Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Alexa Smart Home is a growing business that is being fundamentally changed by the launch of Alexa+. We have the opportunity to continue to help customers build a more connected smart home with Alexa and Amazon products.
We are seeking a GM to lead of team to help grow and evolve the Alexa Smart Home business. In this role, you will manage the Smart Home P&L which is inclusive of devices and programs, this requires strong business acumen and high judgement. You will lead the team in delivering short- and long-term results through thoughtful strategy and excellent execution. You will report on business health to senior leaders in Devices & Services through weekly and monthly mechanisms. You will also be instrumental in building and helping us figure out the 3 year and 5 year roadmap for smart home devices, working closely with product teams and engineers. The ideal candidate excels at customer obsession, ownership, invent & simplify, and dive deep.
Key job responsibilities
- Build three-year worldwide business plan (3YP) as well as annual business strategy and goals (OP1, OP2)
- Work closely with our technical teams to help develop our long term product roadmap and strategy including writing PRFAQs for new products.
- Guide the team in accurately forecasting the business based on customer insights, sales trends, external landscape insights, and internal business plans; update business plans as part of the quarterly guidance cycle
- Lead worldwide cross-functional team in delivering short- and long-term results; cross-functional team includes demand planning, finance, offline retail management, marketing, merchandising, and product
- Develop annual promotional strategy, including the approach to High-Velocity Events (HVEs) such Prime Day, Prime Best Deal Days, and Black Friday/Cyber Monday; deliver flawless execution of HVEs
- Identify ways to optimize traffic and conversion through improved marketing and merchandising; build new playbooks to maximize sales growth and efficiency
- Build a strategize to integrate Alexa+ into our 1P product roadmap to help customers learn and utilize the new capabilities.
- Prioritize work effectively in a fast-changing environment with lean resourcing
- Develop team through regular coaching, monthly career/growth discussions, and quarterly Talent Reviews
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 12+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- 6+ years of team management experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with end to end product delivery
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Worldwide,