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Amazon staffing up for new gTLD launches

Kevin Murphy, January 30, 2015, 13:52:27 (UTC), Domain Registries

Amazon is one of the biggest portfolio applicants for new gTLDs, but to date we haven’t heard much from the e-commerce giant about how it intends to use its new assets.
That could change soon, however. The company is currently looking to bulk up its registry services staff, according to two job ads posted to DI Jobs today.
Amazon is looking for a Project Manager, Registry Services and a Sr. Software Development Manager, Registry Services to “help develop and launch innovative business models across Amazon’s new domain program.”.
Applicants will need to “see beyond DNS in its traditional function”, one of the ads intriguingly notes.
The project manager role is described as “a start-up opportunity with the backing of a larger organization”.
Amazon currently has 63 live new gTLD applications, of its original 76, 21 of which are currently in the final testing phase before delegation. Those include strings such as .buy, .read, .author and .like. Another 29 are in contracting with ICANN right now.

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Comments (3)

  1. Rubens Kuhl says:

    Amazon already hired Nick Nelson, previously at Rightside, to be Business Manager.

  2. Christopher Ambler says:

    Nobody has called me… 😉

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