The world’s largest e-commerce company, Amazon, recently put out a recruitment announcement. They have posted a position for a “Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead” (Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead) for the department of payment acceptance and customer experience. It reads as follows:
“The payment acceptance and experience team is looking for an experienced product owner to develop Amazon’s digital currency and blockchain strategy and product roadmap.
You will use your expertise in blockchain, distributed ledgers, central bank digital currencies and cryptocurrencies to develop feature development cases, promote overall vision and product strategies, and gain leadership support and investment in new features . You will work closely with the Amazon team, including AWS, to develop a roadmap that includes customer experience, technical strategy and capabilities, and launch strategy.”
In addition to having more than 10 years of experience in product management, marketing, business development, or technology, the required candidate must also possess a deep understanding of digital currency ecosystems and technology related to them.
Additionally, according to Amazon spokesman later with the “Decrypt” and other foreign media to share the statement, the company is actively considering the ability to accept encryption monetary payments, the paper reported:
“We are inspired by innovations in the cryptocurrency field and are “exploring” what this will look like on Amazon. We believe that the future will be built on new technologies that support modern, fast and cheap payments, and hope to bring such a future to Amazon customers as soon as possible.”
