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Build What's Next: Your Enterprise Leadership Journey Starts Here
What if your first role after business school put you at the intersection of commerce, product, and AI - with the ownership to build something that didn't exist before? Join Amazon's MBA Leadership Development Program (MLDP), starting with a transformative summer internship where you'll solve real business problems with measurable customer impact.
MLDP Overview
Amazon Stores is becoming an AI-first organization - and the leaders who will shape its future aren't just operators. They're builders. MLDP is an accelerated leadership pipeline that develops product-minded enterprise leaders capable of running businesses while simultaneously reinventing how Amazon serves hundreds of millions of customers.
Your journey begins with a 12-week summer internship, where you'll own a strategic business challenge, work alongside senior leaders, and present your findings in a formal business review. Successful interns transition into the full-time, three-year MLDP - a structured development experience designed to build the commercial judgment, product thinking, and cross-functional influence that define Amazon's next generation of enterprise leaders.
Through rotational experiences spanning business ownership, product, and operations, you'll progressively take on greater scope and complexity. MLDP is more than rotations - it's Enterprise Challenges sponsored by senior leaders, executive mentorship, cohort-based development, and the opportunity to build AI-enabled capabilities and operating mechanisms that create lasting value across Amazon Stores.
Summer Internship Focus
As an MLDP intern, you'll:
- Own a strategic business problem with real P&L impact and present your solution to senior leadership
- Apply data, customer insights, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities others haven't seen
- Collaborate across functions to develop innovative, scalable business solutions
- Build relationships with executive leaders, current MLDP participants, and program alumni
- Experience Amazon's builder culture firsthand where curiosity, ownership, and invention are rewarded
Future MLDP Opportunities
Successful interns may be considered for the full three-year MLDP, which includes:
- Rotational experiences across business ownership, product, and operations - building enterprise leadership breadth
- Enterprise Challenges that put you at the center of Amazon Stores' high-priority business problems
- Executive sponsorship and structured leadership development designed to accelerate your trajectory
- A cohort of peers from the nation's top MBA programs, building careers and connections together
Join us in shaping the future of retail while developing into a next-generation business leader at one of the world's most customer-centric companies.
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 early P&L accountability, founder-level ownership, and a clear path to enterprise leadership at scale.
About the team
Program Details
- Duration: 12 consecutive weeks
- Start Dates: Two cohort options based on MBA program schedule
- Location: Seattle, WA (Interns must relocate to Seattle by program start; relocation assistance is provided)
- Conversion: Opportunity for full-time conversion into the MBA Leadership Development Program
Cohort Start Dates
- Cohort 1: May 24, 2027
- Cohort 2: June 14, 2027
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Are 18 years of age or older
- Work 40 hours/week minimum and commit to 12 week internship maximum
- Currently enrolled in MBA program at the time of application with anticipated graduation dates between December 1, 2027 and June 30, 2028
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 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.
- Background in retail, e-commerce, or supply chain management
- Experience with financial modeling and strategic business planning
- Knowledge of market research and competitive analysis techniques
- Demonstrated leadership in academic or professional settings
- Proficiency in advanced data visualization and analysis software
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The starting pay for this position is listed below. Final starting pay will be based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Starting Day 1 of employment, Amazon offers EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, 401(k) matching. Learn more about our benefits at https://hiring.amazon.com/why-amazon/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually