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About Amazon Music

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Amazon Music is looking for a Business Development Manager. This role will primarily be responsible for building format-specific content strategies and leading partnerships with music festival promoters. This role partners closely across the Amazon Music organization and accelerates the Global Content Organization's (GCO) goals by developing bar-raising programs which define and deliver on KPIs critical to achieving GCO's vision.

Key job responsibilities

• Use their deep knowledge of core global content business objectives to develop program-level strategies.

• Drive business and senior leadership reviews of this strategy and aligning cross-functional teams toward this vision to effectively drive GCO’s business objectives.

• Lead negotiations and partnerships with Festival promoters, including the management of cross-functional stakeholders.

• In partnership with the Data and Insights team, develop strategic program-level readout documents which outline content performance vs. ingoing objectives and develop forward-looking recommendations.

• Define and oversee cross-channel content strategy and execution for priority programs, including: KPI definition and optimization, SOP definition for execution, experimentation plan and results analysis, reporting mechanisms, best practices documentation, playbooks definition and sharing.

• Manage program-level budget

• Partner with global teams to share best practices and develop strategies for localization

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of business development, partnership management, or sourcing new business experience

• 3+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience

• Bachelor's degree

• Experience with analytical tools and ability to dive deep into metrics and reporting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in online advertising or high-tech products/services

• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations

• Experience influencing internal and external stakeholders

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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County 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 $74,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $159,200/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.