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Source: Amazon careers · View original posting
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Amazon's Devices & Services organization is seeking a Principal-level Technical Business Development leader to drive high-impact partnerships with the world's largest technology companies, frontier AI labs, and high-potential startups. This leader will own the strategy and execution of complex, multi-dimensional partnerships that span the full technology stack -- from silicon and AI models to operating systems and consumer applications -- and will serve as a domain expert in one or more critical technology areas.
This is a hybrid strategic and operational role. You will develop partnership strategies, lead negotiations with sophisticated counterparties, and work cross-functionally to deliver results. You will operate at the intersection of business and technology, translating deep technical understanding into commercial structures that create value for Amazon's customers and product portfolio.
The ideal candidate has a track record of originating and closing transformative deals with major technology platforms, thrives in ambiguity, and brings equal comfort engaging a startup founder in a technical deep-dive and briefing a C-suite executive on strategic trade-offs.
Key job responsibilities
Strategic Partnership Ownership: Develop and execute end-to-end partnership strategies for major technology companies. Build and maintain executive-level relationships, align internal stakeholders, and drive deals from concept through execution.
Complex Negotiations: Lead multi-stakeholder negotiations for technology licensing, co-development, distribution, and revenue-share agreements.
AI & Emerging Technology Partnerships: Structure deals for AI model access negotiating terms across cost, data rights, quality, and strategic control. Stay ahead of the frontier AI landscape to inform partnership strategy.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Corporate Development teams to define requirements, resolve blockers, and deliver on partnership commitments -- frequently on compressed timelines.
Executive Communication: Prepare and present strategy documents, business reviews, and deal assessments to VP and SVP-level leadership. Distill complex technical and commercial trade-offs into crisp, actionable recommendations.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.
Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, San Francisco - 193,700.00 - 262,000.00 USD annually
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