Economist, AWS Marketing Science

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is building a world-class marketing organization, and we are looking for an experienced Economist to join the central data and science organization for AWS Marketing.

This candidate will develop innovative solutions to measure the return on marketing investments. They will work closely with business leaders, scientists, and engineers to translate business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables, including the design, development, testing, and deployment of innovative measurement solutions. They will interact with functional leaders owning events (e.g. re:Invent, summits, webinars), paid media (paid search, paid social, display), AWS-owned channels (email, website, console) as well as lead management organization to drive the development, fine-tuning and adoption of the consistent measurement framework across these diverse initiatives.

We seek candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a big impact on AWS growth. They will develop strong working relationships and thrive in a collaborative team environment. They will have the creativity, curiosity, and strong judgment to work on high-impact, high-visibility products to improve the experience of AWS leads and customers.

Key job responsibilities

• Apply your expertise in causal inference and ML to develop systems to measure B2B marketing impact

• Develop and execute science products from concept, prototype to production incorporating feedback from customers, scientists and business leaders

• Identify new opportunities for leveraging economic insights and models in the marketing space

• Write technical white papers and business-facing documents to clearly explain complex technical concepts to audiences with diverse business/scientific backgrounds

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | New York City, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in economics or equivalent

• Experience working with software developers and product managers

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience

• Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, SAS

• Experience with handling of large datasets

• Experience in Marketing Measurement

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $124,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.