Quentin N. Graham
Los Angeles
Summary
Strategic senior leader with over 10 years of experience driving global start-up planning, expansion strategy, and enterprise innovation. Proven record of delivering multi-million-dollar growth, international market launches, and scalable business models. Recognized for shaping long-term vision, building high-performing teams, and influencing executive decision-making to accelerate market entry and transformation.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, Strategy & Innovation Planning |
Amazon Corporate Headquarters
Santa Monica
01.2015 - Current
- Global Expansion Strategy: Led 200+ launches and expansion initiatives, delivering faster market entry and scalable growth.
- Innovation Leadership: Authored global strategy white papers, and financial models to secure VP/Director alignment for multi-million-dollar start-ups and decommissioning programs.
- Market Development: Piloted new business domains and proof-of-concepts (Hawaii, Puerto Rico, UAE, India, Australia)
- Financial impact: Delivered >$1B in long-term financial impact via real estate optimization, asset lifecycle strategy, and market-entry efficiency gains.
- Organizational Development: Built and mentored high-performing teams, achieving engagement scores 14% above the company average.
- Global Presence: Traveled internationally over 50% to lead start-up readiness, align cross-functional teams, and drive expansion strategy in new markets.
Education
B.S. - Business Finance & Legal Studies (International Business Focus)
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Skills
- Global expansion and market entry strategy
- Innovation strategy
- Enterprise transformation and process scaling
- Financial strategy and risk mitigation
- Data-driven decision making
- Cross-functional and executive stakeholder influence
- Organizational development
- Partnership development
Accomplishments
- Spearheaded 100+ international launches and expansion projects, achieving faster market entry and higher ROI through standardized start-up models.
- Retired $694M in long-term lease obligations and reinvested savings into growth and innovation.
- Scaled new robotics-enabled facilities covering 5.8% of Prime demand, advancing automation strategy.
- Piloted new cross-border fulfillment strategies in LATAM, contributing >18% of regional volume growth.
- Recognized for leadership excellence with team engagement scores 14% above Amazon’s average.
Technical Skills
- Smartsheet
- Jira
- Microsoft Project
- Tableau
- Power BI
- AWS QUIP
Timeline
Senior Manager, Strategy & Innovation Planning |
Amazon Corporate Headquarters
01.2015 - Current
B.S. - Business Finance & Legal Studies (International Business Focus)
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
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