Program Manager, US Business Consortia Details

Program Manager, US Business Consortia

Amazon Web Services, Inc. - Seattle, WA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Basic qualifications

• 3-5+ years’ relevant program management experience.
• 3-5+ years’ experience in workforce development, business development, corporate sales, or public policy.
• 3-5 years’ experience in business development, Public Sector (education and/or government), workforce development, recruitment or related field.
• Demonstrable experience in fast-paced entrepreneurial startup and/or corporate culture.
• Demonstrable experience with program management lifecycle tools.

Do you want to help AWS’ most strategic customers hire cloud skilled students to help them accelerate their Digital Transformation journey? AWS Educate is looking for an innovative, self-driven, business-savvy Program Manager to engage with Business Consortia leaders in the US with the goal of connecting qualified cloud skilled candidates to early-career cloud jobs in their cities and states. You literally get to change the lives of people who are looking to gain the skills needed for a job of the future.

The Employer Engagement Team is focused on ensuring job-seekers from AWS Education Programs get cloud career employment with AWS and our Customers. This role will build and scale how we connect this early-career cloud talent to a job through strategic relationships with business intermediary organizations such as industry alliances, chambers of commerce and economic development organizations (‘business consortia’). The goal of this position is to lead and engage with local and regional Business Consortia in defined regions in the United States where AWS Education Programs have a high concentration of learners and job-seekers. It requires someone who has experience building demand-driven employer engagement strategies and a passion for building new relationships with these types of organizations.

You will be responsible for the strategic build out of a national network of business consortia, while also deeply engaging existing business consortia partners and their member companies in employer-engagement activities including virtual job fairs, participation in the AWS job board, involvement in local work-based learning opportunities, etc. The PM will track defined KPIs and be able to proactively drive course corrections as needed. Success means working with our entire Training and Certification team to deeply understand and influence the evolution of our programs, memberships, curricula, infrastructure and employer-facing solutions. Successful candidates will need to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with smart, motivated people who are passionate about workforce development.

The ideal candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to earn trust and confidently engage with senior leaders inside and outside of AWS. This role requires enterprise business experience and comfort engaging at the VP-level and above with internal and external stakeholders. Success will mean being inventive and fearless in a new team while balancing operational excellence and program success. Ownership will include deep engagement with core customer segments – in particular external business organizations and AWS customers – to ensure that AWS Education Programs can deliver candidates that meet industry requirements for early-career cloud roles.

Key job functions

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders, specifically business consortia in priorities geos (in addition to regionally relevant education leaders, workforce development stakeholders, and employers)
• Identify employer’s business objectives to drive engagement and connectivity between business consortia, AWS learners and jobseekers, and AWS Education Programs.
• Influence the creation of employer-facing content/product/feature prototypes and pilots that can be positioned as value-add for business consortia, or scale our partnerships with these intermediaries.
• Build and maintain internal AWS relationships with relevant teams (e.g. academic programs, marketing, content, policy, product development, field program managers).
• Be the voice of the employer while valuing local economic growth, ensuring employer and economic development needs are at the forefront of our content efforts and help our team iterate and improve on our content offering.

Once business conditions allow, travel up to 30%, primarily domestic but occasionally international, and sometimes on short notice.

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future

• This role can be located in the Western United States within 50 miles of an AWS business office.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience building demand driven workforce development programs in a major metro markets
• Experience communicating effectively with recruiters, business decision makers, educators and other subject matter experts.
• Ability to effectively prioritize activities and measure outcomes in a highly ambiguous environment and within cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to delve in to details, monitor key performance indicator metrics, and determine corrective actions across varied situations.
• Experience with workforce development or recruiting solutions.
• Experience with and/or knowledge of the types of jobs that require cloud skills and the ability to go deep with stakeholders on those skills.
• Familiarity with the AWS platform, web services, software development, and related technologies.

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

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.