Head Of Product & Tech, Business Development & Partnerships, Business Development & Partnerships, Amazon Music

Senior Manager, Product Management – Technical

The Amazon Music Business Development team is looking for a Senior Manager, Product Management – Technical to lead our Partner & Developer products and services. Your team drives the integration of Amazon Music on 3rd party devices and applications through developer tools, solution architecture services, and the development of innovative partner integrations. This role drives the roadmap for a set of core software services for partners (e.g. 3P APIs, SDKs, onboarding tools) but also must index highly on think big/innovation to drive new customer proposition that unlock future growth and strategic opportunities. The team is comprised of product, solutions architecture and technical program management. It collaborates very closely with BD, partner marketing, product design, business intelligence, and the broader product/engineering organization, in addition to working directly with external partners. This is a key leadership position on the AM BD team, which a global team spread across the US, LatAM, and Europe. In addition to leading your team, you will help shape strategy and support the broader BD organization to operate more efficiently and up-level product-led thinking.

Key job responsibilities:

• Develop and execute long-term strategic vision and product strategy for third party developer services and tools, which include APIs, SDKs/Toolkits, and Self-Service Onboarding.
• Lead and develop a diverse and geographically dispersed team across Product, Solution Architecture and Technical Project Management functions, with responsibility for recruiting, mentoring, and developing individuals.
• Own the end-to-end product experience across partner integrations, ensuring a high quality bar and guiding strategic technical decisions that impact our ability to scale and innovate.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining a product roadmap and prioritization framework across multiple stakeholders, driving measurable impact.
• Generate buy-in for the product vision with leadership, partner teams and partners, managing strategic communications both internally and externally.
• Define and launch new game-changing products and services with partners that drive growth for Amazon Music and support our strategy.
• Anticipate future opportunities based on evaluating the business opportunity and application of new and emerging technologies and changing digital media consumption.
• Lead product and technical discussions with partners and internal stakeholders, manage prioritization providing clear direction on complex technical trade-offs, and ensuring all solutions meet Amazon's high bar for technical excellence and customer experience.

A day in the life:

In this role, you will drive the product strategy, vision, and delivery for new and existing partner experiences. Your customers are our partners as well as Amazon Music customers. As part of the Global Business Development team, you will lead the product and engineering team and take on challenging and varied product opportunities with autonomy and high visibility. You will work closely with business development, design, marketing and other product and engineering teams to bring new products to market. Business Development at Amazon Music has a strong and positive team culture and puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren't focused on how many hours you spend working.

We are a highly innovative and diverse global team which is based across continents. The team is fast-paced, nimble and cross-functional, comprised of Business Development, Partner Marketing, Solution Architects, Operations and Product and Engineering. We work on a wide range of partnerships that enable millions of customers to discover and enjoy a delightful Amazon Music experience anytime, driving growth for the business.

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.