Live Sports Program Manager

This is a Full Time Job

DESCRIPTION:

Program Manager, Live Events, Prime Video Sports Operations

Are you interested in shaping the future of sports broadcasting? Do you want to define the next generation of how Amazon customers are watching live sports?

If so, you would be the right person for the Program Manager role on the Prime Video Live Events team, leading the expansion of Live Events in North America and Latin America by bringing sports leagues to Prime Video.

Key job responsibilities

As the Launch Manager, you will be responsible for leading the execution of taking new and existing live sports events across both 1P and third-party to deliver to the broadest live sports selection for our sports fans. This includes onboarding activities from deal signing to their first live broadcast on Prime Video and then maintaining steady state operations post launching ensuring high quality and availability.

Key activities include:
• Collaborate with content acquisition and marketing teams to develop the roadmap for expanding the coverage of live sports
• Plan, coordinate and track cross-functional work streams across product, technology, merchandising and operational teams to bring new sports events to live on Prime Video
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, Production, and Marketing to define how live and on-demand content will be presented to customers on Prime Video
• Work cross functionally with the content acquisition, product management, engineering, merchandising, and operations teams to document and define initiatives and drive them through execution to launch the sports events on Prime Video
• Work closely with sports media partners, 3P content aggregators to build Digital Content Supply Chains and continuously improve the processes for publishing sports content
• Establish goals, plans and related metrics, manage initiatives and track progress to achieve quality improvements and operational efficiency gains
• Create reporting and dashboards for key metrics to illustrate progress against goals to support team activities and report to management on weekly/monthly basis

A day in the life

You will define and execute the programs to bring new sports leagues to Prime Video and launch live events. A successful candidate will be highly analytical, resourceful, customer-focused, team oriented, and will have an ability to work independently under time constraints to meet deadlines. A successful candidate will have a proven track record in taking on end-to-end ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.

About the team

The team's core mission is to manage programs and workflows associated with delivering live content to Amazon customers. This involves interacting with sports media and metadata partners, managing workflows through the publishing process, and defining operational procedures with the goal of bringing highly engaging sports content to Prime Video customers. In addition to continuously driving and improving execution of this core mission, you will work closely with various stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.