Sr Manager, Economics & Applied Science, AWS Central Econ and Science

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA, is hiring a Senior Manager, Economics for the AWS Central Economics and Science team. You will lead a multi-year research agenda, partnering with executives, product owners, and science leaders to drive step-change growth.

You will steer production recommendation systems and feature generation, apply applied theory, and mentor teams while collaborating across AWS policy-focused units to align incentives for sellers and partners.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in economics or related field with industry experience.
• Proven track record in applied research addressing business problems.
• Advanced coding ability in Python; experience with Spark is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute multi-year research agendas for AWS Central Economics and Science.
• Interface with executives, product owners, and science leaders to drive growth.
• Own production recommendation systems and feature generation for external systems.
• Collaborate with policy-focused teams to align incentives for sellers and partners.

Skills

Python

Spark

Econometrics

Experimental design

Education

Ph.D. in Economics

Tools

SQL

Big data platforms

Job description

Description

We are hiring a Senior Manager, Economics to the Sales Channels team within Amazon Web Services (AWS) Central Econ and Science team. The team partners with the business to optimize sales motions, partner programs, and incentives in multi-sided marketplaces. The problem space includes experimental, quasi-experimental, and observational research design, establishing telemetry for future measurement, and the development of recommendation systems and incentive plans. This role will support a strong team in both sourcing new workstreams and executing existing workstreams. We will consider Applied Scientists with experience working with economists for this role.

Key job responsibilities

This role interfaces directly with executives, product/program owners, science leadership, and science ICs to create multi-year research agendas that drive step-change growth for the business. As this role is responsible for setting and executing the priorities of a centralized team, stakeholder management, working backward and partnering to work across teams (earns trust) is vital. The team’s mandate includes disambiguating structural relationships, so a strong grounding in applied theory is key to success in this position. The role will also own both production recommendation systems and feature generation for external systems, so experience with production-level development is important. This role will shape the strategic direction of the AWS Central Economics and Science team and collaborate with other science teams at AWS, especially those working on developing policies so that AWS sellers and partners meet customers where they are and help them grow.

A day in the life

Our team takes big swings and works on hard cross-organizational problems where success is long term and not guaranteed. We expect team members to grow their skills in a supportive and collegial environment. We expect and measure impact, and we hold each other to high standards. We work hard during work hours, but we also don’t encourage working at nights or on weekends: burn out isn’t a successful long run strategy. Because we invest in the long run success of our group it’s important to have hobbies, relax and then come to work refreshed and excited. It makes for bigger impact, faster skill accrual and thus career advancement.

About The Team

Our group is technically rigorous and encourages ongoing academic conference participation and publication. Our leaders are here for you and to enable you to be successful. We believe in being servant leaders focused on influence: good data work has little value if it doesn’t translate into actionable insights that are rolled out and impact the real economy. We emphasize clear, consistent communication since being able to explain what we do ensures high success rates and lowers administrative churn. Also: we laugh a lot. If it’s not fun, what’s the point?

Basic Qualifications

Ph.D. in economics or related field. Multiple years experience in industry, consulting, government, academic research or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven track record in conducting research and solving business problems leveraging techniques from economics or related disciplines. Advanced coding ability in a scripting language such as Python. Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment. Effective verbal and written communications skills. Experience with big data tools such as Spark is a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants

Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Accommodations

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Compensation and Benefits

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, CA, San Francisco - 239,600.00 - 324,100.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 229,200.00 - 310,000.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 208,300.00 - 281,800.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID

A10455418