Technical Analyst Co-op - July 2023

July 10th - December 15th, 2023

Location: Boston, MA

We are looking for a highly motivated and solution-oriented Technical Analyst Co-op to join our Search and Recommendations Analytics team. The team provides the core platforms and services that allow our customers to discover & buy the products they love. Our systems leverage Wayfair’s extensive customer and product data to deliver trusted and valuable recommendations in real-time using custom machine learning models. The team leverages Wayfair’s huge datasets to inform the roadmap of our search and recommendations. We work in close collaboration with a high performing team of engineers, machine learning engineers/data scientists, and product managers who are on the leading edge of the search and recommendation space. Examples of our work are: 

• Design, run and analyze the results of A/B tests of new recommendation algorithms and strategies; we also develop new testing and test analysis methodologies.
• KPI reporting and monitoring; this includes anomaly detection tools and advanced measurement approaches.
• Exploratory data analysis (e.g. clustering/segmentation) to generate new insights & inform our product recommendation roadmap.
• Use and develop our in-house automated tools; for instance, we have created a QA tool to better understand the performance of our new algorithms before A/B testing them.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, run, and analyze A/B tests of our latest search or recommendations algorithms
• Comprehend, extract, and massage information from multi-terabyte data sources including clickstream, product, sales, logistics, product, and customer databases to deliver business insights and recommendations.
• Collaborate with leaders of functional areas (e.g., Product Management, Software Engineering, Machine Learning Science, Advanced Analytics & Insights) to identify the most impactful ways for data and analytics to drive decision making and accelerate profitable growth.
• Become the subject matter expert for data, analytics, and testing within a business unit to ensure accurate and proper interpretation of core business metrics and consumer behavior.
• Perform deep-dive analysis, including the application of advanced analytical techniques, to solve some of the more critical and complex business problems including website funnel progression, customer segmentation and targeting, and customer engagement and behavior.
• Develop data visualizations via reports, dashboards, and analyses to distribute data insights in an easily digestible manner to over 10,000 global employees.

What You’ll Need: 

Basic Qualifications:

• To be a Junior/Senior in a Bachelors program or Masters student pursuing a degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Systems, Economics, Management or other quantitative discipline field with strong academic record.
• Proficient knowledge of SQL (incl. Aggregate functions, joins, etc.) or other structured programming language(s) (e.g. Python, Java, C)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in an analytics, business intelligence, data science or engineering role performing quantitative analysis
• Hands-on experience conducting quantitative analyses on large data sets; experience with Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, etc. ) and Looker a plus.
• Analytical, creative, and innovative approach to solving problems
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ecommerce or retail analytics experience a strong plus

Wayfair Co-Op Program Overview

Based in Wayfair’s Boston headquarters, Our Co-op program is a full-time, paid program that runs twice annually. Through the co-op program, students have the opportunity to gain impactful professional experience in their major or career field of interest by fully integrating with Wayfair business units. While the majority of Wayfair co-ops join directly from an academic program, some co-ops join us from varying professional and academic backgrounds seeking a six-month professional experience. In addition to exciting project work, Wayfair co-ops have the opportunity to build their professional networks, take advantage of training offerings, and attend social events throughout the program.

An Important Note about Wayfair’s In-Office Policy:

All Boston-based interns, Co-ops, and corporate employees will be in office in a hybrid capacity. Employees will work in the office on designated days, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and work remotely the other 2 days of the week. We are continuing to monitor the evolving COVID-19 pandemic in partnership with state and local governments.