Alanna Nielsen

Role
Director, General Manager and Product Leader, Hardlines at Amazon
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Alanna Nielsen

Business and technology executive with over 20 years of experience building and leading…

Experience

  1. Director, General Manager and Product Leader, Hardlines

    Amazon

    Jan 2019 — Present

    Lead a 400-person team, including the US Video Games and Software business, a global Digital Video Games and Software Engineering organization, and the Hardlines Strategic Account Management team. Responsible for strategy, product and technical roadmap, business operations, and people leadership. • Delivered $253M of incremental revenue and $100M of operating profit in 2021 by partnering closely with manufacturers and internal stakeholders to build high-impact go-to-market strategies for next generation video game console launches. • Secured funding from senior leaders for two new (confidential) initiatives in 2021, which will deliver an estimated $1B+ 3-year incremental revenue for the North America Retail business. • Selected to lead a 300-person multi-layer Strategic Account Management organization in 2020, which is a paid service for Amazon’s largest vendors. Developed program vision, drove cross-organization alignment, scaled services, and mobilized a large team to deliver support to 600+ Tier 1 vendors, representing $50B+ of revenue, growing 40% YoY.

Education

  • Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

    MBA, Strategy and Marketing

    2004 — 2006

  • Connecticut College

    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology and French

Skills

  • Analytics
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Product Marketing
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • E-Commerce
  • Strategy
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Product Management

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