Business Analyst, Amazon Selection Monitoring

DESCRIPTION Within the Selection Monitoring team a Business analyst is expected to own analytics on large volumes of data synthesize the analysis into business insights communicate the findings to stakeholders and and deliver business value Business analyst will be expected to be skilled in understanding customer needs converting them to analysis requirements having working knowledge of data availability in various sources building customer confidence through effective communication and derive recommendations Business analyst would also be responsible for the project plan cost and efficiency analytics platform resources scaling of data processes and reports and project timeline and deliverables Key job responsibilities - Solve ambiguous problems with less well-defined inputs and outputs drive to the heart of the problem and identify root causes - Identify develop and execute data analysis to uncover areas of business opportunities - Learn and understand the broad range of Amazon s data resources and develop knowledge of how when and which data sources to use - Deep dive into massive data sets to answer key business questions using SQL MS Excel and other data manipulation languages - Build new reports dashboards to enable emerging business use cases - Partner with Data Engineering team to deploy new data technology - Present written recommendations and insights to key stakeholders that will help shape effective selection expansion strategies worldwide - Manage and execute entire projects or components of large projects from start to finish including project management data gathering and manipulation modeling and problem solving About the team Amazon s Selection Monitoring team started operations in March 2009 and has grown steadily in scope ever since Amazon Selection and Catalog Systems group at Amazon Chennai Center focuses on making direct impact on Selection for Amazon s Retail 3rd party marketplace business across markets worldwide The Selection Monitoring team within this group owns end to end processes for discovering prioritizing and adding new selection available to customers across different markets worldwide This drives one of Amazon s core focus areas providing the widest selection to customers We operate in a fast paced rapidly growing environment offering new challenges and opportunities for making impactful changes in the Amazon ecosystem BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 4 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience - 4 years of Excel including VBA pivot tables array functions power pivots etc and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience - Bachelor s degree in finance accounting business economics engineering analytics mathematics statistics or a related technical or quantitative field - Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights - Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders - Experience with Excel - 3 years of experience in hands-on analytics building data pipelines using SQL reports in Excel dashboards in tools like QuickSight - Ability to work effectively independently in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines - Ability to engage with cross-functional teams for implementation of project program requirements PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience partnering with executive-level leaders to identifying and solving business issues Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information If the country region you re applying in isn t listed please contact your Recruiting Partner