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Director of Economics

World
San Francisco, United States
Full time
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Overview

Department

Data Science & Analytics

Job type

Full time

Compensation

Salary not specified

Location

San Francisco, United States, North America

Company size

Mature [ 50+ employess ]

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Lead and build out the Economics team, setting priorities and hiring. Design and analyze economic mechanisms for World Network, applying market design thinking and insights from data and experimentation.

Requirements

  • PhD in economics, econometrics, operations research, or similar
  • 5+ years of hands-on technical experience as an IC in an economics role, or similar
  • 5+ years of management experience building and leading teams
  • Extensive experience with economic modeling to optimize resource allocation decisions
  • Extensive experience with designing and deploying field experiments
  • Extensive experience in statistics/econometrics (in particular causal inference)
  • Proven track record of applying concepts from market design, game theory, auction theory, or behavioral economics to solve real-world problems
  • Experience with machine learning/predictive analytics/forecasting
  • Skilled at managing cross-functional relationships and communicating with leadership across multiple teams
  • Programming experience in SQL, Python, or similar programming languages
  • Practically oriented and “getting-the-job-done” mindset
  • Thriving in a fast-paced and continuously evolving environment

    • Responsibilities

  • Build out and lead a high-performing team of economists and statisticians
  • Foster a culture of high quality work and continuous improvement
  • Build economic models to optimize the project’s resource allocation decisions
  • Design and implement field experiments in collaboration with other teams
  • Lead rigorous statistical analyses (including causal inference) to derive insights that drive strategic decisions for individual departments and the whole company
  • Perform economic analyses and provide advice on economic strategy
  • Collaborate closely with the Economic Operations team to design incentive mechanisms for Product and Market Ops, applying concepts from market design and game theory
  • Lead the design and implementation of robust prediction algorithms and ensure they drive meaningful impact
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