JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2017 - July 31, 2017

Houzz Inc.

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Product Development
Pricing Economist

JOE ID Number: 2017-01_111457898
Date Posted: 06/29/2017
Date Inactive: 07/31/2017
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Pricing Economist
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Palo Alto, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
00 -- Default: Any Field
M0 -- General
Keywords:
Pricing
Ecommerce
Consumer web
Analytics
Commerce
Furnishings
Home remodelling
Houzz
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Houzz (www.houzz.com) in Palo Alto, CA, is seeking a talented Pricing Economist for our rapidly growing Marketplace.
You will work cross-functionally to develop methods for analyzing & providing guidance on pricing, logistics, cost optimization, fulfillment, etc. You will gain access to a rich variety of research problems & datasets, a world-class analytics platform & the opportunities to create real business & social impact.

Responsibilities
• Develop new econometric models or improve existing approaches for pricing
• Build models & work with large data complex data sets to do deeper analysis
• Build scalable solutions & implement experiments in production
• Apply economic theory to solve business problems in a fast moving environment
• Drive business growth through pricing strategy, shipping efficiency, logistics etc.

Qualifications
• PhD in Economics, OR, Data Science or related field
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Strong background in statistics methodology, applications to business problems, &/or big data
• Advanced SQL skills
• Experience data munging & using databases with large-scale, complex datasets
• Strongly data-driven & technical
• Extremely detail-oriented
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Please see full job description and apply at https://www.houzz.com/jobs?id=e22e6bc9-ac08-46f3-a2ec-80cd8412ac02

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Reference Instructions:
External references not required