Amazon’s Corporate Business Development (Corp BD) team works across all of Amazon’s businesses and leads our most complex and high-impact business development opportunities. The Corp BD team is trustworthy, adaptable, and focused on enabling high-judgment decision-making and delivering results.
As a Corp BD intern, your work involves regular interaction with leaders across Amazon and the opportunity to influence highly strategic initiatives throughout the company in order to bring value through strategic partnerships. Our team’s work spans Amazon business units, with a focus on initiatives that guide Amazon’s next phase of growth, including AI, digital media, advertising, ecommerce, payments, cloud computing and mobile technologies. Your contributions help to manage relationships and negotiations for strategic partnership deals which are first-of-their-kind in nature, need a centralized advocate, and/or have broad implications to multiple Amazon business units. We often work with major technology companies, such as Meta and Google, as well as high-growth start-ups to identify new partnership opportunities. Internal engagement with management teams is critical to weighing relative advantages and risks, deeply understanding products and roadmaps, and building a point of view on customer and innovation trends.
An Amazon MBA summer internship is 11-12 weeks long, consisting of a strategic project that is data intensive, analytical, centered on a real business issue, and representative of the full-time role. The Corp BD intern will have ownership of a high-profile project, where they will partner with key business groups and clients. By participating in the internship, you will have opportunities to analyze unique business ideas, make data driven decisions and provide input to drive meaningful change. Each intern will have exposure to upper-level management (including Vice Presidents and Directors) and the opportunity to apply general business and financial analysis skills to support successful execution of corporate strategies.
We are seeking an innovative, creative, analytical and strategic thinker, who is passionate about Amazon and the future of technology. You should enjoy solving complex problems amidst ambiguity, earning trust with cross-functional teams, and operating entrepreneurially in a fast-paced setting that is constantly evolving. You like to think creatively and proactively seek out opportunities to advance the growth initiatives of Amazon’s businesses.
Key job responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include the following:
- Identify, evaluate, negotiate, and manage partnerships that can involve content, commerce, marketing, operations, and technology components
- Evaluate economic and strategic cost-benefit of potential partnerships
- Lead effective cross-functional teams including Product, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Finance, Tax, Accounting, and senior management
- Develop best practices to foster, manage, and track growth opportunities
- Collaborate with internal business teams on initiatives involving strategic thinking balanced with quantitative analysis
- Analyze and quickly understand emerging segments within the technology market and the impact to Amazon
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently enrolled in an MBA program
- 4+ years of experience in a relevant role, including business development, investment banking, corporate development or dynamic roles within technology or media companies
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Thought leader with an understanding of the key business drivers and customer dynamics in the digital media, commerce, advertising, mobile, and high-tech industries
- Experience in strategic business development and/or negotiations
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively while applying sound business judgment
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to navigate complex quantitative analyses
- Ability to succeed in ambiguous, unstructured situations
- Excellent oral and written skills to communicate complex issues and influence others internally and externally
- Ability to gain respect and trust of senior management and external executives
- Self-starter who excels in a fast-paced and fluid environment
- Passion for big challenges and a good sense of humor
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 $60.82/hr in our lowest geographic market up to $115/hr 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.