Manager, Search Analytics -eBay (San Jose, CA)

Job Description

eBay’s Search Business Team is responsible for setting strategy, priorities and process for improving the effectiveness of eBay’s finding platform. We drive efforts to identify and address key business opportunities, ensuring great buyer experiences and strong business performance.

 

The Search Analytics, Manager will be responsible for helping structure analysis of key business opportunities and on-site testing. This individual will both perform in-depth analyses and coordinate related efforts with members of a partner analytical team.

 

Job responsibilities include:

• Execute Search Business Team strategy.


• Structure analyses that will simplify complex issues and drive to actionable results.


• Perform detailed analytics on large quantities of data required to conduct regular and ad-hoc analysis to drive critical business decisions.  This requires identifying and understanding key business issues, strong analytical thinking, the ability to conduct quantitative analysis on large data sets and develop conclusions based on analysis/research.


• Strong SQL skills requested to query eBay data warehouse.


• Coordinate efforts of partner analytics team members, effectively creating a larger and fully-aligned working team


• Help in rigorous opportunity prioritization


• Contribute to a culture of moving quickly, driving for results


• Communicating learnings effectively to other stakeholders

Requirements

The ideal candidate should be highly motivated with demonstrated strong academic and professional performance. The position requires someone who is highly analytical, organized and detail-oriented with ability to work in fast-paced environment. This person needs to be skilled in driving quickly not just for numbers but rather for actionable insights.

 

      - Technical experience with current web technologies a plus. Search experience strongly preferred.

      - Technical experience with databases, data warehousing and tracking concept/tools a plus.

      - Ability to work effectively and drive agenda across numerous business, marketing, advertising and technical teams.

      - Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment.

      - Intellectual curiosity required.

      - Strong prioritization skills required.

      - Highly effective communication skills to work with a variety internal eBay teams.

      - Self-starter approach to work, with an eagerness to consistently exceed objectives.

      - Fun, energetic and collaborative personality. Looking for someone who can push aggressively for learnings and results while helping create a great work environment.

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Click Quality / Business Intelligence Analyst - Business.com (Santa Monica, CA)

This is an opportunity to be a key player in identifying and quantifying strategic business opportunities and critically evaluating existing business activities. In the role you will be expected to leverage advanced statistical methods and analysis to assist in the forecasting of opportunities and the impact of current activities. You will also be responsible for coordinating and managing information with other groups in the organization regarding to Business Intelligence.

The successful candidate will have a degree in statistics and experience in defining the statistical analysis required to verify and evaluate complex business situations. The candidate will have experience with statistical analysis methods such as multivariate regression, logistic regression, discriminate analysis, and factor analysis. Experience with advanced statistical classification and clustering techniques is highly desirable. You will be competent in SPSS (or SAS) and SQL in a business environment. Business acumen and focus is crucial in this role, as is the ability to communicate statistics to upper management and cross-departmentally.

The Click Quality responsibilities will involve projects to analyze web logs and use site traffic reporting tools to evaluate web traffic and statistics for very large data sets. You will improve overall click quality for RHDi and our clients. You will lead projects related to click quality automation and client awareness as well as client attrition and retention. You will interact with related departments including Engineering, Finance, Marketing and others to evaluate and improve the traffic to our internet properties.

Responsibilities

• Reactive and proactive qualitative and quantitative analysis related to click quality, client attrition and retention, and general Business Intelligence needs for the company
• Improve overall click quality
• Ongoing analysis and recommendations on traffic quality as it relates to client attrition and retention
• Lead projects related to the above

Skills/Qualifications

• 1-2+ years experience in statistical and analysis, online media and financial experience preferred.
• Masters or PHD in Statistics preferred.
• SPSS, SAS.
• SQL & MatLab.
• Ability to work with very large data sets.
• Strong analytical thinker with the ability to frame analytics around business problems.
• High level of integrity with a strong work ethic.
• Ability to multitask and meet concurrent deadlines within a fast-paced environment.

Business.com was named among the Best Places to Work by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2007!

Join a creative, intelligent team collaborating with enthusiasm and integrity. Competitive pay, bonus potential, health, dental, vision, 401(k), 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and more.

Business.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of R.H. Donnelley Corporation (NYSE: RHD), is the leading business search engine, directory and pay-per-click advertising network (click here for details). The Business.com site helps business decision makers quickly find whatever they need to manage and grow their businesses, and the Business.com Network - including premier partners The Wall Street Journal Online, BusinessWeek, Hoovers, Financial Times, Internet.com, and more -enables B2B advertisers to reach qualified buyers wherever they are online. The company also operates Work.com, a B2B community publishing platform featuring more than 2,400 business how-to guides (see here) contributed by business experts. Business.com was named to the 2006 Inc. 500 and 2007 BtoB Media Power 50, Los Angeles Business Journal list of Best Places to Work and Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

Please send reference job code CQ/AT when sending your resume to: Staffing [at] business.com

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Client Services Senior Data Analyst - Authenticlick (Los Angeles, CA)

Authenticlick: Client Services Senior Data Analyst – Los Angeles, California

Join our outstanding team at Authenticlick, a privately-held, VC-backed company. We aim to drive the standard for internet traffic optimization, audit, and quality measurement for the online advertising industry. We are looking for Senior Data Analysts that have a “think outside the box” approach to data analysis with a focus on client needs. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a fast paced environment with the skills to multitask several projects and clients. Our industry requires that we stay one step ahead of the game, and we look for employees who take it upon themselves to help the company achieve this goal.

Are you the person we are looking for?

Responsibilities:

• Work in the Client Services team to provide the most beneficial data analysis for our client’s to use in optimizing their ROI
• Help clients use the data we provide to optimize their ROI directly
• Manage client accounts
• Work closely with and support the Director of Client Services
• Support VP, Client Services
• Analyze client’s data and identify trends and patterns in traffic behavior
• Provide research and comprehensive data analysis to Clients
• Receive customer feedback from Clients and from Product Development team, and take action on analysis based on feedback
• Identify and validate key metrics, analyze test results, and manage related reports
• Work in both individual and team environments, depending upon project
• On occasion work with the Chief Science Officer on projects that may arise
• Bring positive energy to the team!

Requirements and Qualifications:

• 3+ years in an data analyst position
• 1+ year(s) in a client services position
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in mathematics or related field
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills required
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in team and individual environments
• Familiarity with online advertising, SEM, SEO, etc.
• Familiarity regarding issues surrounding internet traffic quality (PPC, Impression, etc.) a plus
• Desire to work in a startup environment
• Enthusiastic attitude

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Stock Options
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Opportunity to mold a nascent industry

Please send Cover Letter and Resume to jobs@authenticlick.net. Please put the job title in the subject line of the e-mail.

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Senior Manager, Marketing Analytics - Netflix (Los Gatos, CA)

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Senior Manager, Marketing Analytics – Consumer Internet will play an important role at Netflix by conducting value-added analyses to enable Netflix to grow as quickly as possible while also achieving EPS goals. He / She will be a key contributor reporting directly to the VP Marketing, who has a strong analytical background. The Senior Manager will lead analyses and generate insights and recommendations related to Netflix’s marketing programs for new subscriber acquisition and existing subscriber retention.

Netflix operates a financially complex business and believes that it derives a competitive advantage from the analytical approach it takes to managing the Company. Key strategic decisions are based on accurate forecasts and financial models. Marketing at Netflix plays a critical role in building subscriber base, generating revenue and launching new features. The group is lean, dynamic, fast paced and staffed with people who are highly analytical.

The Senior Manager will be based in Silicon Valley at the Company’s headquarters in Los Gatos, CA

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Manager, Marketing Analysis will support the VP Marketing in delivering actionable and insightful analyses that facilitate decision making both within the Marketing team and at the Executive level of the company. He / she will be recognized across the company as analytically gifted and will directly impact the Company’s financial performance.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Website Signup Performance
  • Monitor and report on performance of new member signups flows
  • Investigate changes in the key metrics and recommend action as appropriate
  • Analyze website A/B test results to determine optimal signup flow configuration
• Pricing and Migration Analyses
  • Determine elasticity of subscriber acquisition and retention to price changes
  • Measure impact of plan mix and migration on subscriber LTV
  • Recommend price frameworks for the business as it evolves
• Rejoin Channel Support
  • Track patterns of rejoining customers by acquisition channel, price plan, geography
  • Correlate rejoin activity with behavior during original membership
  • Understand and predict impact of seasonal patterns on rejoin activity
  • Help shape type and level of proactive marketing programs for former customers
  • Email Communications Support
  • Monitor and report on key email metrics (open rate, conversion, unsubscribe rate) for both acquisition and member communications
  • Analyze campaign test results (both email and joint email/direct mail)
  • Propose new test directions based on learnings
• New Channel Support
  • Model startup and long-term acquisition costs of new marketing channels
  • Estimate and monitor LTV of subscribers acquired via new marketing channels
• Ad-Hoc Investigation
  • Manage seamlessly multiple ad-hoc analyses, originating both from the Marketing team and from the Executive team.
  • Connect key metric patterns to changes in the business in actionable, insightful and unexpected ways that will impact the company’s bottom line.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in environments of excellence where analysis and financial rigor are considered core to accomplishing business objectives. The successful candidate should have a strong track record of performing complex financial and statistical analyses and generating data-driven insights. He / She must thrive in a fast-paced environment and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics.

Netflix is fast-growing with a flat organizational structure, which means that employees are often asked to perform tasks with a range of difficulties. Candidate must be motivated, disciplined and be able to work independently and effectively.

• Have extensive experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses processing a large amount of consumer and operational data.
• Come from an environment where fact-based analyses and data-driven decision-making are valued.
• Be expert in Excel and enjoy learning new analysis tools; Have experience using business analytical languages such as SAS, SPSS and SQL.
• Be an effective communicator in both one-on-one and formal presentation settings.
• Have a solid understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Hold a Bachelors degree in economics, finance, marketing, statistics or other technical subjects from a top-tier educational institution; A Masters degree is a bonus.

Other key competencies the successful candidate will possess include:

• Highly Analytical and Creative Mind with Strong Communication Skills. Strong intellect, can function effectively in a culture of "super smart" people. Runs circles around people analytically and is talented with simplifying abstract business issues and large amounts of data into actionable analyses. Shows resourcefulness in the absence of perfect information upon which to base analyses and conclusions. Straight-forward and effective communicator who does not sugar coat.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit and Pace. Has a proclivity for risk-taking and will be a creative, “out-of-the-box” thinker. Enjoy multi-tasking and having dozens of projects going at one time. Is intellectually quick and in his/her element with little to no foundation or framework. Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and is aggressive about competing externally.
• Drive to Win / Results Orientation. The successful candidate is a high energy, sharp individual whose professional efforts are driven by the desire for excellence and a passion to succeed - both personally and as part of a team. Flourishes in a hands-on role, adding value at many different levels (from mundane tasks to sophisticated, complex analysis.) Looks forward to being a part of a fast-growing flat organizational structure where everyone regularly rolls up their sleeves with spreadsheets and the like.
• Great Team Player with High Emotional Intelligence and Maturity. Is a mature, fully-formed adult. Is motivated by what is best for Netflix. Has a happy, full and well-balanced life outside the office and wants the same for his/her team. Thrives on walking around the floor to get real time inputs and information from colleagues. Has experience working effectively with cross-functional teams such as Finance, Marketing, Content and Engineering.

COMPENSATION

An attractive compensation package consisting of base salary, stock options, 401K (with match), and comprehensive benefits will be offered to the selected candidate.

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Client Services Senior Data Analyst - Authenticlick (Los Angeles, CA)

Authenticlick: Client Services Senior Data Analyst – Los Angeles, California

Join our outstanding team at Authenticlick, a privately-held, VC-backed company. We aim to drive the standard for internet traffic optimization, audit, and quality measurement for the online advertising industry. We are looking for Senior Data Analysts that have a “think outside the box” approach to data analysis with a focus on client needs. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a fast paced environment with the skills to multitask several projects and clients. Our industry requires that we stay one step ahead of the game, and we look for employees who take it upon themselves to help the company achieve this goal.

Are you the person we are looking for?

Responsibilities:

• Work in the Client Services team to provide the most beneficial data analysis for our client’s to use in optimizing their ROI
• Help clients use the data we provide to optimize their ROI directly
• Manage client accounts
• Work closely with and support the Director of Client Services
• Support VP, Client Services
• Analyze client’s data and identify trends and patterns in traffic behavior
• Provide research and comprehensive data analysis to Clients
• Receive customer feedback from Clients and from Product Development team, and take action on analysis based on feedback
• Identify and validate key metrics, analyze test results, and manage related reports
• Work in both individual and team environments, depending upon project
• On occasion work with the Chief Science Officer on projects that may arise
• Bring positive energy to the team!

Requirements and Qualifications:

• 3+ years in an data analyst position
• 1+ year(s) in a client services position
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in mathematics or related field
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills required
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in team and individual environments
• Familiarity with online advertising, SEM, SEO, etc.
• Familiarity regarding issues surrounding internet traffic quality (PPC, Impression, etc.) a plus
• Desire to work in a startup environment
• Enthusiastic attitude

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Stock Options
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Opportunity to mold a nascent industry

Please send Cover Letter and Resume to jobs@authenticlick.net. Please put the job title in the subject line of the e-mail.

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Sr. MySQL DBA (Mountain View, CA)

Full Time Position

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking a strong MySQL DBA/Linux Systems Administrator to help contribute to our technology efforts. We are seeking a Database Admistrator who is ready to make an immediate impact with a fast growing, dynamic organization. The ideal candidate will have past experience maintaining a large group of database servers and have experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Perl. The DBA will be an advocate for system improvement and reliability, focusing on scalability, clustering, load-balancing, and automation. This person must have a passion for quality work.

The Database Administrator will be responsible for the architecting, tuning, optimizing, and analyzing database implementations. Must be able to analyze and optimize database access from web applications that display complex data sets, provide custom reports, integrate with other existing systems, and utilize best practice techniques for high volume sites. The programmer must have strong inter-personal skills and be able to find the ideal way to implement requirements in a clean, elegant way.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, document, and monitor the MySQL Database servers.
• Develop standards and procedures for maintenance and modification of database platforms.
• Provide systems architecture guidance in creating high availability systems.
• Provide direction in capacity planning, performance improvement, and storage management in partnership with Development teams.
• Plan and support the implementation of major architectural changes.
• Develop back-up and recovery procedures, including testing back-ups and data integrity.
• Proactive and reactive performance analysis, monitoring, troubleshooting and resolution of issues.
• Assist Business functions on delivery of daily business metrics data.
• Assist the company in developing a data driven business culture.
• Assist with complex query development/tuning.
• Assist with data-mining and data warehousing activities.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field or comparable experience
• 2-4 years of Database Administration with MySQL on a Linux platform, 4+ years preferred
• Hands-on experience supporting large MySQL environments
• 5+ years of working in a UNIX environment
• Proven experience with database replication techniques, complexities, automation, monitoring, and high-availability strategies--use of 3rd party solutions in these techniques is encouraged
• Past experience with at least one scripting language (Bourne shell, Perl, PHP)
• Previous experience working with SA's in the areas of storage, backups, and database operations processes preferred
• Excels in a collaborative environment and is willing to own everything database

Connexus offers competitive salaries and incentives, a comprehensive benefits package, an exciting collaborative work environment, and outstanding opportunities for growth.

If this challenge is for you and you want to add to the success of our growing company, please submit a cover letter (with salary requirements) and resume to jobs@connexuscorp.com. Please put "MySQL DBA" in the subject of your email.

Connexus is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

COMPANY SUMMARY

Connexus is the premier online, performance-driven marketing platform, offering a diversified, multi-channel approach to connect advertisers with their target customers. Within Connexus, we have the Netblue Affiliate Network and eMarketMakers. This combination forms one of the lead performance based affiliate networks in the marketplace. The combined group is dedicated to connecting the highest quality advertisers with top-performing affiliate publishers. Our expert team of affiliate marketing specialists works closely with partners and publishers to deliver the widest array of offers— both proprietary offers tailored specifically to its traffic, as well as branded offers direct from our advertising clients.
We deliver more than 20 million leads and customers a year on a performance basis for advertisers of all sizes and types, while driving strong yields for our publisher partners.

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Financial Data Integration / Software Engineer (San Francisco, CA)

Join a team of quants creating investment insight!
Job #: STAR-QDATA

Why work at StarMine? Simple - because we are developing an innovative and sophisticated product in an environment that relishes complex problem solving in a team setting. We hire creative and competent engineers who are ready to work for an organization with a logical project development process and emotionally mature managers. Our work is never boring.

StarMine researches, designs, and develops quantitative stock selection models extensively used by both quantitative and fundamental portfolio managers at more than 400 of the top asset management firms around the world.

What will you do?

• You will solve complex problems using multiple programming languages (e.g., SQL, Python, R, S-Plus, SAS, C++, Visual Basic)
• You will maintain quality control of an entire historical database by inspecting and troubleshooting terabytes of data. Working with a database constantly accessed by our team of highly skilled researchers, you will also update existing data and load data from brand new sources and/or data vendors
• You will manage and maintain different databases of financial information, matching/mapping data across different systems and different historical time periods

What will be your challenges?

• StarMine is profitable and recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in North America (we have been included on the Inc 500 list the last three years). We must continuously create models that outperform the market, improving and expanding our products in a sustainable manner in order to meet growing customer demand.
• We are a highly skilled team of 9 quantitative researchers carefully built by hiring 2 to 4 top-notch people every year. We prefer to hire a few talented engineers who can complete extraordinary tasks instead of hiring a team of mediocre programmers. This allows us to average five new releases each year.
• Our strong commitment to accuracy requires strict attention to detail to ensure that our financial database is producing meaningful results-and we do this in a fast-paced environment. We expect our engineers to be successful working with new technologies and on a number of different projects simultaneously.

What skills do we seek in our employees?

• Strong SQL skills, object-oriented programming experience (C++ and STL a plus), and an interest in working in Linux. A strong knowledge of Excel is required, and familiarity with one or more statistical software packages such as R, S-Plus, SAS, and/or Matlab is beneficial.
• Intellectually curious, adaptive to new technologies, skills, and procedures, and an ability to demonstrate competency in your existing skill-set. Knowledge of financial datasets, or strong interest in quickly picking up knowledge of financial datasets, is crucial for this position.
• A commitment to quality, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a history of attention to detail. Ability to figure out how to test time-series data and track the evolution of companies over their history is helpful in dealing with the unique challenges of working with financial data.

We recommend you complete our online interview process, where you will have an opportunity to respond to questions posed directly by the hiring manager. Feel free to call should you have any questions at US +1 415-755-1252.

To apply for this position or refer someone you know, please use our online interview system managed by Accolo:

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Once you have completed the interview, your information will be forwarded to the hiring authority for decisions on next steps.

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Marketing Database Analyst, SQL (San Francisco, CA)

Not only will you join Wells Fargo, a Fortune 50 company, but you also will join the Small Business Cash Management (SBCM) group, a dynamic, high energy, ambitious team focused on customer value, team experience, and the bottom line. This position offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience as you engage in a wide variety of analytics, work with diverse software applications, and interact with professionals who have strong expertise. Your success in this role could set you up to pursue multiple career paths within SBCM or beyond in Wells Fargo.

While fully half of this position involves database production activities, you also will invest a significant amount of time showcasing your analytical savvy and taking on some intriguing challenges. To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have at least three years of SQL and data analysis experience on account or customer-level datasets with diverse and extensive transaction volume. We're looking for a professional with solid database skills used for database marketing, strong business sense, and the ability to translate and simplify analytical data into useful business information. Along with strong SQL skills (ideally in Oracle) and MS Excel, SAS is a plus.

As an employer, Wells Fargo recognizes that people are our greatest competitive advantage. We offer an open, supportive environment and numerous learning and development opportunities to help you grow personally and professionally. We also make sure that all team members feel valued, do work that is challenging and makes a difference, and enjoy great benefits, rewards, and recognition.

IMPORTANT: HOW TO APPLY:

We want you to be as selective as we are! For a detailed 'insider's view' of this position and to submit your resume online, please visit the following URL:

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Risk Quantitative Analyst (New York, NY)

The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with approximately US $30 billion in aggregate investment capital and an international reputation for financial innovation and technological leadership, seeks an exceptionally gifted individual for the role of Quantitative Analyst in its Risk group. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 to 3 years of experience in the Market Risk area of a Wall Street firm, money manager, or risk software vendor. The individual will be responsible for firmwide risk analysis and will work with individual portfolio managers on strategy-specific risk management. A Ph.D. in finance, mathematics, statistics, or econometrics is preferred. Exposure to systematic trading techniques is a strong plus, as is experience interacting with a trading desk or strategy managers. The role affords the exciting opportunity to help build a firmwide risk management infrastructure and to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in alternative asset management. Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to DataShaping-RiskQuant@career.deshaw.com.

Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

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