eBay Live Operations Support Specialist
eBay
Job Summary
The eBay Live Operations Support Specialist will join the eBay Live team in the UK, focusing on ensuring operational excellence across payments, insights, and business performance. This role involves managing financial operations for sellers, providing data-driven insights for leadership, and collaborating with cross-functional partners. The specialist will play a key role in maintaining a robust operational foundation for eBay Live's growth and scale, supporting a dynamic platform where sellers and buyers connect live via video.
Must Have
- Manage end-to-end seller payments and invoicing processes.
- Track, verify, and reconcile seller payouts promptly and transparently.
- Partner with Finance and Legal teams for documentation and tax compliance.
- Support day-to-day operational activities across the eBay Live program.
- Maintain and update operational documentation, SOPs, and internal tools.
- Monitor and report on key operational metrics.
- Ensure payment and operational processes align with eBay’s trust, safety, and compliance standards.
- Support incident resolution and risk mitigation.
- Maintain a high standard of data integrity and confidentiality.
- Play a critical role in enabling data-driven decision-making.
- Own and prepare content for Weekly Business Reviews and senior leadership reports.
- Use data and analysis to identify performance drivers and recommend actionable solutions.
- Conduct deep dives into specific business challenges and present findings.
- Monitor key benchmarks and surface trends.
- 3+ years of experience in operations, finance operations, or payments/invoicing roles.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in handling financial data.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.
- Experience preparing business performance reviews or management reporting.
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude.
- High level of integrity and a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
Good to Have
- Experience with data visualisation tools (e.g., Tableau).
- Knowledge of SQL.
Job Description
At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.
Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.
Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
About the team and the role:
eBay Live is a dynamic and interactive way to sell on eBay, where sellers and buyers connect live via video. This innovative platform allows sellers to build trust with buyers, expand their reach, and grow repeat business through engaging live streams. Buyers can view, chat, ask questions, give feedback, vote, and make purchases in real-time during these live sessions.
We are looking for a diligent, analytically minded Operations Support Specialist to join the eBay Live team in the UK. This is a highly visible and impactful role that sits at the heart of the eBay Live operation and is central to ensuring operational excellence across our payments, insights, and business performance processes. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of financial operations for sellers while also providing data-driven insights that help leadership understand performance trends, identify challenges, and improve how we operate. Working closely with cross-functional partners in Finance, Product, Analytics, Legal, Account Management and Operations, you’ll play a key role in maintaining a robust operational foundation for eBay Live as we continue to grow and scale.
What You Will Accomplish:
Business Performance & Analytics
- Play a critical role in enabling data-driven decision-making across the eBay Live team.
- Own and prepare content for Weekly Business Reviews (WBRs) and senior leadership reports, working with stakeholders to track key operational and performance metrics.
- Use data and analysis to identify performance drivers, uncover root causes of issues, and recommend actionable solutions.
- Partner with Analytics teams to design dashboards and reporting that provide insights into seller engagement, transaction quality, and platform performance.
- Conduct deep dives into specific business challenges (e.g. seller retention, root causes of growth, operational throughput) and present findings to inform decision-making.
- Monitor key benchmarks and surface trends that support long-term decision making and prioritisation.
Payments & Invoicing Management
- Manage the end-to-end seller payments and invoicing processes for eBay Live, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal policies.
- Track, verify, and reconcile seller payouts, resolving discrepancies promptly and transparently.
- Partner with Finance and Legal teams to ensure documentation and tax compliance are maintained across all seller transactions.
Operational Process Support
- Support day-to-day operational activities across the eBay Live program, ensuring workflows run efficiently and consistently.
- Assist in the coordination of live team events, program logistics, and cross-team communications.
- Maintain and update operational documentation, SOPs, and internal tools to improve clarity and efficiency.
- Monitor and report on key operational metrics to identify bottlenecks or improvement opportunities.
Risk & Compliance
- Ensure all payment and operational processes align with eBay’s trust, safety, and compliance standards.
- Support incident resolution and risk mitigation through data validation and documentation.
- Maintain a high standard of data integrity and confidentiality across all seller transactions and records.
What you will bring:
- 3+ years of experience in operations, finance operations, or payments/invoicing roles — ideally within e-commerce, fintech, or marketplace environments.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable improvements.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in handling financial data and documentation.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills; experience with data visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau) and knowledge of SQL is a plus.
- Experience preparing business performance reviews or management reporting.
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude when working with cross-functional teams.
- High level of integrity and a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
- Occasional travel may be required.
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