Ebay International A G
PO Box 57097
LONDON
EC1P 1RD
You can buy and sell almost anything on eBay - from cars to computers, tickets to televisions. Every day the eBay team is meeting new challenges and breaking new e-commerce ground. There is no ordinary day at eBay! Our staff are creative, flexible and motivated. eBay culture is one of hard work and enthusiasm.
Ideal eBay candidates will have intense customer focus, a positive outlook and a great sense of humour.
All current UK vacancies are based at our office in south west London. Previous work experience in the UK is indispensable and all candidates must be legally permitted to work in the UK.
EBay Inc. was formed as a sole proprietorship in September 1995 and was incorporated in California in May 1996. In April 1998, the Company reincorporated in Delaware and in September 1998 it completed the initial public offering of its common stock. The Company's purpose is to pioneer new communities around the world built on commerce, sustained by trust, and inspired by opportunity. EBay brings together millions of buyers and sellers every day on a local, national and international basis through an array of websites. The Company provides online marketplaces for the sale of goods and services, online payments services and online communication offerings to a diverse community of individuals and businesses. The Company currently has three primary businesses: the eBay Marketplaces, Payments and Communications. The Company's eBay Marketplaces provides the infrastructure to enable online commerce in a variety of formats, including the traditional auction platform, along with the Company's other online platforms, such as Rent.com, Shopping.com, Kijiji, mobile.de, and Marktplaats.nl. The Company's Payments business, which consists of its PayPal business, enables businesses to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online. The Company's Communications business, which consists of its Skype business, enables VoIP calls between Skype users, as well as provides low-cost connectivity to traditional fixed-line and mobile telephones. The Company's community of users is a loyal online commerce community on the Internet. The Company has aggregated a number of buyers, sellers, and items listed for sale, which, in turn, has resulted in a vibrant commerce environment. EBay seeks to attract buyers and sellers to its community by offering: Buyers: Selection, Value, Convenience and Entertainment. Sellers: Access to markets, Efficient marketing and distribution costs, Ability to maximize prices and Opportunity to increase sales. The Company intends to achieve its mission of creating the world's online marketplace by improving and expanding across three main areas: categories, formats, and geographies. The Company added the Communications business upon its acquisition of Skype in October 2005. Skype is a Luxembourg-based company that was established in 2003. Skype provides software that, among other things, enables free VoIP calls between Skype users online. Skype's premium offerings, which are currently Skype's primary source of revenue, provide Skype's users with low-cost connectivity to traditional fixed-line and mobile telephones. Skype currently offers its software in 23 different languages. The Company has registered for its eBay trademark in the U.S. and over 50 non-U.S. jurisdictions and has in place an active program to continue securing the eBay, PayPal, and Skype domain names in major non-U.S. jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2005, eBay Inc. and its subsidiaries employed approximately 11,600 people.