross functional team communications

- Self-motivated and able to work independently, and be able to thrive in a multifaceted fast-paced development environment

- Innovative approach to problem-solution

Education Masters Degree or Equivalent

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Sr Tax Planning Manager

Location: San Jose CA
Req # 32719
Term : Full Time
To Apply: Send resume to tdiwan@ebay.com

Primary Job Responsibilities
This position will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to use his or her domestic and international tax expertise in the fast-paced and dynamic environment of e-commerce. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Tax, Marketplaces, the primary responsibilities include :

Deliver timely and accurate tax advice to the business unit.

Assist with the research and implementation of tax planning strategies for the ongoing business operations;

Assist with researching and writing technical tax memoranda as required under FIN 48.

Structure intercompany relationships and transactions.

Will provide tax advice on special projects as part of a collaborative team that may include: Treasury, Accounting, Legal, HR, Stock Administration, or Global Mobility.

Support regional tax personnel with entity specific issues or projects, as needed, and ensure consistency with U.S. tax objectives.

Special projects may include M&A transactions

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree, with an emphasis in Accounting and MS Taxation or LLM preferred

8-10 years of experience in Big 4 accounting, and/or industry.

Must be technically proficient and have good accounting, analytical, financial modeling, and research skills

Tax Compliance and Tax Provision experience highly desirable

M&A experience highly desirable

Must have the ability to work in a rapidly changing environment and be able to effectively manage multiple priorities

Strong project and organization skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Experience in a multi-national organization

Ability to work independently as well as contribute to a team; must be self-motivated and proactive

Must have the ability to travel


Basic Qualifications:
M&A experience highly desirable
Must have the ability to work in a rapidly changing environment and be able to effectively manage multiple priorities
Strong project and organization skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience in a multi-national organization
Ability to work independently as well as contribute to a team; must be self motivated and proactive
Must have the ability to travel

Education Bachelors Degree Required

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Community & Content Product Manager- Shopping.com--South San francisco CA

Requisition No. 33765BR
Work Location Shopping.com USA (South San francisco CA)
To Apply Send resumes to tdiwan@ebay.com

Primary Job Responsibilities
The community and content Product Manager at Shopping.com is a member of the Comparison Shopping product management team. This individual will be responsible for leading product development for the Epinions community in the US and for defining and building a global content strategy for Shopping.com sites in our international markets.

The community and content Product Manager will play a central role in leading and nurturing the Epinions community of writers and will be the voice of the community within Product. The role requires active and frequent involvement with the community in order to understand and represent the needs of the community throughout the product development process

Job Requirements

• Define the Epinions product vision and strategy to meet the needs of the Epinions community.
• Develop a global content strategy to support our comparison shopping sites in all markets (US, UK, Germany, France & Australia)
• Actively engage with the community on a regular basis in order to represent their needs effectively.
• Develop detailed product plans, including product requirements, business performance goals, development timelines, etc. in order to ensure new products and features are built for success
• Work closely with other members of the product development team, including user design, project management and engineering to ensure world class execution of all projects.
• Work closely with other functional groups within Shopping.com, including marketing, business intelligence, and merchant services.
• Define, track and improve key product metrics and develop tests against those metrics. Work with other members of the product development team to further develop product strategy and identify new opportunities and markets.
• Must be passionate about nurturing and growing the Epinions community of writers.
• Must be passionate about e-commerce, emerging web technologies, and building world-class consumer web experiences with a demonstrated track record of visionary execution.
• Excellent understanding of user experience concepts.
• Experience working with qualitative and quantitative market research instruments to determine customer needs and requirements preferred.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to interact and understand technical subjects and emerging technologies and relevance to the marketplace
• Experience building products and programs for a thriving community of users is strongly desired. An MBA is also a plus.


Education Bachelors Degree Required

Monday, July 20, 2009

Risk Analyst --Insurance

Type : Full Time
Location: San Jose CA (eBay)
Req# 33266

Primary Job Responsibilities
The Global Risk Analyst is an invaluable member of the Global Risk Management (GRM) team, providing structure, compliance and risk intelligence in order to ensure seamless operation of eBay’s global risk management function. This role will support the structure and management of an advanced risk management operation, with the opportunity to assume more responsibility over time with demonstration of high level time management, organizational, communication and risk management technical skills.


Claims Support-Administration for basic casualty, property, and cargo claims; bordereaux preparation for EPLI and E&O claims activity and assistance in educating our underwriters through focused meetings.

Insurance Renewal / Audit Support-data gathering, working with FP&A, Payroll, Site Operations, Global IT, HR, and Workplace Resources to provide complete, accurate, and up-to-date information for GRM and underwriters to understand eBay’s risk exposures.

Captive Ins Co admin-play role in the administration and co-management of eBay’s Captive Insurance Company (Marketplaces Insurance Inc.--MII) facilitating policy issuance and administration, financial administration (including the review of monthly financials), financial reporting, and claims management.

Worker’s Comp-be lead contact on eBay’s Worker’s Comp program—partner with broker, Sedgwick (TPA), payroll, Env Health & Safety and HR to administer eBay’s WC program through outside insurers and MII. Qrtrly monopolistic reporting and claims meetings must be coordinated in a timely fashion.

Intranet-maintenance of GRM’s iWeb intranet site—responsible for ensuring that the website is a valuable resource to the eBay community

RMIS Mgmt-lead administrator and implementation of RMIS system, assure insurance policy and claims-related documents are housed completely and promptly into the system, develop reports as requested to understand and analyze eBay’s corporate risks and build programs to mitigate/transfer those risks through various insurance mechanisms.

Contracts Review, Events Review, Certificates of Insurance-- administer the flow of requests to review corporate contracts and proposed employee events for Risk

Mgmt feedback-provide contract and events guidance where possible, assist in the development of the Global Contracts Playbook and Events guide.

M&A integration-support the Risk Manager and broker in the evaluation and prudent integration of the risk management programs and insurance policies of eBay’s acquired companies/assets.

Accruals/ Payments-provide accrual schedule to AP monthly in order to ensure appropriate bookings. Responsible for making sure that all local and international invoices and wire releases for MII are completed on time.

Systems Admin- Master user of eRoom, our claims document depository, and Serengeti, our legal invoicing system.

Job Requirements
Candidates should have strong organizational and project management skills, effective interpersonal/communication skills, and good analytical/problem solving capabilities. Excellent computer (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.) skills are a must.

Candidates should have a desire to and aptitude for working in a fast-paced environment. Initiative and confidence is necessary to interact with multiple organizations across the globe. Self-motivated and focused on completing tasks and delivering results based on agreed-upon schedules. The flexibility and judgment to manage and prioritize multiple tasks is essential. A desire to learn and accept responsibility will be rewarded with new experiences and advanced assignments


Bachelor’s degree in Business or Finance required.

Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business or Finance required--relevant work experience desired, but not required.

Financial Auditor

Location : San Jose CA (PAYPAL)
Term : Full Time
Req# 33371

Primary Job Responsibilities
Strong customer focus, must be able to conduct all phases of financial operations audits including planning, fieldwork, reporting results to line and senior management timely and performing follow-ups with minimal supervision . Coordinate effectively with finance and technology teams, outside consultants and peers to perform audits over a wide range of financial operations functions.

Evaluate complex business and financial operations risks, make recommendations to address control weaknesses and consult with Finance management in addressing control risks.

Partner with the technology internal audit team to provide insight and financial operations controls consulting on an as needed basis.

Job Requirements
This position is for an individual contributor to add value to the Internal Audit department in a rapidly growing technology company. There is extensive collaboration required with peers in Internal Audit, Finance, Senior Management, external auditors and contractors.

Computer knowledge: SAP, MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access), and ACL or experience similar computer aided auditing tools (CAATs)

Preferred: Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor and/or Certified Fraud Examiner

5+ years experience required in corporate internal auditing in a financial services company. Some familiarity is preferred with regulatory compliance in a financial services environment, primarily anti-money laundering programs.

Experience from an internet or e-commerce company a strong plus.

Basic Qualifications
This position is for an individual contributor to add value to the Internal Audit department in a rapidly growing technology company. There is extensive collaboration required with peers in Internal Audit, Finance, Senior Management, external auditors and contractors.

Education Bachelors Degree Required

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Sr Category Manager (Consumer Electronics)

Location : San Jose
Type : Full Time
Req # 32540

Primary Job Responsibilities
The Senior Manager will be responsible for driving the Technology business on eBay. This position will be responsible for support of strategic planning, marketing, and product to grow the Tech business on eBay.

Areas of focus will include:
*Drive execution of the roadmap to deliver on the strategy for the Technology business in 2009, drive refinement of the strategy for 2010

*Partner with Business Development team to develop and close deals for the Tech marketplace

*Work with relevant cross-functional teams to ensure execution and/or involvement of the Technology perspective including Marketing, Product, Seller Experience, Pricing, and Trust & Safety

*Starting with industry knowledge already, build an understanding of competitive positioning, eBay’s value proposition for buyers and sellers, and dynamics within the vertical on eBay

*Develop business insights through ad hoc analysis and regular reporting

Job Requirements Responsibilities will include:- Develop the 2009/2010 business strategy and operating plan for Tech
- Support the development and execution of the overall Tech strategy on eBay
- Partner with BD, Marketing, Product, Seller Experience, Buyer Experience, Pricing, Trust and Safety teams to grow Tech marketplace
- Develop business insights through ad hoc analysis and regular reporting
- Expert knowledge level on consumer trends on tech, consumer electronics

Basic Qualifications Job Requirements

*Expert knowledge level on consumer trends on tech, consumer electronics

*8-10 years of work experience

*MBA or equivalent

*General business training via brand management, management consulting or equivalent

*Exceptional abilities as a cross functional team player

*Preferably, online experience with a leading Web company and/or consumer marketer

*Excellent communication & presentation skills with both customers and senior executives

*Output focus, with ability to turn high level plans into valued and tangible output

*Familiarity with the eBay sites and businesses

*Fun, energetic, flexible personality


Education MBA or Equivalent

Tarun Diwan
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Email: tdiwan@ebay.com
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