Manager III, Economist - AMZ9782156

Amazon • New York, NY

24d

About The Position

Support the measurement of the Alexa business and provide actionable insights
across Alexa customers and devices. Work with product managers, SDEs, financial
analysts, and BIEs to help the Alexa organization identify new features and
business opportunities as well as drive optimization of current features and
services through your analyses as the technical lead on the team. Own the
development of econometric models, and manage the modelling and validation work
for analysis products. Design and develop Econometric models to solve business
problems and improve customer CX. Develop techniques to process large datasets,
address quantitative problems, and contribute to design of automated systems
around the company. Write high quality code and participating in Econ tech
reviews, work with the business stakeholders to understand and solve their
business problems by applying the frontier of economic thinking. Mentor and
support junior Economists and scientists.

Requirements

• PhD degree or foreign equivalent in Economics, Computer Science, or related field and five years of research or work experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Must have one year of research or work experience in the following skill(s): experience with casual inference and predictive modeling
• experience in econometrics (program evaluation, forecasting, time series, panel data, and high dimensional problems)
• experience with economic theory and quantitative methods.

Nice To Haves

• Please see job description and the position requirements above.

Responsibilities

• Support the measurement of the Alexa business and provide actionable insights across Alexa customers and devices.
• Work with product managers, SDEs, financial analysts, and BIEs to help the Alexa organization identify new features and business opportunities as well as drive optimization of current features and services through your analyses as the technical lead on the team.
• Own the development of econometric models, and manage the modelling and validation work for analysis products.
• Design and develop Econometric models to solve business problems and improve customer CX.
• Develop techniques to process large datasets, address quantitative problems, and contribute to design of automated systems around the company.
• Write high quality code and participating in Econ tech reviews, work with the business stakeholders to understand and solve their business problems by applying the frontier of economic thinking.
• Mentor and support junior Economists and scientists.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree