Amazon · 1 day ago
Principal, Corporate Development, Corporate Development
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$174K/yr - $288K/yr
7+ years expAmazon is seeking an experienced Corporate Development Leader who will be responsible for generating, managing and executing mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, and strategic partnership activities focusing on international consumer technology sectors. The selected candidate will act as a primary contact in supporting the international Devices and Services business units and senior leadership by conducting industry research, valuation analyses, due diligence, and strategic recommendations.
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Responsibilities
Identify appropriate opportunities that support Amazon's strategic priorities through interaction with senior business leaders, investment bankers, venture capitalists, and organic pipeline generation
Partner with Amazon businesses to evaluate expansion and growth opportunities
Evaluate the benefits of potential acquisitions and manage the process of building both internal and external consensus
Act as a subject matter expert on valuation and deal structuring
Lead all pre-transaction diligence efforts
Evaluate synergy opportunities and risks in potential transactions
Negotiate key legal documents and bring transactions over the finish line
Work with all cross-functional groups within Amazon from signing the term sheet to proper integration
Establish the ongoing processes, skill sets, and strategy that will enable Amazon to continue to build out our corporate development competency, in the face of extremely fast growth and a rapidly changing industry
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
7+ years of technology business or corporate development experience in a corporate or financial services environment
Experience creating and analyzing M&A processes for a wide variety of transactions, including public-public, public-private, and cross-border transactions
History of successfully completing high level, end-to-end negotiations
Very strong analytical and communication skills
Preferred
MBA and/or international experience are a plus
Strong first chair experience leading the full M&A process life-cycle
History of successfully leading and completing high-level negotiations
Ability to build and maintain a network of senior level relationships to facilitate deal flow
Experience aligning and driving cross-functional groups
Passionate about big challenges
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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