Principal Economist, Amazon Leo, Plans & Pricing

Socket.dev; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Principal Economist to define and deliver pricing and plans that enable business and government customers to access Amazon Leo services worldwide. The role partners with business development, sales, product, and analytics teams to establish frameworks, guardrails, and high-velocity decision-making at scale.

Key responsibilities include shaping pricing strategies for new products, creating discount guardrails, and delivering post-mortem insights to optimize plans.

Qualifications

• PhD in Economics or equivalent field.
• Experience in economic research, economic consulting, applied economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience in building analytic data products or solutions.
• Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems.

Responsibilities

• Define economic principles and frameworks to guide high-velocity decision-making.
• Define service plans and pricing for business and government customers, direct and indirect channels, and fixed and mobility use cases.
• Define choice models and pricing strategies for new product offerings and bundles.
• Define volume and regional discount guardrails and frameworks.
• Deliver post-mortem insights and define experiments to optimize plans and pricing.
• Identify customer trends in post-mortem analysis.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytic data products

Analytic vision

Education

PhD in Economics

Job description

Key job responsibilities

The Principal Economist role is responsible for defining and delivering the plans and pricing that enable business and government customers to access Amazon Leo services around the world. This involves close partnership with business development and sales teams, product teams, and our own science and analytics teams to define the principles and frameworks, plans and pricing, demand and capacity tradeoffs, and guardrails that enable high-velocity decision-making at scale. The role will also be critical in identifying economic insights, scenarios, and optimizations to improve the Amazon Leo Business.

Key roles include

• Define economic principles and frameworks to guide high-velocity decision-making
• Define service plans and pricing for business and government customers, direct and indirect channels, and fixed and mobility use cases
• Define choice models and pricing strategies for new product offerings and bundles
• Define volume and regional discount guardrails and frameworks
• Deliver post-mortem insights and define experiments to optimize plans and pricing
• Identify customer trends in post-mortem analysis

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

A day in the life

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in Economics or equivalent field
• Experience in economic research, economic consulting, applied economics, or a related quantitative field

Preferred Qualifications

• Effective verbal and written communications skills
• Experience in building analytic or scientific data products or solutions
• Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems

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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, BELLEVUE - 189,400.00 - 256,200.00 USD annually