Head of Events D&S, FireTV & Alexa - MET Developer Engagement

Amazon • Austin, TX

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About The Position

As Head of Global Events, you'll lead Amazon's Devices & Services partner events
strategy and a team of five events professionals executing events across
multiple tiers and organizational stakeholders. This role is suited to a
business-focused leader who can translate partner engagement opportunities into
measurable outcomes, establish strategic relationships that amplify our
developer community, and demonstrate strong financial acumen in budget
management and strategic decision making.

You'll proactively network across D&S teams to identify opportunities where your
team's events expertise can add value, and partner with leadership to secure
resources to expand the team's support footprint. Working closely with senior
stakeholders across FireTV and Alexa product teams, Developer Marketing,
Business Development, and D&S leadership, you'll align events strategy with
product roadmaps, partner enablement objectives, and executive communication
priorities. The role requires approximately 25% travel and includes
responsibility for the Home Lab, which drives technical integration of Amazon
products for event demonstrations and partner experiences.

Requirements

• Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders
• 5+ years of managing and developing high performance teams experience
• 12+ years of progressive experience in event management or related field with demonstrated focus on business audiences
• Proven track record managing large-scale B2B events (5,000+ attendees) and complex partner event portfolios
• Experience managing multi-million dollar budgets with demonstrated fiscal responsibility and ROI optimization
• Experience owning strategy and execution of major industry trade shows (CES, MWC, IFA, or similar) with demonstrated success in B2B partner and developer engagement

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with time-tracking/resource management tools
• Experience with budgeting and scheduling software
• Travel up to 25% of the time
• Experience building event strategies that support developer community growth and technical partner enablement
• Experience working with a matrixed team of stakeholders to achieve a common goal or equivalent
• Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, planning, and managing time

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic advisor to FireTV and Alexa leadership on event investments, developing frameworks for partner activations that showcase technical capabilities, business opportunities, and differentiation
• Drive continuous improvement in partner engagement quality, developer satisfaction, and business impact through data-driven decision making and feedback loops
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, customer obsession, and partner-first thinking
• Set clear goals aligned to business objectives, provide regular feedback, and create development opportunities that enable team members to grow their careers
• Build organizational capability through strategic hiring, succession planning, and skills development focused on B2B event expertise
• Model Amazon's Leadership Principles and create an inclusive, collaborative team environment that values diverse perspectives
• Oversee end-to-end planning and execution of major industry events including CES, Alexa and FireTV partner summits, developer conferences, and strategic partner showcases
• Manage corporate events for D&S leadership that facilitate partner engagement, business development, and strategic relationship building
• Ensure operational excellence across all events through rigorous project management, risk mitigation, quality control, and contingency planning
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with FireTV and Alexa product teams, Developer Marketing, Business Development, PR, and other key stakeholders

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed