Technical Analyst Intern

Wayfair is seeking analytical, data-driven, and action-oriented candidates for Technical Analyst Intern for our Marketing team in Summer 2022. Analysts drive roadmaps, design experiments, proof of concepts and perform exploratory data analysis. This is all in support of validating hypotheses while partnering with engineering and data science to implement solutions at scale. This is an ideal opportunity for candidates who are interested in entering the technology and e-commerce space, developing hands-on analytical and technical skills, and working closely with core business functions to drive real impact and results.

Marketing

Our Marketing team drives growth for Wayfair on every major advertising platform. We aren’t your standard marketers: we own the strategy, P&L, and roadmaps for our portfolio of cutting-edge and in-house-built marketing and AdTech products. We leverage deep quantitative analytics and technology to acquire high-potential customers and engage them to come back again and again. We have petabytes of data at our fingertips, which we utilize to build algorithms and automated solutions to take our “Zillions thing home” offering and personalize it to each and every customer. Marketing Technical Analysts will work on highly cross functional initiatives, building capabilities across all brands (Wayfair, AllModern, Joss & Main, Birch Lane, Perigold)  and geographies (North America, Europe) while owning a specific marketing channel (e.g. paid search, display advertising, email marketing, social media, TV/Online video, etc.).  Collectively these marketing channels spend over a billion dollars annually, which technical analysts play a critical role in maximizing channel’s success.

What You'll Do

• Develop novel approaches to optimize key levers at Wayfair, then partner with data science and engineering teams to launch at scale across all channels and geographies.
• Leverage your deep understanding of statistics and technical programming skills (Python, R, SQL, etc.) to conduct advanced analytics on large data sets to identify opportunities and validate hypotheses. 
• Drive operational excellence through real time monitoring, alerting and automation to ensure a rapid response to changes in market dynamics and customer/supplier behaviors
• Collaborate directly with and regularly provide updates on progress to leadership across North America and Europe.  

What You'll Need

• Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree with an expected graduation date of Winter 2022 or Spring 2023; with a quantitative focus (i.e. Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering) 
• Proficiency in a structured programming language (e.g., advanced R, Python, SQL) with a strong desire and ability to further develop skill set.
• Strong quantitative experience, with the ability to generate insights and solutions or build a story and strategy from large data sets.
• Excellent critical thinking and verbal and written communication skills - ability to break down and communicate complex ideas  in order to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• An ownership mindset with the ability to thrive in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment with a dynamic bias for action and a “get stuff done” attitude
• A desire to win as a team - collaborative team player who wants to see themselves and others succeed and thrive