Business Analyst, Transparency Team, TSE

$66,900 - $143,100/Yr

Amazon - Tempe, AZ

Full-time - Mid Level

Tempe, AZ

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Business Analyst for the Transparency Team at Amazon plays a crucial role in helping customers make informed purchase decisions while enhancing the experience of brands using Amazon. This position involves translating complex data sets into actionable insights and scalable solutions, requiring strong analytical skills and effective communication. The role demands adaptability to rapid business changes and collaboration with various stakeholders across multiple regions.

Responsibilities

• Translate basic datasets into actionable insights.
• Enable effective decision making by retrieving and aggregating data from multiple sources and compiling it into a digestible and actionable format.
• Influence and implement the team's approach to data.
• Guide and provide recommendations on focus areas and improvement opportunities for the business.
• Have in-depth knowledge of the data available and how to collect it; periodically identify more advanced methods of query optimization.
• Utilize basic data-manipulation tools and cross-check data to determine accuracy.
• Convert data to information through basic descriptions, aggregations, and pivots.
• Implement/deploy data visualization or communication tools (e.g., metrics dashboards, decks, flashes).
• Share data with stakeholders to inform business decisions.
• Manage expectations; prioritize own workload and communicate status.

Requirements

• 3+ years of business or financial analysis experience.
• 5+ years of Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience.
• Experience with SQL.
• Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights.
• 3+ years of business analyst, data analyst or similar role experience.
• Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics or a related technical or quantitative field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills complemented with the ability to problem solve independently.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on market location and experience.
• Equity and sign-on payments may be provided as part of the total compensation package.
• Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.