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Database Administrator IV

ACL Digital
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/22/2025

Title : Database Administrator IV

Job ID : EBAYJP00022161

Location : Remote

Job Description :

Day to Day Responsibilities of this Position and Description of Project :

Emphasis is seeking an experienced ops leader who has tech company research / insights operations expertise. Bonus is Qualtrics CX platform / tech experience. Will also manage and oversee both US based FTE resources and offshore vendor team. Very exciting role at the pulse of customer experience insight generation within the core eBay Growth Team.

Reporting to director based in San Jose.

Overview

eBay is actively seeking an exceptional Senior Research Operations Manager with extensive experience in managing research operations at a global scale. The ideal candidate will bring extensive knowledge in implementing best-in-class governance practices, optimizing processes, and managing a global scale research and insights operation effectively. With proficiency in agile methodologies, this leader will be charged with delivering on a strategy and roadmap to transform the current operation into a world- class function, focusing on operational efficiencies, cost savings, and the integration of cutting-edge technologies and methodologies. A background in a global insights or research function is highly desired, as it will provide valuable context and experience to drive the organization forward.

The ideal candidate would have strong experience working with technology platforms to deliver research and insights operations such as Qualtrics, Medallia, Forsta or similar.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work directly with technology platforms to deliver research and insights operations and CX operations, such as Qualtrics and oversee a dedicated operations team.
  • Implement and refine governance practices to achieve global operational excellence within research operations.
  • Optimize processes and manage large-scale research operations, ensuring alignment with eBay's strategic goals and efficient resource utilization.
  • Manage and lead integration or migration efforts for core research platforms and tools

such as Qualtrics, Forsta, Caplena etc.

  • Lead, mentor, and develop onshore and offshore teams and vendor partnerships, promoting a high-performance culture and a commitment to quality.
  • Employ agile methodologies to enhance the team's operational agility and adaptability to changing market demands.
  • Develop a clear and actionable strategy to elevate the current operations to a world-class level, focusing on achieving significant operational efficiencies and cost reductions.
  • Introduce and integrate new technologies and innovative practices that enhance the effectiveness of the research function and contribute to eBay's competitive edge.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment of research operations with the broader organizational objectives.
  • Qualifications

  • A minimum of 12 years of experience in research operations management within a global corporate environment, ideally within a global insights, research or analytics function.
  • Demonstrated experience working with the Qualtrics CX platform or similar technologies and processes in the space of CX and insight.
  • Demonstrated success in implementing governance practices, process optimization, sprint planning and program management at scale.
  • Experience with research and insights platform technologies ie : Qualtrics, Forsta, Medallia & other.
  • Proficient in agile methodologies with a track record of leading agile transformations within research teams.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to define and lead the execution of plans to transform operations to a world-class standard, with a focus on operational efficiency and cost savings.
  • Strong leadership, stakeholder management and program management skills, with the capability to drive innovation and continuous improvement across a global operation and team.
  • Prior experience managing both onshore and offshore direct reports and vendor teams in a highly matrixed organization.
  • Advanced degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Research Methods, Computer Science, Data Science or a related field is preferred.
  • Will this candidate interface with IT and business teams? If so, which internal / external groups?

  • Please provide a portfolio that Illustrate (Qualtrics project or implementation) to demonstrate the scale of their work How does this project impact the line of business or eBay as a whole? Global Consumer Insights team- service the entire company with insight to fuel company strategy
  • Operations team specifically- very senior role and influential role working with Leigh

    Right hand to Leigh to run the operation - research and insights

    Leverage several platforms to register surveys to capture data to give to teams

    Will run the ops team - onshore US based, Seattle / Dallas, and small offshore team Executing sprint planning, intake process from

    research team and external teams for research

    that is requested

    Will manage indirectly 2 FTEs and the medium sized offshore team to ensure things

    Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly meeting with internal and external stakeholders Predominately CX based, there is a team behind

    UX Required Skills (top 3 to 5 / non-negotiables) : What you like to see on resumes? (nice to have) 1

    Operations experience - ideal candidate worked in the Research and Insights space- able to capture, consume, and execute dat 1

    Qualtrics experience - team relies on this heavily (many years hands on and managerial type level with this tool) 2

    Leading a large team experience 2

    Has experience with Text analysis tools, modeling, or call-mining technology 3

    At the forefront of leading technologies in this space - understanding of the latest and greatest tools 3

    Qualtrics experience - this is a critical aspect for this role 4

    Disqualifiers or Dislikes on Resumes : Has everything but no team experience or the minimum years of experience

    Making a pivot or doing a step change within career- as this candidate will not be successful

    Needs a partner and is a critical position, this person will need to execute from day one. Education Requirement : Open to all- manager cares about the worker has the right skill set and experience to execute

    Minimum 12 years of experience - taking into account managerial, industry experience Required Testing : N / A Software Skills Required : Qualtrics Required Certifications : Qualtrics Certification (nice to have) Preferred companies / industries : Research and Insights space but open

    Looking of Operations leaders or Product Manager (Owner) related to Insights Platform (ex. Qualtrics) Candidate Value Proposition : Help drive a vision and view where you could take the operations to in the future with Leigh

    Can speak to the idea that will not just accept the status quo and connected on what the future should look like. Have the experience to provide ideas on how to make things better and forward thinking

    May have potential to convert Difficult Aspects of Role : Qualtrics migration

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