Senior Economist

Relay is fundamentally reshaping how goods move in an online era. Backed by Europe’s largest-ever logistics Series A ($35M) led by deep-tech investors Plural, and a recently closed Series B ($95M), Relay is scaling faster than 99% of venture-backed startups. As a Senior Economist at Relay, you'll own courier pricing and pay policy, applying economic theory to a live marketplace, modelling supply, demand and courier behaviour, and designing pricing and incentive mechanisms. Responsibilities: Own courier pricing and pay policy: how work is priced, how couriers are paid, and how incentives are set across our marketplaces. Apply economic theory to a live marketplace: model supply, demand and courier behaviour, and design pricing and incentive mechanisms that hold up in the real network. Measure what every pricing and pay change did, working with our Applied Scientists and experimenting across a live two-sided marketplace. Partner with Operational Research and Recommender Systems so price is set as part of the recommendation, not after it. Advise leadership on pricing and incentives, and help build Relay's research culture and voice in the tech community. Requirements: PhD in economics, applied in a tech marketplace such as ride-hailing, delivery or a gig platform. Advised leadership on pricing or incentive decisions, and seen those decisions through to what happened next. Deeply skilled in econometrics and causal inference, and know how to apply economic theory to a real marketplace. Hands-on: write the code, run the analysis and build the models yourself. Explain economics clearly to operations, product and leadership, without the jargon. Benefits: No benefits mentioned. Who Thrives at Relay? Aim with Precision: define problems clearly and measure impact meticulously. Play to Win: chase bold bets, tackle the hard stuff, and view constraints as fuel. 1% Better Every Day: believe small improvements lead to exponential growth. All In, All the Time: show up and step up, take ownership from start to finish. People-Powered Greatness: invest in teammates, give and receive feedback with care. Grow the Whole Pie: seek out win-win solutions for merchants, couriers, and customers. Job Data by YubHub .