Description

Do you want to be part of an innovative and rapidly growing business? Are you looking for a role with ownership and the ability to work across many teams in a highly visible organization? Would you like to be part of a team focused on building tools to help customers ensure they are leveraging the full economic potential of AWS through financial management?

As a member of the Cloud Economics Tooling team as a Product Manager, you will develop models to help customers understand their cost and operational effectiveness of running workloads in the cloud. To do this, you will work as a key member of the Cloud Economics Tooling team and cross-functionally with AWS teams around the world to provide data that helps AWS deliver best practices around cost management and cost optimization.

Your responsibilities will include developing a cost optimization tool, in addition to contributing to the tooling strategy, roadmap, and new features. You will serve as an expert resource on cloud financial management models and you will leverage other AWS resources as necessary to help our customers properly evaluate their costs. Successful candidates will have a background in Excel modeling and Python programming, be detail oriented, and have excellent problem-solving abilities. You should be comfortable managing competing priorities. You should also have knowledge and a technical understanding of cloud concepts and vendors in general, and AWS specifically. You can clearly & effectively communicate (written as well as verbally) across organizations. You should be passionate about delivering great customer experiences.

This position may be based in an AWS office in Seattle, New York City, Miami, or Arlington, VA. Consideration will also be given for other AWS US based locations.

Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Mentorship & Career Growth: We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance: We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture: Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Diverse Experiences: AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Key job responsibilities

-Responsible for scoping and scaling dynamic analytical models to be utilized by the AWS Sales, BD and Marketing teams.

-Identifying, scoping, planning, organizing, managing, and executing the roadmap for new features and functionality

-Monitor tool metrics to understand usage trends and to create analytics

-Work with internal stakeholders to communicate changes to the platform.

-Drive proactive conversations with internal stakeholders on cost implications of using AWS products and services

-Ability to simplify complex Excel models

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of product management experience

• Experience managing technical products or online services

• Experience in product, program, or project management in leading cross-functional teams in delivery of major new products or services

• Knowledge of Python at an intermediate level

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and analyzing cost/benefit scenarios and business cases and communicating results throughout the organization

• Knowledge of SQL and VBA at an advanced level

• Strong verbal and written communications skills and attention to detail

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive actions

• Experience of implementing large scale technology products/programs

• Detailed financial modeling and analysis of large-scale IT infrastructure, application and/or service investments, including detailed scenario analysis and functionality tradeoffs.

• Experience in discovering Cloud Financial Management opportunities within an organization

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $104,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.