Economist, Global Regulatory Strategy

Amazon; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an economist to inform legal and regulatory decisions across global business lines from retail to AWS. You will work with economists, engineers, lawyers, and policy experts to develop evidence-based analyses and compelling narratives for complex regulatory questions.

Qualified candidates hold a PhD in economics or equivalent and have strong analytics, policy analysis, and communication skills to translate data into actionable insights for diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent.
• Demonstrated analytics and applied economics experience.
• Experience communicating economic ideas to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide data-driven guidance on high-stakes legal and regulatory questions facing Amazon worldwide.
• Collaborate with economists, scientists, engineers, and non-technical partners on high-impact projects.
• Partner with global public policy teams to apply economic analyses to current policy debates on competition, AI, and related issues.
• Engage with external stakeholders to drive understanding of Amazon’s business model and value.
• Support requests for economic analyses and data in regulatory and litigation matters worldwide.
• Synthesize data into compelling economic narratives for stakeholders.
• Advise stakeholders across Amazon on complex economic issues.
• Lead research projects from questions to communication of results.

Skills

Analytics experience

Policy analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD in economics

Tools

R

Python

STATA

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an economist to inform legal and regulatory decisions across global business lines from retail to AWS. You will work with economists, engineers, lawyers, and policy experts to develop evidence-based analyses and compelling narratives for complex regulatory questions.

Qualified candidates hold a PhD in economics or equivalent and have strong analytics, policy analysis, and communication skills to translate data into actionable insights for diverse stakeholders.