Senior Economist, Featured Merchant Algorithm
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 143300 - 247600
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Do you ever struggle to explain your work Hows this: Do you shop at Amazon Do you know that box that says Add to Cart and shows a price Our team owns the model which picks that offer and the customer experience around the display of the offer price and the elements surrounding the Add to Cart button which inform a purchase decision. We pick and display offers several billion times a day across all surfaces (mobile app mobile web desktop Alexa
shopping) worldwide.
Our mission is to be the worlds first and most
trusted choice for every customer on earth to discover and evaluate any product or service.
Our team blends machine learning models to rank and select the best offer from the most trusted merchant for all products sold on Amazon along with a world-class front-end user experience for offer comparison to our global customers. We are responsible for the experiences and services that enable developers including our own to create
tailored shopping experiences for every customer product business and marketplace offered by Amazon. We build scalable and extensible frameworks which allow for many teams at Amazon to innovate within the Offers Experience
in a federated manner.
If you are passionate about influencing and delivering the next-generation Amazon customer buying experience we want to meet you.
We are looking for a Senior Economist to join one of the most impactful and visible teams in Amazon.
In this role you will work with business stakeholders throughout Amazon and provide technical direction and business expertise to strategize and help launch new businesses and features for our customers. You will use data to justify customer friendly decisions and present customer and financial impact of the changes we make to our stakeholders. You will work closely with other economists engineers product managers applied scientists TPMs managers and senior leadership team to understand and drive business impact. Successful candidates will have experience working on multiple projects with different stakeholders make data driven decisions have strong communication skills to interact with executives non-technical and technical individuals and have a high technical bar along with a passion
for people and project management. This is an opportunity to work with a team that drives one of the most coveted real estate in the E-commerce the Amazon Buy Box on Amazon Product Detail Page Amazon Search Page multiple buying widgets etc. on the Amazon desktop mobile and tablet environments.
- PhD in economics or equivalent
- Experience in analytics and applied economics
- Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems
- Experience in building statistical models using R Python STATA or a related software
- Experience in industry consulting government or academic research
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
shopping) worldwide.
Our mission is to be the worlds first and most
trusted choice for every customer on earth to discover and evaluate any product or service.
Our team blends machine learning models to rank and select the best offer from the most trusted merchant for all products sold on Amazon along with a world-class front-end user experience for offer comparison to our global customers. We are responsible for the experiences and services that enable developers including our own to create
tailored shopping experiences for every customer product business and marketplace offered by Amazon. We build scalable and extensible frameworks which allow for many teams at Amazon to innovate within the Offers Experience
in a federated manner.
If you are passionate about influencing and delivering the next-generation Amazon customer buying experience we want to meet you.
We are looking for a Senior Economist to join one of the most impactful and visible teams in Amazon.
In this role you will work with business stakeholders throughout Amazon and provide technical direction and business expertise to strategize and help launch new businesses and features for our customers. You will use data to justify customer friendly decisions and present customer and financial impact of the changes we make to our stakeholders. You will work closely with other economists engineers product managers applied scientists TPMs managers and senior leadership team to understand and drive business impact. Successful candidates will have experience working on multiple projects with different stakeholders make data driven decisions have strong communication skills to interact with executives non-technical and technical individuals and have a high technical bar along with a passion
for people and project management. This is an opportunity to work with a team that drives one of the most coveted real estate in the E-commerce the Amazon Buy Box on Amazon Product Detail Page Amazon Search Page multiple buying widgets etc. on the Amazon desktop mobile and tablet environments.
- PhD in economics or equivalent
- Experience in analytics and applied economics
- Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems
- Experience in building statistical models using R Python STATA or a related software
- Experience in industry consulting government or academic research
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Python
- Spss
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Stata
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Survey Design
- Calculus
- SAS
- Statistics
About Company
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