Senior Product Manager

Identity Services is creating a new startup within Amazon to create new ways for our customers to take their Amazon identity anywhere, not only online but in all aspects of their lives. We're creating compelling user experiences that not only help our customers but also provide new opportunities for our seller partners from ads to ecommerce transactions. This high-profile initiative is cross-platform, involving mobile and new technologies like location-based services, as well as groups across Amazon from Kindle to Amazon Payments. This is an opportunity to join a startup at the ground floor, within the strength and resources of Amazon.com.

We're looking for an entrepreneurial product leader who can help define and create a new business, from business model and monetization strategy through customer experience and product alignment with other Amazon groups. You'll be responsible for the product roadmap, from market and competitive research to go-to-market strategy, customer adoption and feedback. This is a leadership position that requires both initiative and decent technical depth, an ability to imagine great new customer and merchant experiences and get their hands dirty trying out ideas and prototypes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish product goals and develop roadmap. Drive product development efforts, including research, requirements definition, metrics analysis, technical specifications, development, and launch efforts.

• Develop new products or monetization efforts by evaluating the business and competitive landscape, understanding customer needs and value drivers

• Write product/marketing requirements documents and ensure clear communication and coordination of requirements to the business, design and development teams.

• Work cross-functionally to manage bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints, and maximize business benefit while building great customer experiences.

• Measure and analyze existing products for opportunities to innovate and improve, providing additional benefits to customers

• Research and identify new opportunities

The ideal candidate has an extensive background in software product management, e-commerce product management and/or online advertising.  They must have demonstrated experience working in a cross-functional capacity and a proven track record of delivering successful products to market. MBA is a plus.

• 4+ years of Product Management experience

• Bachelor's degree is required

• Experience in delivering technology products/services in a high growth environment, with a demonstrated ability to translate customer needs into business and product requirements

• Must be able to think strategically and act tactically.

• Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, solve problems, scope technical requirements and prioritize project work.

• Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills are critical to success in this position.

• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary; general manager / owner mentality and an entrepreneurial drive; demonstrated ability to have fun and inspire team members to enjoy work, be action-oriented and stretch their imagination.

• Successful history of shipping innovative products

• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills, ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.

• Demonstrated ability to dive deep in understanding the product, our business, and the competitive landscape

• A computer science background or equivalent technical background is strongly preferred. An MBA is preferred.