Managing Director - AIE & Amazon Commerce Connections Lead

New York, New York, United States. Posted 12 days ago

The role

This leader will build and lead a new AIE and Amazon Commerce capability within WPP Commerce Connections. You will lead the business and solution vision for an AI-enabled Amazon Commerce engagement working with AWS and cross-functional teams.

What you will do

Lead the business and solution vision for AIE.
Serve as the senior Amazon Commerce subject matter leader.
Translate client business priorities into use cases, requirements and product capabilities.
Partner with AWS and WPP technical leadership to shape solutions.
Provide senior client leadership to executives and operating teams.
Work with Program Delivery leadership to connect business vision with technical execution.
Build the broader AIE and Amazon Commerce Connections capability.
Help shape the WPP and AWS Commerce partnership.
Develop and mentor a multidisciplinary team.
Support growth and commercialization through client development and pitches.

Required qualifications

Experience operating at the intersection of Amazon, technology and commercial decision-making.
Deep Amazon ecosystem expertise.
Significant experience with data, analytics, technology and AI-enabled solutions.
Strong understanding of Amazon business signals including sales, profitability, inventory, operations, search, digital shelf, media and measurement.
Experience building products, solutions or capabilities from ambiguity.
Ability to move between executive conversations, Amazon business strategy, product definition and technical teams.
Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional teams.
Strong client leadership and communication skills.
Entrepreneurial mindset.

Nice to have

Experience inside Amazon
Leading sophisticated Amazon solutions for major brands

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

About the company

WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates growth systems for competitive businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience.