Amazon - Washington, DC

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Washington, DC
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Undiscovered Small Business Accelerator (USBA) at Amazon is dedicated to driving the success of small and historically underrepresented business populations, including minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses. As part of this initiative, Amazon has committed to empowering Black entrepreneurs through the Black Business Accelerator (BBA). This program provides access to educational, financial, and advisory resources that support Black-owned business owners in succeeding as sellers in Amazon's store. We are seeking a Senior Business Development Manager who will leverage their customer obsession and strategic partnership skills to address the challenges faced by Black-owned and small businesses. The role is centered around enabling the success and sustainable growth of these businesses within Amazon's ecosystem. This requires aligning top-level strategic objectives, goals, and metrics through a deep understanding of the program, thought leadership, and the ability to influence resource investments and deliverables across teams. The ultimate goal is to amplify the business growth of all undiscovered and small businesses. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, well-organized, and collaborative, embracing ambiguity while maintaining a high standard for the overall seller experience. They will think big and strategically to deliver innovative ideas and initiatives that continuously enhance benefit offerings, such as access to capital, business mentorship, and e-commerce management. Additionally, the candidate will identify gaps and opportunities, develop proposals, and collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to create revenue-generating improvements based on data and ROI.

Responsibilities

  • Influence and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to accelerate Selling Partner growth in Amazon's store
  • Build and scale partnerships with leaders in the financial capital, business mentorship, and ecommerce space
  • Engage strategic partners (e.g. Crowe/Intuit, The 15% Pledge, US Black Chamber, and Venture Capitalist firms) to discover/recruit high-potential businesses and unlock access to capital for existing USBA selling partners
  • Create a Black Business Network to foster a community of Black-owned agencies, law firms, accountants, etc. to support one another
  • Proactively lead the development and execution of new opportunities by spotting emerging issues
  • Drive cross-functional alignment to achieve strategic objectives
  • Track and report learnings and effectiveness to internal stakeholders
  • Build initiatives/incentives that work backwards from onsite discoverability and high-velocity event readiness for Selling Partners
  • Build a Pan-Amazon HBCU partnership (store, activations, scholarships, investments, etc.)

Requirements

  • Experience structuring and negotiating complex agreements and leading cross-functional groups to orchestrate and successfully complete deals
  • Experience with business development, partnership management, or sourcing new business
  • Experience building and scaling with leaders in the financial capital, business mentorship, and ecommerce space

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
  • Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross-functional teams across geographies and business units
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and influence internal stakeholders without authority

Benefits

  • Full range of medical benefits
  • Financial benefits including equity and sign-on payments
  • Comprehensive employee benefits package
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