About the position
Kindle E-readers are among the bestselling products in the history of Amazon, with a rich legacy for driving customer-focused innovation. Our growth requires leaders who operate both strategically and tactically; think big to drive new opportunities; dive deep in data to uncover customer insights; break down and solve complex problems; and drive operational excellence. The Kindle Devices team is seeking a customer-obsessed Sales & Marketing leader to own and drive strategies that deliver Kindle category growth. You will be the business owner for multiple Kindle products, including CA/MX portfolio sales and US programs/experimentation. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including product development, engagement, demand planning, in-stock, offline retail, finance, merchandising, and advertising to develop and execute a multi-year plan to grow the Kindle business. In this role you will have an opportunity to work on a global scale through a broad array of challenges: helping customers discover our latest devices and accessories; driving the launch of new programs; developing channel-specific sales strategies; testing and implementing new demand generation levers; driving product sales; building new playbooks; and enhancing customer reading engagement and satisfaction. This is a high visibility role that will work on a broad array of business challenges and have frequent opportunities to interact with and present to senior leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead CA/MX sales and marketing for a set of Kindle products, spanning the end-to-end product life cycle.
- Drive demand generation; run and develop new initiatives and programs for selling Kindle devices across North America.
- Define and deliver a best-in-class marketing program, write business requirements, and partner with the merchandising team on implementation.
- Conduct business and financial analysis; be fluent in speaking to and analyzing profit and loss statement drivers, including forecasting, monitoring, and reporting.
- Serve as a key influencer in developing and auditing business strategy, contributing significantly to business operations, customer engagement and analytics, and financial planning.
- Support business and financial planning by developing, standardizing, and maintaining business critical metrics (input and output) analysis and reporting.
- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time.
- Role is global in nature will work with teams in other markets.
Requirements
- 5+ years of product management experience
- Experience building and analyzing cost/benefit scenarios and business cases and communicating results throughout the organization
- Experience in product, program, or project management in leading cross-functional teams in delivery of major new products or services
- Bachelor's Degree
Nice-to-haves
- Experience performing financial or other quantitative analyses
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel (macros, pivots, lookups) at an advanced level
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; general manager/owner mentality with strong bias for action
Benefits
- Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
