Amazon launches AFBP to prepare MBA graduates for leadership roles at company

NEW DELHI: Amazon on Friday launched its flagship leadership development programme ‘Amazon Future Builders Program’ (AFBP) for students enrolled in premier B-Schools in India, including IIMs, ISB and XLRI and prepare them for leadership roles at the company.

The programme allows students to gain a breadth of experience across Amazon’s businesses through a two month ‘incubator’ period, followed by a 24-30 months period where they gain domain expertise in particular ‘Lines of Business’ (LoBs), Amazon said in a statement.

The in-depth business experience will be augmented with learning, training, networking, and mentorship opportunities, it added.