Job Information
Amazon Principal, Product Management, US Global Selling in Seattle, Washington
Description
Are you interested in leading growth initiatives for one of Amazon’s most significant and fastest growing businesses? Selling Partners offer hundreds of millions of unique products and are a critical to delivering on our vision of offering the Earth’s largest selection and lowest prices. The Amazon Marketplace enables over 2 million third-party selling partners in eleven marketplaces to list their products for sale to Amazon customers across the world. Within our WW Marketplace business, International Seller Services (ISS) oversees the recruiting and development of Selling Partners for all of our international marketplaces (e.g. UK, Germany, Japan, Middle East etc.). ISS also enables global selling, helping Sellers in one country expand and sell internationally. US Global Sales (USGS), within ISS, is chartered to facilitate global selling for US based Selling Partners who are either already established in Amazon’s US store or are new to Amazon and looking to sell internationally.
This role will focus on leading strategic and/or performance critical products and programs. You will develop a strategy and product vision for US sellers’ global expansion working closely with multiple products teams across WW Amazon Stores. You will identify and implement critical mechanisms to manage implementation of delivery performance initiatives, including goal performance, business review, and multi-year planning. The role requires a detailed understanding of and ability to balance product, technology, and program/stakeholder management.
A candidate will have to manage complex, multi-faceted products/programs, influencing across organizational boundaries, creating alignment on collective goals, interacting with senior leaders, and driving progress. They will have the capability to analyze complex business data, generate actionable insights, drive cross-functional solutions, and report progress to senior leadership. The leader will embrace ambiguity and drive clarity across teams and organizations. This role requires strong relationship building skills and sound business judgment. They will be an excellent communicator, verbally and through writing, enabling them to work successfully with diverse audiences on a broad spectrum of safety and incident prevention. Balancing time between projects and rapid feedback is a critical component for success in the position. Maturity, high judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytic skills, and leadership are essential to success in this role.
Key job responsibilities
• Provide end-to-end ownership of your product's vision, strategy, and execution
• Define the product roadmap and bring your vision to life by leading a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, program managers, and other product owners
• Drive day-to-day product development from design through to release
• Provide clear and concise product requirements and measurable success criteria
• Drive appropriate schedules, negotiations and make smart trade-offs without sacrificing quality
• Use data to influence our business strategy and technical priorities
• Escalate when necessary without damaging relationships
• Represent your products and the product team
• Communicate with senior executives as well as with business and technical stakeholders
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
10+ years of blending product and program management skills to execute strategic initiatives about process creation, standardization, and improvement experience
Bachelor's degree
Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
Experience with end to end product delivery
Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
Experience as a product manager or owner
Preferred Qualifications
Experience owning technology products
MBA
Previous global scope or international work experience
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $145,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $240,900/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.