Principal Economist, Amazon Leo, Plans & Pricing

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  role will also be critical in identifying economic insights, scenarios, and optimizations to improve the Amazon Leo Business.

• 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

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.

• 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 or scientific data products or solutions
• Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems

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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.

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USA, WA, BELLEVUE -  -  USD annually