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Principal Economist
ERLPhase Power Technologies Ltd.. Own courier pricing and pay policy across Relay’s marketplaces .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in applied economics within tech marketplaces, leveraging econometrics and causal inference to inform pricing strategies and incentives. Capable of translating complex economic concepts for diverse stakeholders while driving data-informed decision-making.
Highest-signal resume keywords
PhD In EconomicsApplied Economics ExperienceEconometrics And Causal InferencePricing Strategy DevelopmentModel-Building Experience
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Hard Skills
EconometricsCausal InferencePricing MechanismsData AnalysisModel BuildingEconomic Theory ApplicationExperimentation MeasurementSupply And Demand ModelingIncentive Design
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationAdvisory SkillsEntrepreneurial Drive
Industry Keywords
Tech MarketplaceRide-HailingDeliveryGig PlatformOperational Research
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own courier pricing and pay policy across Relay’s marketplaces
- Model supply, demand, and courier behavior
- Design pricing and incentive mechanisms for a live marketplace
- Measure the impact of pricing and pay changes through experimentation
- Partner with Operational Research and Recommender Systems on network-wide pricing and recommendations
- Advise leadership on pricing and incentives
- Help build Relay’s research culture and voice in the technology community
Requirements
What you’ll need- PhD in economics
- Applied economics experience in a tech marketplace such as ride-hailing, delivery, or a gig platform
- Experience advising leadership on pricing or incentive decisions and following outcomes through implementation
- Deep skills in econometrics and causal inference
- Ability to apply economic theory to a real marketplace
- Hands-on coding, analysis, and model-building experience
- Ability to explain economics clearly to operations, product, and leadership
- Strong technical fundamentals and entrepreneurial drive
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion
- Workplace fostering a culture where everyone thrives