Marketing Technical Analyst Intern - Summer 2024
Wayfair
- Boston, MA
- Training
- Full-time
- 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
- Run open-ended exploratory data analysis and lightweight modeling to identify new ideas and opportunities
- Proactively monitor our cost and profitability models to identify potential issues, determine root causes, and resolve issues
- Bachelor's degree earned by Winter 2024 or Summer 2025 with a quantitative focus (i.e. Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering)
- Must be returning to the course of study following completion of the internship
- 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
- Social events
- Skills-based training
- Dialogue events with senior leaders to provide a holistic view of all functions at Wayfair
- Coffee chat opportunities for interns to get to know one another
- Volunteer opportunities
- Alumni networking events
- Intern-wide innovation project designed to teach interns skills for handling ambiguous business problems
- Intern Appreciation Day
- Events throughout Boston allowing interns to explore what the city has to offer including a scavenger hunt, Red Sox game, and Duck Boat Tours