Head of Business Development – Prime Video Channels, Prime Video Channels

Description

Come build the future of entertainment with us. Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching?

Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies – all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place. We offer customers thousands of popular movies and TV shows from Originals and Exclusive content to exciting live sports events. We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to add-on channels which they can cancel at anytime and to rent or buy new release movies and TV box sets on the Prime Video Store. Prime Video is a fast-paced, growth business – available in over 240 countries and territories worldwide. The team works in a dynamic environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on.

Amazon is seeking a Senior commercial leader to grow the Prime Video Channels business in Europe. This individual will be responsible for helping to define and, in turn, execute the expansion strategy for Prime Video Channels in Europe.

In addition to strong negotiation skills, and experience of the European market, this person will be a critical thinker who has an attention to detail, an ability to juggle multiple priorities, and is calm under pressure. We are looking for someone who has experience in working with local and international content owners, negotiating complex agreements, developing new business models and delivering results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities

• Own and execute the selection strategy for Prime Video Channels in expansion locales

• Build a plan to have the most compelling content for Amazon customers

• Develop and document acquisition plans, financial metrics and goals for senior management

• Help studios, TV broadcasters and content owners/aggregators to conceptualize new subscription services that Amazon customers will love

• Use customer behavior, usage and consumption data to inform decision-making

• Build and manage relationships with senior-level leaders at content providers

• Lead relationships with studios, channel groups and more niche video media organizations

• Manage all aspects of content negotiations regarding content selection, financial analysis, forecasting, and technical requirements

• Work with in-house and external legal counsels

• Collaborate with internal teams across all functional areas within Amazon Prime Video

• Be willing to travel across Europe

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• Experience building and leading large teams and have worked in matrixed operating structures

• Experience working and communicating with multiple stakeholders, C-level executives and cross functional teams or equivalent

• Experience in strategic thinking about business, enterprise software products, and new technology platforms and architectures or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing and developing high performance teams

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