Senior Business Analyst Job in Amazon

DESCRIPTION

At Amazon, our businesses continue to grow and expand because of our innovative technologies, extensive global retail selection, and world class operations delivery for our customers. Driving all of our businesses are our talented employees who are strong owners, have the highest standards, and obsess over our customers.
Amazons is looking for an experienced Business / Data Analyst to support several critical initiatives related to delivering a perfect pay experience to every employee. In this role, you will explore raw data sets from multiple systems, both internal and external, then design analyses, creative reporting, and compelling visualizations that optimize our pay programs. Your work will directly influence decisions and efforts to perfect how Amazon pays its employees. You will provide leadership in analytic process excellence to ensure our initiatives are effective, scalable, and aligned to the strategic goals of the organization. This role requires sound business acumen in order to gauge priorities and provide targeted solutions. Successful candidates will have experience creating compelling arguments and visualizations, the ability to drive through ambiguity, and the ability to influence with data-driven recommendations.
Example responsibilities include:
Develop and execute data analytics strategies to drive insights related to pay and time
Defect analysis per different point of view, by BU, Owner, life cycle and pay element, etc. Translate business issues into questions that can be answered with data.
Develop actionable research data methodologies, predictive models and plans
Work closely with peers and stakeholders to access, pull, clean, analyze, and represent data from a variety of sources
Gather new data, link disparate forms of data, and/or creatively use existing data to propose new paths forward and present your justification in compelling way
Conduct statistical data analyses where helpful, including t-tests, factor-analyses, and regressions
Compile results in a concise, meaningful, and actionable format and share findings to senior leadership
Pre-defect management
Ad Hoc country request on defect metrics

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years relevant business analysis experience Bachelor's degree in STEM or Business.
Experience linking and handling large datasets, summarizing data into metrics and data storytelling / generating insights and findings from the data
Proficient with Advanced Excel Experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau, QuickSight or Power BI
Extremely strong with data querying and manipulation via SQL
Technical expertise regarding data models and data mining
Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing data sets (Excel, R, Python etc.)
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
Overall 8+ years experience with 5+ years of relevant experience in a business analyst/data analyst/statistical analysis role.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred qualifications
Master's Degree in STEM or related field - Prior experience with Workforce Management or Capacity Management
5+ years relevant data analysis and project management experience
Able to work with financial analyses, assess and mitigate risk, forecast both long and short-term outcomes, and anticipate and navigate scenarios in a complex business environment
Working knowledge of Python/R and building Machine learning models
Demonstrated program ownership and consistent delivery on commitments
Great organizational skills with exceptional follow through and attention to detail
Customer service orientation with a demonstrated desire to exceed expectations ability to serve multiple customers and deliver an excellent employee experience
Highly flexible, with the ability to identify, analyze and solve problems systematically in a fast-paced, rapidly-evolving organization
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously
Excellent written and verbal communications skills - ability to interface with all levels of the organization, specific strength in influencing decision makers and managing expectations
Proactive, organized, and detail-oriented; able to ensure rigor and accuracy while meeting deadlines
Ability to present and clearly communicate complex data, analyses and findings to non-experts
Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.