Business Analyst

Job description

DESCRIPTION

At Amazon, we're working to be the earth's most customer centric company and to grow in a safe environment for both our Customers and our Associates. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, dynamic and passionate people.

The Dangerous Goods (DG) team is looking for a motivated Business Analyst with strong analytical and communication capabilities, and a hands-on passion to dive-deep into processes to support Amazon’s growth in a safe environment for customers, partners and associates.

The BA will support the overall DG Operations Analytics initiative, working dedicatedly on metrics. The ideal candidate will have excellent statistical and analytical abilities, outstanding business acumen and judgment, intense curiosity, strong technical skills, and superior written and verbal communication skills. S/he will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, able to think big and be creative (while paying careful attention to detail), and enjoys working in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Job duties include:
• Design, develop and maintain scalable, automated, user-friendly reports, dashboards, etc. that will support our analytical and business needs
• Analyze key metrics to uncover trends and root causes of issues
• Suggest and build new metrics and analysis that enable better perspective on business
• Capture the right metrics to influence stakeholders and measure success
• Develop domain expertise and apply to operational problems to find solution
• Recognize and adopt best practices in reporting and analysis: data integrity, test design, analysis, validation, and documentation.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· MBA or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics or related field.
· Expert in writing and tuning SQL scripts.
· Experience working in very large data warehouse environments.
· Advanced capabilities with productivity software such as Excel and Access.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s degree in a related field (business, engineering, operations, operations analysis, etc.)
· Proficient in SQL & data warehousing and Advanced Excel skills, using large-scale, complex datasets.
· Experience in some Business Intelligence applications like Tableau, etc.
· 2+ years of experience in managing cross-functional programs, including external and internal stakeholders
· Strong organization skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
· Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills