Amazon Manager Strategy Investment APAC DCSS 

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai 

113622726

Key job responsibilities
• Serve as a key member of the Technical Business Development team in driving overall Infrastructure strategy for target regions for real estate
• Understand the supplier base (both Colocation providers and Real Estate developers), develop a strong understanding of market dynamics and activity, and develop long-term strategic partnerships in support of our key markets
• Set business development plans in-line with the larger organization strategic direction
• Negotiate and close multi-million dollar contracts to support capacity expansion
• Understand the technical requirements of our engineering teams and negotiate solutions that meet technical requirements as well as the business objectives
• Ownership of business case creation and presentation to leadership (including commercial, technical and risk profile)
• Prepare and give project reviews to the senior management team regarding progress and deal execution roadblocks
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and pivot on the fly to changing requirements to manage competing priorities simultaneously
• Continue to build a culture of speed, flexibility and frugality with all business partners
• Develop and implement new mechanisms to improve our customer experience
• Business Travel: 15-25%
About the team
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• 10+ years of total work experience in an external facing role managing commercial relationships with vendors or customers in sales or in an infrastructure environment
• 6+ years of experience of transaction coordination including supplier/customer communication, cost analysis, negotiations and contracting including site and/or vendor evaluation and due diligence activities
• Knowledge and track record of executing both Colocation and Real Estate related Data Center transactions including leading commercial, technical and legal negotiations
• High level of proficiency in MS WORD and MS EXCEL
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Bachelor's Degree required. MBA, Finance, Engineering or Computer Science qualifications highly desired
• High level knowledge of data center infrastructure, including electrical, mechanical, structural, fiber optics, and other technical, operational and security requirements: Relevant certifications such as CDCDP via CNET a plus
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication skills necessary to build effective working relationships and positively influence decision making
• Proficiency in the use of business applications such as SalesForce, Tableau, Google Earth