Business Development Leader - Industry Specialist, Media, Entertainment, Games \u0026 Sports

Santa Monica, California


Employer: Amazon
Industry: Business \u0026 Merchant Development
Salary: $140800 per year
Job type: Full-Time

Are you passionate about technology applications in Media & Entertainment? Are you interested in shaping large-scale cloud-based innovation? Then you may be interested in joining our Amazon Web Services (AWS) Media & Entertainment Strategy & Business Development team to drive adoption and transformation around the world.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren't focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we're happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life-both in and outside of work.

Key job responsibilities

• Partnering with Account Management teams to drive incremental sales pipeline and revenue growth from Media & Entertainment workloads

• Working with customers and AWS partners to identify and lead proof of concept engagements and develop new and innovative solutions

• Partnering with AWS Solutions Architecture resources in design, Proof of Concept (POC), pricing, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and delivery activities

• Collaborating with AWS professional Services to implement solutions and packaged offerings

• Conducting executive workshops with industry leaders

• Participating in and representing AWS in key Media & Entertainment industry associations and events

A day in the life

Work with account managers, solutions architects, professional services and partners to identify and develop new opportunities to deploy Media & Entertainment workloads with our customers.

About the team

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon, and the leader in providing secure, reliable, scalable, and innovative cloud services that help over a million businesses across the globe scale and grow. We are expanding in a number of areas, and our Media & Entertainment organization is looking for experienced industry specialists to help our customers implement AWS services.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Los Angeles, CA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Santa Monica, CA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 10 + years of developing, negotiating and executing complex technology agreements within the media vertical

- 10 + years developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience as a founder or executive focused on related segments, or as a practice leader or business unit owner

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.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $140,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $262,000/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.

Created: 2024-04-20
Reference: 2618427
Country: United States
State: California
City: Santa Monica

About Amazon

Founded in: 1994
Number of Employees: 1600000


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