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Sr. Program Manager, US Agency Development

Amazon

Amazon

Operations
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Oct 8, 2024

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Amazon Ads is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for brand advertisers and their agencies. Our ad solutions—including Sponsored Ads, display, audio advertising, video advertising, OOH and custom programs—leverage Amazon’s innovations and insights to find, attract, and engage intended audiences throughout their daily journeys. With a range of flexible pricing and buying models, these solutions help clients build brand awareness, increase product sales, and more.

Amazon Ads is in a rapid and exciting growth phase. In order to accelerate the next phase of development, we are committed to transforming the depth, scale and ambition of our partnerships with major media agencies and advertisers. This presents an amazing opportunity for a senior agency Upfront program manager to join the team to shape and drive Amazon Ad's Streaming TV Upfront Program. As a Sr. Program Manager, this candidate will play a key role in orchestrating and organizing Amazon Ad's Upfront GTM strategy and implementation. To succeed, this candidate must be expertly organized, experienced in working with large data sets, possess the technical knowledge with advanced excel skills and in workflow management tools such as asana, and an excellent collaborator with proven communication skills. The candidate will be tasked with the immediate needs on managing our all year round Upfront program, as well as expected to plan on the future by evaluating the Upfront Program's long term needs. This role require the candidate to think big to contribute to Amazon Ad's ambitious growth plans.

If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, world-class advertising group with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place.

Key job responsibilities
- Manage Upfront workflow inclusive of creating a step by step timeline and identifying key actions required to accomplish each milestone
- Work with large data sets from multiple sources and streamline with critical insights to inform actionable next steps
- Bar raise Amazon Ad's Upfront program by iterating and building on the current structure and process
- Collaborate with a broad stakeholder of internal partner teams to drive Upfront awareness and adoption
- Establish, lead and share program updates both in a regular meeting forum and/or through written communication
- Evolve the Upfront program by consistently incorporating customer and sales feedback
- Troubleshoot Upfront program related issues
- Work across multiple Broadcast/Fiscal years and balance current year Upfront needs with planning needs for future Upfronts
- This role currently requires a minimum of three days working from the assigned office a week. Beginning January 2, 2025, the expectation will be five days a week of in office presence.