Economist, Science of Third-Party Seller Fees and Incentives

3 weeks ago


Phoenix, Arizona, United States Amazon Full time

We are seeking an Economist to join our team and contribute to the advancement of determining third-party seller fees and incentives. The successful candidate will leverage economic methods to address key issues using large, real-world datasets.

The role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to identify data and define metrics evaluating business initiatives and making recommendations. Key responsibilities include building causal inference modeling to evaluate the effects of policy changes on seller behaviors and business metrics.

Analyze how sellers and key outcomes are impacted by variations in growth strategies. Design experiments to measure pilot programs and support scaling-up efforts. Synthesize learnings from past policy changes into critical insights to help develop new strategies and make science-based decisions.

About this role

This position is part of the Seller Fees team, which owns the end-to-end fees experience for third-party sellers worldwide. We develop monetization strategies, economics and science models, and software that accurately charge sellers fees while optimizing long-term Amazon growth.

Our systems enable Amazon teams to launch and change fees in ways that build seller trust, ensuring every transaction is accurately calculated and transparent. The Fee domain includes fee strategy, seller experience, seller economics, machine learning, data science and analytics, payments accuracy and integrity, and provides scalable technology to monetize Amazon's services available to third-party sellers.

Required Skills and Qualifications

PhD in economics or equivalent required. 2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience preferred. Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, SAS. Experience in prediction and forecasting in a research or industrial environment.

Benefits

Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, financial, and other benefits. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/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.



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