Amazon Music is looking for an experienced Principal, Strategy to join our team. The Strategy team works directly with our leadership team to drive critical strategic initiatives and shapes the overall long range strategy for the business. The Principal is a thought leader within the team on the future state of the industry.

Key Job Responsibilities:
• Identify and evaluate new strategic business opportunities, including new initiatives and partnerships.
• Lead cross-functional teams including Senior Management, Product, Engineering, and Business to assess these opportunities.
• Market screens and analysis, pipeline creation, deal management, business needs analysis, heavy negotiations, due diligence, transaction execution, and post-deal integration.
• Create relationships with and have frequent interaction with third-party companies at the CEO/senior management level, representing Amazon Music's interests.
• Demonstrate hypothesis-driven, problem-solving orientation and ability to support a thesis with quantitative and qualitative analysis, high degree of business judgement, and appropriate framing of complex business problems.
• Work on significant and unique business opportunities, which are often unstructured transactions.

A Principal should demonstrate a high level of judgement and be able to influence higher levels of management.

About the team
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. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

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

New York, NY, USA- 7+ years of professional or military experience
- 7+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level- Experience as a founder or executive focused on related segments, or as a practice leader or business unit owner
- Experience selling to Fortune 1000 or Global 2000 organizations

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $140,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $262,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.