Head of Marketplace Strategy, MENA Marketplace

We are looking for a talented leader to manage the Marketplace business in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This individual will contribute to setting the strategic vision for additional opportunities for Amazon’s Marketplace. The Amazon Marketplace organization drives the Selling on Amazon business and develops solutions that enable millions of Selling Partners around the world to successfully sell on Amazon. This senior leader will execute this vision, leading across functional and technical teams to deliver a world-class experience for both buyers and Selling Partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Selling Partner experience in KSA to build a strong group of fast-growing categories in the related P&L.
• Manage a team of Program Managers, Account Managers, and Business Analysts to design strategies that improve the usage of Marketplace tools and features by Selling Partners and grow their business locally, regionally, and internationally.
• Partner with business and technical teams to design and build features and solutions specific to country requirements, while producing those features for regional application.
• Identify and drive new opportunities for Amazon’s Marketplace business.
• Hire and develop a team of Account Managers supporting the growth of the business through existing and new sellers.

Basic Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience (5-7 years) in a complex and dynamic environment, ideally in e-commerce, technology, FMCG, retail, or top-management consulting, with a minimum of 3 years of people management experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Management, Data Science, Engineering, or a related degree required.
• Demonstrated analytical ability throughout professional experience.
• Strong analytical skills (including advanced Excel and database analysis).
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• A great deal of personal initiative, a strong hands-on attitude, along with creativity, decisiveness, and a results-driven mentality.
• Proven project management skills, customer-focused, extremely detail-oriented, and able to effectively prioritize and multi-task.
• Proven experience in developing original ideas, approaches, and solutions to typical, unusual, or difficult situations in a competitive and ever-changing business climate.
• Knowledge of SQL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Previous experience and demonstrated track record in Fashion/Softlines Industry.
• 7+ years of experience in account management, product marketing, or management consulting roles.
• 5+ years of experience in people management in sales and business development setups.