Kindle International Product Manager:
Overview:
Amazon Kindle is Amazon's revolutionary wireless reading device. Amazon’s vision for the Kindle is to enable readers to have access to “any book, ever printed, in any language, in less than sixty seconds.” The Amazon Kindle team is seeking an innovative, results-oriented, product-centric team player with experience in digital technologies and international product management. This Senior Product Manager will be responsible for driving Kindle’s international product strategy and future roadmap.
Some of the key job functions of the International Product Manager are:
- Lead the definition of new Kindle international offerings, services and customer experiences with a cross-functional team of business managers, designers, technology managers, and country experts
- Write product/marketing requirements documents (which serve as a bridge from high-level business requirements to the functional specification) and ensure clear communication and coordination of requirements to the business, design and development teams. Requirements should be based on intimate knowledge of the product, space, existing data analysis, current customers and non-customers (prospects and competitors), and local market dynamics.
- Maintain the overall services, feature, and language roadmap, and champion the customer experience during the development process
- Measure and analyze existing services for opportunities to innovate and improve, providing additional benefits to customers
- Research and identify new opportunities for Amazon to expand access and drive demand for Kindle internationally
Qualifications:
- The candidate will have succeeded in delivering technology products/services in a high growth environment and will have thrived in ambiguity and shifting priorities. 5-10 years experience.
- He or she is a strong leader who can prioritize well and communicate clearly and compellingly.
- The Amazon Kindle business requires innovative thinking balanced with a strong customer and quality focus. This leader will have a strong track record of achieving that balance.
- Technical knowledge about Amazon is ideal but not necessary
- International experience and language skills are also ideal, but not necessary
- BA/BS required.
Required Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to translate customer needs into business and product requirements
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with all levels of the organization
- Proven ability to make smart trade-offs on time-to-market versus features
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities and make things happen in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; strong bias for action
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully with and influence teams across the organization, including Engineering, Program Management, Quality Assurance, and Senior Leadership
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and feature concepts.
- Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, schedule tradeoffs and opportunistic new ideas with technical employees
- Strong interest and knowledge in digital technologies and media, especially in text (Blogs, RSS, etc…)
- Street smarts and willingness to roll up your sleeves and do what's necessary
