Sr. Business Developer Community & Influencer Growth, Amazon Shipping
Bellevue, WA - USA
Job Summary
As a Sr. Business Developer on our Unmanaged/SMB team you will own SMB mindshare where SMBs already gather. Youll build the influencer and community strategy that accelerates top-of-funnel growth for Amazon Shipping -- earning authentic presence in the seller communities creator channels and events where merchants make shipping decisions and converting that presence into measurable registration starts at a scale no one-to-one sales motion can match.
Key job responsibilities
Own the influencer strategy -- identify engage and launch relationships with the creators SMB merchants trust (e-commerce logistics and small-business creators across YouTube TikTok LinkedIn podcasts and newsletters) with measurable attribution from content to registration starts and first shipment.
Own the community presence -- build an authentic trusted Amazon Shipping presence across seller communities (Reddit Facebook seller groups Discord servers and industry forums): define rules of engagement show up credibly in merchant conversations and create community programs that position Amazon Shipping as the obvious choice for growing merchants.
Design and run SMB events -- build the SMB-specific event strategy (which events what presence who attends) and the playbook that converts event engagement into registrations while representing SMB in broader Amazon Shipping event programs.
Drive programmatic acquisition -- move beyond 1:1 selling by building community- and influencer-led channels that bring cohorts of hundreds or thousands of SMBs into the self-service funnel simultaneously multiplying through the teams conversion engine.
Serve as the voice of the community -- translate community sentiment creator feedback and merchant friction signals into clear inputs for Product Tech and Operations to improve the self-service experience.
Define and own growth metrics -- set channel OKRs (community- and influencer-sourced registration starts conversion cost per acquisition time-to-first-shipment) track rigorously and iterate to maximize ROI.
Coordinate across partnership scope -- work closely with the central Amazon Shipping Partnerships team where community and creator plays overlap platform-level deals owning the SMB lens on shared opportunities.
Own your domain end-to-end -- operate as the subject matter expert for your channel define BD strategy that complements the product strategy and deliver results through scalable mechanisms rather than one-off effort.
Think big and innovate -- identify emerging communities creator ecosystems and non-obvious channels that unlock new SMB segments for Amazon Shipping.
A day in the life
You are a community builder and channel innovator who thrives on authentic reach. You spend your time identifying which creators and communities influence the next 10000 merchants designing engagement programs showing up credibly in seller conversations and measuring what converts. Youre equally comfortable briefing an influencer on a campaign as you are in the data analyzing which channels drive the best activation rates. You operate with startup speed in a big-company environment -- every program you build should reach thousands of merchants not one.
About the team
Amazon Shipping is a fast-growing startup within Amazon building the next generation of logistics services for external brands and merchants. Weve externalized Amazons world-class delivery network and are now scaling it rapidly. Our Unmanaged/SMB team owns the self-service segment -- thousands of small and mid-size merchants who ship with us without dedicated account management. Were looking for builders who can create the programs that make this segment grow 10x.
- Bachelors degree
- 5 years of developing negotiating and executing business agreements experience
- 5 years of professional or military experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with an ability to work and thrive in ambiguity at a rapid work pace.
- Experience in product or program management product marketing business development or technology
- Experience working in e-commerce / retail / supply chain / financial services business
- 1 years of logistics experience
- Experience driving new business segment or services launches
- Experience in a new unit business or a startup
- Experience leveraging and improving internal tools
- Experience in customer-facing roles
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
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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 WA Bellevue - 147900.00 - 200100.00 USD annually
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
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