Head, Industry Partnerships & Strategy

Job Description

Amazon Music India is seeking an experienced leader to lead our Industry Partnerships & Strategic initiatives for the country. In this role, you will work closely with the IN Music Business Head and collaborate with Industry partners as well as our internal IN and global teams to provide the best music experience for our customers. As a key business leader, you will work closely with functions like Licensing, Marketing, Merchandising, Content Acquisition, and Operations. You will also play a key role in working globally with Amazon Music offices around the world.

Key job responsibilities
The scope for this senior leader includes the following:
• Develop and manage music industry partnerships and strategic/growth initiatives.
• Define frameworks and strategic approach to engage/partner with labels, talent agencies, and artists to improve and expand Amazon's content offerings to customers.
• Develop customer and business models for growth and expansion in the IN market. Provide input to defining the customer experience and represent that to global and IN leadership.
• Partner with senior business and technology leaders within the global business org to develop project roadmaps, set priorities and deliver results for IN.
• Create an environment which motivates people to thrive in their expertise and deliver ambitious results.
• Develop and deliver industry and label initiatives, actionable plans and metrics determined by different inputs which drive performance.
• Create sustainable process improvements for Amazon Music leadership which drive year-over-year progress.
• Partner with colleagues across the globe to identify areas for collaboration and best practices.
• Align project scopes with local and international business leaders to ensure strategic objectives are met

The right candidate will:
• Have an entrepreneurial attitude, be highly analytical, and have a strong background in media and entertainment/digital business and content strategy
• They will bring a proven track record of delivering results both within and outside his/her organization, making data-driven decision, identifying and adding process improvements and advocating on behalf of customers.
• Be eager to solve complex, ambiguous and strategic questions in a rapidly changing environment
• Have excellent business judgment to define priorities, goals and business requirements that are critical
• Be an independent thinker and possess flexibility to adapt to a changing and dynamic environment
• Be decisive, confident, and able to influence others
• Have a strong sense of urgency and personal commitment
• Be excited about leading a team, coaching and developing
• Be successful in establishing rapport and trust with senior leaders across the business as well as fostering industry partnerships

About the team
Imagine being a part of an agile team where your ideas have the potential to reach millions. Picture working on cutting-edge consumer-facing products, where every single team member is a critical voice in the decision-making process. Envision being able to leverage the resources of a Fortune-500 company within the atmosphere of a start-up. Welcome to Amazon Music India, where ideas are born and come to life as Amazon Music Unlimited, Prime Music, and so much more.
Everyone on our team has a meaningful impact on product features, new directions in music streaming, and customer engagement. Come join us as we make history by launching exciting new projects. Our team is focused on building a personalized, curated, and seamless music experience. We want to help our customers discover up-and-coming artists, while also having access to their favorite established musicians. We build systems that are distributed on a large scale, spanning our music apps, web player, and voice-forward audio engagement on mobile and Amazon Echo devices, powered by Alexa to support our customer base. Amazon Music offerings are available in countries around the world, and our applications support our mission of delivering music to customers in new and exciting ways that enhance their day-to-day lives.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Mumbai, MH, IND

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of overall experience including in the music/media and entertainment/OTT/digital streaming industry.
- Has worked on business and product strategy, industry partnerships, revenue and sales etc.
- 5+ years of experience as a people manager. Clear evidence of managing and motivating a team, both direct and indirect reports. • - A proven track record of developing business strategies and long term planning, setting and exceeding aggressive goals; evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, experience, and judgment. • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA with relevant business experience, especially in the music streaming industry
- Experience working on a multi-national team with stakeholders locally and abroad.
- A personal passion for music and digital media
- Extensive media industry network with broad music industry awareness

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp3054-18-188-152-162-42 in your application.