Principal, Partnerships & Collaborations, Amazon Fashion & Fitness

Saved job description

We are seeking an experienced leader to build and run a new business unit within Amazon Fashion focused on brand and talent partnerships and collaborations. This leader owns the partnership strategy end to end, from identifying the right brand and talent partners, to assortment planning, to the broader go-to-market strategy across Amazon Fashion.

You will own some of Amazon Fashion's most strategic bets, so you should be a self-starter with a passion for idea generation, backed by proven analytical ability, project management skills, and the judgment to prioritize across many competing demands. As a customer-obsessed fashion enthusiast, you will work with brand partners and external talent to build new product drops, marketing stories, and shopping experiences, in partnership with our technology team, that resonate with current and future customers. You will shape cohesive product stories around emerging trends and influence the broader Fashion strategic roadmap, with particular depth in the advanced contemporary and luxury space.

The right candidate brings a deep understanding of the retail, consumer, and entertainment worlds, and knows how they come together into moments that reach customers. You will work cross-functionally, inside and out. Internally, you will partner closely with Marketing, Creators, and the Fashion business teams. Externally, you will work with talent and with marketing and creative agencies, owning the end-to-end plans for multiple projects each year. You will be a strong communicator, in writing and in person, who keeps senior leaders across several organizations informed as the work moves.

Key job responsibilities

-Own the end-to-end planning and execution for the new partnerships strategy — from partner identification to assortment planning to the broader go-to-market strategy across Amazon Fashion

-Identify, pursue, and manage new brand and talent partnerships

-Work with tech teams to build new shopping experiences, leveraging innovations like virtual try-on and styling tools

-Partner with internal teams to build marketing plans for onsite and offsite activations, including key awards, sports, and fashion events

-Manage the entire project budget in partnership with finance leaders

Requirements: - 10+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience

- Bachelor's degree

- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level

- 10+ years of Go-To-Market, Business Development, Sales, or Consulting experience

- 10+ years experience in a strategic role within the Fashion, Apparel, Retail, or Entertainment Industry with a focus on consumer products