Director, Economist - Head of Experimentation & Value, Devices Science Optimization (DSO)

Economic Value

You will build the economic value attribution for all Devices product lines, including impact on Prime, subscription lift, consumer spending, advertising value, Alexa+ value isolation, and cross-product line attribution.

Marketing Science & Measurement

• Build the marketing science function from scratch
• Incrementality measurement for marketing spend across all channels
• Attribution methodology, measurement standards, and cross-pod governance
• Marketing ROI frameworks for use by category marketers
• CCM certification methodology and scenario planning models for optimal investment allocation

Experimentation

• Owning the estimation methodology, identification strategies, data inputs/outputs, and refresh cadence
• Building the analytics function with AI at its core from day one
• Experimentation governance — managing interference across teams, setting standards for causal validity
• Evaluation framework for AI agents and autonomous optimization systems

Qualifications

• 12+ years in economics, econometrics, or causal inference research with increasing leadership scope
• Track record designing and executing causal research programs — including randomized experiments, quasi-experimental methods, and structural estimation
• Deep expertise in applied microeconomics, causal inference, incrementality estimation, or structural econometrics
• Experience managing teams of 30+ across economics, applied science, and quantitative research disciplines
• PhD in Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field