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At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

As Associate Director, Creator Products at Audible, you will be responsible for supporting one or more of Audible’s creator products including the Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX), one of the largest spoken word audio marketplaces in the world.

ABOUT YOU

You are an entrepreneurial product thinker, with proven experience building and launching creator or consumer-facing products at scale. You are a data-driven leader, with experience establishing and measuring impactful KPIs. You are a natural collaborator, with experience aligning multidisciplinary, cross-functional teams. You are an independent, problem-solver that can confidently lead teams through ambiguity. You are customer obsessed and excited to build products for the creative community.

As an Associate Director, Creator Products, you will...

• Advocate for, and obsess over Audible’s Creators
• Write and communicate functional requirements, partnering with various product, marketing, UX and insights stakeholders
• Use lean development tools, like experimentation and rapid prototyping, to drive teams towards strategic product decisions
• Develop and own a product roadmap, demonstrating a strong focus on KPIs and measurement
• Frame and lead discussions with key business and technical stakeholder to assess opportunities, make data-driven recommendations, and build consensus ahead of important investment decisions
• Be the authority on the creator experience that you manage
• Understand your product’s strengths and weaknesses
• Find the right opportunities to innovate and enhance the experience with the right combination of essential and magical
• Manage dependencies and unblock your teams to optimize discovery and delivery work
• Proactively communicate product metrics and insights, showcasing a deep understanding of how your features are benefiting customers and the business
• Support building the long-term strategy and roadmap for Creator Products, helping to set the vision and guidance
• Identify new Creator Product opportunities in the creation, growth and monetization space
• Drive alignment by leading tradeoff discussions that produce actionable decisions
• Be the authority on the customer experiences that you manage
• Find the right opportunities to innovate and skillfully balance big ideas with incremental impact for your customers
• Continually monitor creator tools and trends to ensure Audible is delivering value for creators

ABOUT AUDIBLE:

Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. Our Hub+Home hybrid workplace model gives employees the flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home). For more information, please visit adbl.co/hybrid.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Culver City, CA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of relevant product management experience in consumer technology
• Experience maintaining a product roadmap and leading delivery of software products
• Demonstrated experience in agile, lean product management processes on high-velocity teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Product experience with creators, rights holders, spoken word technology or in two-sided marketplaces
• Go-to-market experience with consumer tech products
• Ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage tradeoffs, and evaluate ambiguous new ideas
• Demonstrated data driven product leadership
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills that allow you to work with both technical and non-technical individuals
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, autonomously, and cross-functionally

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $121,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.