Amazon operates a world-class network of large, technologically advanced fulfillment centers across North America. The North American Real Estate Team is responsible for strategic development, acquisition, and disposition of all facilities in the Amazon Fulfillment Network.
The Senior Manager, Real Estate Development will serve as a critical leader within the NA Ops Real Estate Team, responsible for driving Amazon's long-term industrial real estate strategy across multiple markets and development initiatives. This senior leadership role requires an individual who can operate as both a strategic architect and organizational leader, directing a team of senior development managers while maintaining oversight of complex, multi-billion-dollar development portfolios. The role demands exceptional leadership skills to guide cross-functional teams in proactively identifying, developing, and delivering facilities that anticipate Amazon's future operational needs throughout North America. This position encompasses end-to-end portfolio ownership from early market analysis and team development through strategic execution and operational delivery, focusing on building organizational capability, operational resilience, and strategic value across Amazon's fulfillment network.


Key job responsibilities
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of senior development managers, providing strategic direction, mentorship, and performance management while building organizational capability
• Drive enterprise-level strategic development initiatives spanning multiple markets and years ahead of identified capacity needs, creating competitive advantages in market positioning, development timing, and cost-to-deliver
• Oversee portfolio management encompassing site evaluation, acquisition, entitlements, design development, etc. large, complex industrial developments valued at $100MM+ per project
• Establish and execute enterprise financial stewardship frameworks including portfolio-level feasibility analyses, investment evaluation methodologies, budget oversight, and risk mitigation strategies to optimize economic returns
• Design and implement scalable processes, tools, and systems that enable predictable, efficient project delivery across your team's portfolio, balancing speed, flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and operational excellence
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with senior-level internal cross-functional teams and external stakeholders including major developers, government officials, landowners, and industry leaders
• Lead complex multi-jurisdictional entitlements and permitting strategies, directing relationships with government officials and regulatory bodies while ensuring strategic approvals for critical development projects across your portfolio
• Drive data-informed strategic decision making that considers enterprise-wide impacts, network optimization, and competitive positioning within key Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and emerging markets





A day in the life
Our North American Real Estate Team secures real estate for Amazon operations across the continent. As a Senior Manager, you'll lead a team responsible for directly influencing current business requirements while shaping and forecasting future capacity needs that extend years beyond current planning horizons. You'll be instrumental in Amazon's long-term expansion strategy, working to anticipate where and how our network will evolve while developing the organizational capability to execute on these strategic initiatives. Your leadership will directly impact Amazon's competitive positioning in key markets while building a world-class development organization.

Amazon Benefits:
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!


About the team
Amazon operates a world-class network of large, technologically advanced fulfillment centers across North America. The North American Real Estate Team is responsible for strategic development, acquisition, and disposition of all facilities in the Amazon Fulfillment Network.