Territory Lead , Prime Video Channels (12 Months Maternity Cover) in München bei Amazon Digital Germany GmbH

Amazon Digital Germany GmbH

• Previous experience in content licensing and/or business development, including negotiation support and partner development skills
• Proven track record in establishing commercial relationships with third parties and proven ability to support negotiation of complex license or business development agreements
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills (e.g. ability to use and modify data sets in Excel, write SQL queries and export data, etc.)
• Experience in either a large content group (channel group or studio), acquirer of content (e.g. Pay TV) or media rights
• Fluent in English and German as you will engage with internal and external stakeholders, both locally and internationally.

Come build the future of entertainment with us. Are you interested in helping shape the future of movies and television? Do you want to help define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching?

Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies - all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place. We offer customers thousands of popular movies and TV shows from Originals and Exclusive content to exciting live sports events. We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to add-on channels which they can cancel at any time and to rent or buy new release movies and TV box sets on the Prime Video Store. Prime Video is a fast-paced, growth business - available in over 240 countries and territories worldwide. The team works in a dynamic environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on.

Amazon is seeking a senior commercial leader to join our Prime Video content team and help grow Prime Video business in Europe. This individual will help define and, in turn, execute the content acquisition strategy for Prime Video Channels in Germany.

In addition to experience of the local market, the ideal candidate is a critical thinker who has an attention to detail, an ability to juggle multiple priorities, is cool under pressure, and isn’t afraid to roll his/her sleeves up as needed. S/he has experience in working with local and international content owners, supporting negotiation of complex agreements, helping develop new business models and delivering results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. S/he must have the ability to clearly and concisely communicate thoughts and ideas, both written and verbally, and think outside of his/her direct sphere of responsibility.

Please note this is a 12 Month Fixed Term Maternity Cover

Key job responsibilities

• Support and execute the content acquisition strategy for Prime Video Channels
• Help build a plan to have the most compelling content for Amazon customers
• Develop and document acquisition plans, financial metrics and goals for senior management approval
• Help studios, TV broadcasters and content owners/aggregators to conceptualize new subscription services that Amazon customers will love
• Use customer behaviour, usage and consumption data to inform decision-making
• Build and manage relationships with senior-level leaders at content providers
• Lead relationships with studios, channel groups and more niche video media organizations
• Support all aspects of content negotiations regarding content selection, financial analysis, forecasting, and technical requirements
• Work with in-house and external legal counsels
• Collaborate with internal teams across all functional areas within Amazon Prime Video
• Maintain a can-do attitude and a willingness and flexibility to solve problems at short notice, using any tools necessary

About the team
Our team's mission is to find new and better ways to bring customers the content they love and want—and make it easy to discover new content they might not have heard of yet. Through critical thinking, strong data driven customer insight, and operational excellence, you’ll maximize scale and efficiency of this exciting growth area.

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

Munich, BY, DEU

Previous experience in consulting

• Knowledge of the TV and digital video markets in Europe
• International content licensing or business development experience
• An understanding of digital video distribution technologies

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