Amazon Ads Business Development is seeking a professional to join the Amazon Ads Strategy and BD team to focus on leading strategic initiative, deals and partnerships within the Video and Streaming TV sector. This role will work closely with Amazon leadership, Ads senior management, cross business-unit BD teams, and other corporate functions to drive unique partnership opportunities. The candidate will be part of a team that is responsible for developing and executing some of Amazon’s most complex and high impact partnerships in close collaboration with product and sales leaders in the advertising organization. This includes managing relationships and negotiations for partnership deals which are unconventional in nature and which have long-term implications for Amazon. This position offers an unparalleled opportunity to innovate and bring to life first-in-category initiatives and build cross functional relationships inside one of the world’s most innovative, customer-centric companies.

We are seeking an innovative, creative, analytical, technical and strategic thinker, who wants to build transformative partnerships to support our ongoing innovations and growth. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who enjoys solving complex problems, works effectively with cross-functional counterparts and thrives in a fast-paced setting that is constantly evolving. Proving you have high judgement, strong capabilities to earn trust, and are comfortable working in ambiguous, highly-visible situations is critical for this


Key job responsibilities
• Develop innovative commercial strategies and partnership ideas that drive material business impact for the Ads business
• Develop a durable strategic framework to constantly evaluate new ideas based on business potential, opportunity size and strategic fit.
• Influence senior commercial, technical and product stakeholders to drive alignment around new ideas and initiatives, debate tradeoffs and make high-judgment decisions related to critical partnerships and cross product initiatives
• Own the executive relationships with strategically important partner companies in the sector; institute regular mechanisms to cultivate trust and drive alignment with Amazon’s priorities. Provide executive sponsorship when needed for other BD efforts and act as the executive escalation management resource for Amazon leaders.
• Work with cross-functional teams including Product, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and senior management to execute on the relationships

Basic Qualifications

- 7+ years of professional or military experience
- 7+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience influencing internal and external stakeholders
- Experience structuring and negotiating complex agreements and leading cross-functional groups to orchestrate and successfully complete deals

Preferred Qualifications

- MBA

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $193,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $288,100/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.