Description

Amazon’s technology business has a history and tradition of leading the world in web-related technologies and services. AWS Support provides global technical and account support to a wide range of external customers who are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services such as Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2. The team is a self-standing P&L with our ability to drive both Amazon Free Cash Flow and deliver a world class customer experience. Our team of talented employees are located around the world and are growing rapidly.

Now, with Amazon Web Services (AWS), you have the chance to help individuals and businesses with their computing and applications in the Cloud. As a member of AWS Support, you will be at the forefront of Cloud technologies and part of the world’s premier cloud services company while enjoying the culture of a start-up. You will be surrounded by people who are smart, passionate about cloud services, and believe that world class support is critical to customer success.

AWS Support is seeking an experienced Program Manager to drive scalable and streamlined continuous improvement initiatives across the Business. You will have direct influence on how thousands of Cloud Support Engineers around the world leverage tools, interact with customers, and engage with internal engineering teams to ensure we deeply understand our customers and respond quickly to their needs.

Key job responsibilities

As a Program Manager in AWS Support you will:

• Lead Continuous Improvement Projects to bring together cross-functional teams to identify opportunities and achieve targeted performance improvement in a compressed timeframe

• Bring your expertise, problem solving skills, and creativity to add value to our team

• Unify distributed efforts and own the plan to deliver quality outcomes for our customers

• Work across orgs to ensure we continue marrying internal support capabilities with best-in-class customer experience as new services and features are launched

• Manage programs to continuously improve our organizational efficiency as AWS continues to grow

• Promote the use of Lean and Six Sigma principles

• Provide thought leadership and influence change at all levels of the organization

• Manage projects ensuring on-time delivery of commitments through planning, execution, engagement, documentation, and monitoring of project/program work

A day in the life

In this role, you will drive a continuous improvement roadmap, act as a change agent in the organization by driving change and implement continuous improvement tools. You will support stakeholders build, test, and deploy cross-functional solutions to address a wide variety of engineering problems. You will take complex problems and break them down into manageable pieces, then ensure timely delivery of solutions. You will identify technical/resource options to successfully deliver and drive adoption of solutions. You will assess costs, benefits and ROI, identify/mitigate risks, manage escalations, and balance business needs with technical constraints.

About the team

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

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.

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.

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.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience

• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of driving process improvements experience

• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

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 $104,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/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.