As the Ads Product Strategist on the Prime Video Marketplace team, you will play a key role in shaping the advertising experience and monetization capabilities of third party Marketplace content. You will be responsible for defining Marketplace business objectives, authoring policies and feature proposals, driving adoption of solutions across Amazon product roadmaps, and maximizing the value of our technology investments.
This role is complex, strategic and inherently cross-functional. You must have an understanding of ad-supported video distribution and the needs of customers and publishers alike in order to define business requirements and align solution pathways across partnership, legal, product and engineering teams. You will represent the Marketplace advertising vision as you innovate with stakeholders, navigate complex decisions, influence leadership and advocate for technology solutions.
Throughout your work, you will need to demonstrate strategic and long-term thinking as well as strong cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills to effectively drive Marketplace advertising initiatives and deliver tangible business results.
Key job responsibilities
- Define and drive ad monetization objectives for third party channels
- Organize and prioritize business requirements for operational planning and investment cycles
- Translate deal requirements for engineering teams to align roadmaps against critical launches
- Evaluate and communicate progress against key metrics, goals and financial results
- Inform strategy, policy and operational procedures to drive product adoption and scale advertising capabilities globally
- Author strategy briefs and incubate initiatives to drive innovation against long-term business strategies
A day in the life
As a Marketplace Ads Product Strategist, you will represent the business vision across the variety of product and engineering teams that support Marketplace experiences. You will spend your time evaluating streaming and distribution services, engaging with customers to understand their needs, and collaborating with stakeholders to advance business objectives.
About the team
The Product and Growth Strategy team is a newly organized team in Prime Video focused on driving customer outcomes for our Marketplace business lines: third party subscription channels, rent and buy titles, and live streaming TV. The team's mission is to evangelize the Marketplace business strategy and vision across stakeholder organization and maximize the value of our technology investments across our video Marketplace.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- Experience with product cycles of 6+ months
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with video distribution and ad monetization mechanisms
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams
- Experience influencing internal and external stakeholders
- Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA
- Experience with premium ad-supported video distribution
- Experience in advertising technology
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $124,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $206,000/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.