There are so many great things about working at eBay, but the best is the opportunity to truly expand?your skillset. I’ve had five different “careers” in the ten-plus years I’ve been here. I started out at?Gmarket, which became a part of eBay via acquisition in 2009, and am now a Data Product Manager.?Over the years, eBay has made it easy to take advantage of opportunities to change what I do. The?different perspectives I’ve gained through my various career paths have had great synergy, and make?me confident about an amazing future still to come at eBay. I always wanted to do something that?helps people connect with other people. That’s exactly what eBay does.

We develop data-driven decision-making tools that help product managers build infrastructure?features that improve the customer experience. We don’t modify the basic functions of eBay Korea’s?website. Instead, we change rules that alter the way things appear, where they appear, and the order in?which they appear. These almost-invisible changes are designed to make end-users feel more at ease?with greater autonomy. For instance, we use structured data to understand user behavior, which, in?turn, helps eBay serve up products and deals better aligned with a customer’s tastes and preferences.

There are two places in our office that I like most. One is the Canteen on the 37th floor, and the other?is the Bangkok room on the 35th. The view from the Canteen is amazing, especially on snowy and?rainy days. It really helps me refresh and refocus when I am under pressure. The Bangkok room is?spacious and has a variety of game machines and massage tools to help us relax. A little while back,?we had a Yoots tournament (a traditional Korean game) in the Bangkok room. Made us all as happy as?little kids!