Business Analyst, Growth Accelerator
DESCRIPTION
The Undiscovered and Small Business Accelerator (USBA) team's vision is to use our fuel to cultivate trust, eliminate systemic barrier and empower high priority small and undiscovered businesses through targeted investments that enhance selling partner discoverability, readiness to scale, and access to sustainable pathways to equity that build generational wealth.
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to help us build the data capabilities and insights that will further our ability to deliver on our commitments to our sellers. The ideal candidate is a thought leader, who thrives in an ambiguous environment and loves bringing insights to undefined problems. They have expertise defining stakeholder data requirements and delivering complex analytical and reporting solutions across multiple cross-functional teams.
*this role may be located in Arlington, VA, Seattle, WA based on candidate preference*
Key job responsibilities
Business Analysts (BAs) are analytics professionals who work directly with our business leaders (Product, Program, and Account Managers, Marketing, Finance, and Tech partners) to translate the voice of the seller and the data our team owns into actionable insights. BAs work directly with the business and our Business Intelligence Engineers, Data Engineers, and Data Scientists to apply the best data to each analysis they own.
You will be the closest to the business and will be expected to collaborate with business leaders to not only provide data-based analyses, but also consult on what other data resources our team has to offer. You will dive deep on projects and work with engineers on our BI team on the right mechanisms to continuously inspect and influence the direction that our organization will take. A strong sense of working backwards and product ownership, alongside inclinations to collaborate with your team will ensure that the products we build and the analyses you conduct continuously improve the level of service we can provide to USBA organization.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 3+ years of business or financial analysis experience
- Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights
- Experience with SQL
- Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders
- 3+ years of Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of business analyst, data analyst or similar role experience
- Master's degree in business or analytical discipline
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $143,100/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.