2027 MBA Leadership Development Program (MLDP) Full-Time

Build Whats Next: From MBA to Enterprise Leader

What if your first role after business school gave you full P&L ownership executive sponsorship and a mandate to build not just manage across Amazons largest consumer business Amazons MBA Leadership Development Program (MLDP) is a three-year accelerated leadership experience designed to develop the next generation of enterprise leaders within North America Stores.

This isnt a rotational program in the traditional sense. Its a builders path - one that develops commercial judgment product thinking and cross-functional influence through progressively complex business ownership. Youll make decisions that impact hundreds of millions of customers work directly with senior leaders and help shape how Amazon Stores operates in an AI-first world.

THE MLDP EXPERIENCE
Amazon Stores is becoming an AI-first organization and the leaders who will shape its future arent just operators. Theyre builders. MLDP is an accelerated leadership pipeline that develops product-minded enterprise leaders who can run businesses while simultaneously reinventing how Amazon serves customers.

Over three years youll rotate through strategic leadership roles spanning:
- Business Ownership: Own a category P&L end-to-end - driving vendor strategy negotiating multi-million-dollar deals and making pricing selection and profitability decisions that directly impact the customer experience.
- Product: Define product roadmaps launch customer-facing experiences and develop the leadership influence required to drive outcomes without direct authority.
- Operations: Own buying strategies optimize supply chain performance and align cross-functional operations with Amazons long-term objectives.
MLDP is more than rotations. Its Enterprise Challenges sponsored by VPs executive mentorship cohort-based development and the opportunity to build AI-enabled capabilities and operating mechanisms that create lasting value across Amazon Stores. After your first year youll receive dedicated rotation support including career planning interview preparation networking and insights from program alumni.

Key job responsibilities
MLDP seeks builders - leaders with product-minded curiosity analytical judgment learning agility and a long-term orientation toward creating something better. You thrive in ambiguity ask the right questions influence across organizations and see AI as a strategic advantage not just a productivity tool. You want P&L accountability founder-level ownership and a clear path to enterprise leadership at scale.

About the team
Program Details
- Start Date: July 19 2027
- Location: Seattle WA (participants must relocate to Seattle by program start; relocation assistance is provided)
- Placement: Team placement based on business needs. We are looking for candidates who want to own build and impact the customer experience rather than those tied to a specific role or team.
Join us in shaping the future of retail while developing into a next-generation business leader at one of the worlds most customer-centric companies.

- Are 18 years of age or older
- Currently enrolled in an MBA program at the time of application with anticipated graduation dates between December 1 2026 and June 30 2027 or have graduated within the past 24 months

- 3 years of full-time industry work experience which occurred between graduation from your undergraduate program and prior to starting your MBA program OR 3 years of military work experience prior to starting your MBA program
- Experience in strategic financial management P&L ownership or business development
- Experience translating data and customer insights into strategic business decisions
- Background in retail e-commerce supply chain or product management
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functionally and lead through ambiguity
- Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g. Excel SQL Tableau or similar)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 121200.00 - 163900.00 USD annually