Director Underground Appstore Amazon Seattle

Job Description: • 2-minute read •
We are looking for a seasoned business and technology leader for the Underground program. In this role, you will own both the strategy and execution for the Underground program. You will define the long-term vision for the program and gain support for that vision and associated goals from Amazon’s highest level of leadership. You will manage and develop a team of 50+ product, design, engineering, and operational personnel that build and operate the program and associated customer experiences on Amazon and Android devices. You will own the P&L for the program, and other associated financial and operational metrics. You’ll partner with our Appstore business development team to ensure we have the right apps and games in the program, and with our consumer and developer marketing teams to ensure we drive awareness, interest, and trial among both of these customer sets.
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Our ideal candidate will have successfully led multiple, major, worldwide, technology-enabled businesses. You should have strong familiarity with apps, games, and mobile devices. You should be comfortable managing large product and engineering teams in a fast paced and fluid business environment. You should be customer obsessed, data hungry, and comfortable advocating for your plans and explaining business results to our company’s most senior executives. Perhaps most importantly, you should have a passion for technology and delighting customers around the globe with new and innovative products and services.

Key Responsibilities:
· Define the vision, strategy, and goals for the Amazon Underground program and associated customer experiences on Kindle Fire tablets and Amazon’s Underground app for Android devices
· Lead and develop a team of 50+ product, design, engineering, and operational personnel
· Drive program execution in support of the team’s strategic, financial, and operational goals
· Partner with the Appstore business development team to ensure the program has an industry leading catalog
· Partner with the Appstore marketing teams to drive consumer and developer awareness, interest, and trial
· Serve as a senior leader for the larger Appstore organization; ensure we have a winning strategy, a strong team, and solid execution throughout the organization
Basic Qualifications

· Bachelors degree in business or technology related field
· 12+ years of experience in business or technology management

Preferred Qualifications

· MBA or Master’s degree in technology-related field
· 15+ years of experience in business or technology management
· Demonstrated success defining, developing, launching, and managing technology-enabled businesses with a global, multi-channel footprint
· Strong working knowledge of the apps, games, and mobile market segments
· Strong business development and marketing experience
· Proven ability to hire and develop high performance teams
· Facility with data-based decision making and analysis
· Demonstrated customer obsession; willingness to advocate for the customer at all times

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