Job Description
Amazon.com is seeking an exceptional Senior Economist to join our Advertising Finance team. As a tech lead of the Adpt Finance Econ and Science team, you will play a pivotal role in answering critical questions that drive the long-term strategy of our advertising business. These questions include:
- What are the long-term impacts of our initiatives?
- Where will Advertising's growth come from in the next year?
- How big will the Advertising business become over the next three years?
- What are the interactions between consumers and the Ads business?
At Amazon, we"re always finding answers that redefine industries. In this Senior Economist role, you"ll have the unique opportunity to collaborate with top-tier talent, influence senior leadership, and make a tangible impact on the future of advertising.
If you"re passionate about pushing the boundaries of economic research, thrive on challenging modeling puzzles, and crave a dynamic environment where your insights directly shape business strategy, this is the role for you.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead causal analysis projects as the primary technical expert, guiding the team in applying advanced economic methodologies to solve complex business challenges.
- Collaborate closely with economists, data scientists, financial managers, and business leaders to define product requirements, offer scientific support, and effectively communicate feedback throughout project lifecycles.
- Utilize programming languages such as Python, R, Scala, etc., to implement sophisticated economics methods tailored to address specific business problems, ensuring robustness and scalability.
- Drive continuous improvement by innovating existing methodologies, including developing new data sources, rigorously testing model enhancements, and fine-tuning model parameters to optimize performance and accuracy.
- Present data and insights in a clear, actionable format, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions and address critical business questions with confidence.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Seattle, WA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
About Company
At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Skills
- Advertisingunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Business Strategyunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Data Scienceunmatched
- Develop Methodologiesunmatched
- Economicsunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Managementunmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Programming Languagesunmatched
- Project Lifecycleunmatched
- Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
- R Programming Languageunmatched
- Requirements Managementunmatched
- Scala Programming Languageunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Testingunmatched
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