Strategic Payments Communications Lead

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a strategic Communications Manager to lead U.S. Payments communications, partnering with senior leaders to shape the narrative around payments innovation and fintech.

In this role you will own the end-to-end strategy, develop national campaigns, manage rapid response, and work across product, engineering, policy, marketing, and global teams to protect and promote Amazon’s Payments story.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Travel up to 15% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end U.S. Payments communications strategy.
• Develop and execute proactive national campaigns and announcements.
• Manage all reactive and issues-based communications for U.S. Payments.
• Integrate Payments communications into tentpole moments to maximize reach and narrative impact.
• Develop and maintain relationships with top-tier media across fintech, payments, technology, and business verticals.
• Write, develop, and manage approvals for news releases, media advisories, fact sheets, and related communications materials.
• Research and incorporate industry data, trends, and compelling angles into communications programs.
• Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, policy, marketing, and global communications teams.
• Provide strategic counsel to senior business leaders on communications risks, opportunities, and positioning.
• Build and maintain mechanisms, processes, and measurement frameworks for campaigns and announcements.

Skills

Complex issue management

Payments/fintech experience

C-suite support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a strategic Communications Manager to lead U.S. Payments communications, partnering with senior leaders to shape the narrative around payments innovation and fintech.

In this role you will own the end-to-end strategy, develop national campaigns, manage rapid response, and work across product, engineering, policy, marketing, and global teams to protect and promote Amazon’s Payments story.