Economist II, Featured Merchant Algorithm

Do you ever struggle to explain your work? How's this: "Do you shop at Amazon? Do you know that box that says 'Addto Cart' and shows a price? Our team owns the model which picks that offer and the customer experience around thedisplay of the offer price and the elements surrounding the 'Add to Cart' button which inform a purchase decision.We pick and display offers several billion times a day across all surfaces (mobile app, mobile web, desktop, Alexashopping) worldwide." The mission of the Amazon Buying Experience organization is to be the world’s first and mosttrusted choice for every customer on earth to discover and evaluate any product or service.Our team blends machine learning models to rank and select the best offer from the most trusted merchant for allproducts sold on Amazon along with a world-class front-end user experience for offer comparison to our globalcustomers. We are responsible for the experiences and services that enable developers, including our own, to createtailored shopping experiences for every customer, product, business and marketplace offered by Amazon. We buildscalable and extensible frameworks which allow for many teams at Amazon to innovate within the Offers Experiencein a federated manner. If you are passionate about influencing and delivering the next-generation Amazon customerbuying experience, we want to meet you.We are looking for an Economist to join one of the most impactful and visible teams in this role you will work with business stakeholders throughout Amazon and provide technical direction andbusiness expertise to strategize and help launch new businesses and features for our customers. You will use data tojustify customer friendly decisions and present customer and financial impact of the changes we make to ourstakeholders. You will work closely with other economists, engineers, product managers, applied scientists, TPMs, managers, and seniorleadership team to understand and drive business impact. Successful candidates will have experience working onmultiple projects with different stakeholders, make data driven decisions, have strong communication skills tointeract with executives, non-technical and technical individuals and have a high technical bar along with a passionfor people and project management. This is an opportunity to work with a team that drives one of the most covetedreal estate in the E-commerce, the Amazon ‘Buy Box’ on Amazon Product Detail Page, Amazon Search Page , multiplebuying widgets etc. on the Amazon desktop, mobile and tablet environments.Key job responsibilitiesToday, millions of third party sellers offer products alongside Amazon Retail though the Amazon Marketplace andcompete to be featured on the ‘Add to Cart’ button (aka the ‘Buy Box’) on Amazon’s most valuable retail real estate -the Product Detail Page referenced above. The Featured Merchant Algorithm (FMA) teams owns the Tier - I systemsand Machine Learning algorithms that selects the offer to be featured on the Buy Box and on Amazon Search Pages.The team’s mission is to ensure that the featured offer provides the best possible customer value based on factorsincluding price, availability, delivery options and customer service. The Amazon ‘Buy Box’ is arguably the most valuedreal estate in the E-commerce world and we are looking for strong leaders to continue innovating for this customerfacing functionality. We are looking for an Economist to join one of the most impactful andvisible teams in Amazon. In this role you will work with business stakeholders throughout Amazon and providetechnical direction and business expertise to strategize and help launch new businesses and features for ourcustomers. You will use data to justify customer friendly decisions and present customer and financial impact of thechanges we make to our stakeholders. You will work closely with other economists, engineers, product managers, applied scientists,TPMs, managers, and senior leadership team to understand and drive business impact.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- PhD in economics or equivalentPREFERRED 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 in prediction and forecasting in a research or industrial environment- Experience with handling of large datasetsAmazon 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.

Created: 2026-04-03