Head of Prod, Sea Lo Scripted

15+ years of experience as Film or Television Producer/Production Executive or the equivalent with a focus on local Asian and International content.
- Ability to juggle multiple large scale projects efficiently in a fast-paced environment while delivering outstanding results.
- Direct leadership experience, having managed teams in the corporate or production space.
- A strong understanding of South East Asian motion picture and scripted series industry custom and practice and an appreciation of the differences that exist in each territory.
- Extensive experience obtaining Asian production benefits, subsidies, tax credits and reclaiming VAT or similar taxes when applicable.
- A strong working knowledge of basic co-production and financial structures.
- Ability and availability to travel when required.

Job summary
Are you interested in shaping the future of television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching? Prime Video is one of the leading digital video services on the Internet today, and we're just getting started changing the way millions of people enjoy content. Now available in more than 240 countries and territories, Prime Video offers customers the broadest selection of any on-demand video service, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals such as the Emmy Award-winning comedies Fleabag and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Boys, Mindy Kaling’s Late Night, Donald Glover’s Guava Island, the Academy Award-winning Manchester by the Sea, Academy Award-nominated The Big Sick, exclusives, and live concerts and sports.

Amazon Studios is the movies and television development and production arm of Amazon. It is our role to produce original content and license studio programs worldwide in exclusive service of Amazon’s Prime Video customers. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights.

Amazon Studios is hiring a Head of Production - Southeast Asia (“SEA”) Local Original Scripted Series to support local original scripted series production across SEA. This position will be based in Singapore and be responsible for overseeing and managing local SEA Amazon production personnel supporting the Amazon Studios Local Originals team as well as to support the Local Originals team with monitoring budgets, schedules, and production plans for scripted series and pilots to be produced for the SEA market in local languages. The position will work closely with local Amazon production executives and internal stakeholders, including Post-Production, Business Affairs, Legal, Tax and Creative Development. Additionally, the Head of Production for SEA will also be responsible for hiring and developing the best talent to join the team as they scale and support the increasing regional slate and territorial expansion.
- Experience with local guilds and unions
- Multiple Asian language proficiency
- Experience working on international productions.
- Able to recognize an opportunity or need based on industry expertise.
- Exceptional and effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Exceptional project management skills.
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.