Amazon.com Inc logo

Shipping Global Cross Border Lead, Shipping, WW X-Border Lead

Amazon.com Inc
  • Bellevue, WA
    8 days ago

    Job Description

    Come build the future of international shipping at Amazon! We"re seeking an exceptional commercial leader to define and scale the business strategy for Amazon Shipping"s Cross Border solution, enabling seamless international parcel delivery across our operating geographies. As the Business Leader for Cross Border Shipping, you"ll initially own the commercial strategy-developing go-to-market positioning, pricing, and customer acquisition-and then transition to program enablement and scaling as the solution matures into a complete cross-border offering. Working alongside dedicated Product and Technology partners, you"ll shape how businesses and consumers ship internationally by leveraging Amazon"s unparalleled logistics network, technology, and global footprint. You"ll collaborate with talented teams across Amazon to solve complex challenges spanning customs, compliance, multi-country operations, and last-mile delivery to create a world-class cross-border shipping experience. If you"re passionate about building something transformative and making a lasting impact on global commerce, this role is for you.

    Commercial Strategy & Market Development:

    Own and drive the comprehensive commercial strategy for Amazon Shipping"s Cross Border program across all operating geographies. Develop pricing models, customer segmentation frameworks, and go-to-market strategies that position Amazon Shipping as a competitive alternative to major integrators for international parcel delivery. Identify and prioritize lane opportunities based on volume potential, margin attractiveness, and strategic value. Build and execute partnership strategies with customs brokers, international carriers, and trade facilitators. Define compelling value propositions for different customer segments-from SMB e-commerce sellers to enterprise shippers-and partner with Sales teams to drive customer acquisition and volume growth.

    Program Enablement & Scaling: Lead the transition from commercial strategy to full program ownership as the Cross Border solution scales. Design and implement the operational and business framework required to support international shipping at scale-including process design, business requirements, compliance workflows, and customs/trade management. Define the program roadmap from pilot to general availability, establishing clear milestones and success criteria at each stage. Drive cross-functional alignment to ensure operational readiness across sortation, linehaul, customs clearance, and last-mile delivery in destination countries. Partner with Product and Technology counterparts to translate business requirements into scalable solutions, removing barriers to growth and ensuring consistent customer experience across all supported lanes.

    Product Development: Partner with Product and Technology teams to define and prioritize the Cross Border product roadmap. Serve as the business voice driving requirements for customs documentation automation, multi-country rate engines, end-to-end tracking, and duty/tax transparency. Identify opportunities to leverage Amazon"s existing infrastructure and technology to accelerate cross-border capabilities. Provide commercial input to pilot programs that test key hypotheses and gather shipper feedback. Drive continuous iteration on the customer experience based on market signals and competitive intelligence.

    Operational Excellence & Compliance: Drive performance across cross-border-specific metrics including customs clearance SLA, landed-cost accuracy, transit time consistency, and shipment visibility. Partner with Operations and Compliance teams to ensure adherence to international trade regulations, export controls, and country-specific import requirements. Lead initiatives to reduce customs exceptions and clearance delays through proactive data quality and documentation standards. Define and track key performance indicators that measure program health and identify areas for operational improvement across all active lanes.

    Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Management:

    Serve as the central commercial leader for Amazon Shipping"s Cross Border initiative across a group of critical stakeholders. Build and maintain strong partnerships with Operations, Sales, Product, Legal, Finance, and international counterparts. Drive regular business reviews with senior leadership, providing strategic recommendations and progress updates on commercial performance and scaling milestones. Coordinate with regional teams to ensure consistent program implementation across geographies while maintaining flexibility for market-specific requirements and regulatory environments.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBellevue, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    More jobs like this

    See more jobs

    Be found by employers

    5,500+ employers search our resume database daily. Add yours to get found by recruiters looking for candidates like you.