Business Strategy Lead, Books, Japan Books Team

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to join their dynamic team focused on revolutionizing the book market in Japan. This role involves identifying strategic opportunities, collaborating with various teams, and building strong relationships with publishers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in business development, negotiation, and stakeholder management, along with a passion for reading and a growth mindset. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and inclusivity, and help shape the future of reading for all in Japan.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in developing and executing business agreements.
• Strong writing and negotiation skills with global stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify strategic opportunities to drive growth in Japan's book market.
• Collaborate with teams to build frameworks and business models.

Skills

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Business Development

Negotiation Skills

Strategic Thinking

Influencing Skills

Writing Skills

Job description

Business Strategy Lead, Books, Japan Books Team

Do you love books? Do you want to work in one of the fastest growing and most innovative businesses at Amazon? Join the JP Books team! We believe reading is essential for a healthy society and our mission is to inspire readers by making it easy to read more and get the most out of reading. We are seeking an innovative, customer-centric, results driven Senior Partnerships Manager to join us on our mission to make all books in all formats available to all readers in Japan.

The ideal candidate for this role will share our vision for reading, have a passion for building strong stakeholder relationships and a growth mindset enabling them to challenge the status quo. This is an exciting role partnering with various teams across our organization (Manga, Marketing, Advertising, Supply Chain) to develop innovative programs and solutions to delight customers and bring our publisher partners closer to our readers. Candidates must be able to work with sensitive content, including culturally sensitive and adult content.

Key job responsibilities

1. Take the lead on identifying the biggest strategic opportunities for Amazon and publishers to delight readers in Japan and drive growth.
2. Work across various teams at Amazon to build frameworks, business models and pitch materials to secure sustainable strategic engagement with publishers.
3. Implement mechanisms to routinely capture and share key trends in the Japan Publishing industry to inform current and future strategy.
4. Work closely with the vendor management team to understand publisher priorities and opportunities.
5. Present recommendations to cross functional leaders leveraging working backwards frameworks.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience.
• 7+ years of professional or military experience.
• Business level English.
• Strong writing skills.
• Ability to influence global stakeholders inside and outside of Amazon Japan.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluency in Japanese.
• Experience in working in the Japan publishing industry.

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