AWS WW Professional Services (ProServe) is building a Partner Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (PGRC) team that will support the overall worldwide ProServe practice of rules, policies, and standards that guide business decisions. The role will develop and pilot strategies and provide governance structures with audit inspection that ultimately impact how we manage and report operational risk to the ProServe Business.
You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive global initiative and KPIs, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in, and get the job done! Maturity, high judgment, ability to influence, analytical talent and leadership are essential to success in this role.
Key job responsibilities
This role will drive improvements in operational risk oversight, challenge, and reporting by connecting drivers of future trends to historical behavior, creating operational risk frameworks and models, and testing hypotheses using rigorous monitoring and analysis. As a GRC specialist, you will coordinate with stakeholders across risk management and lines of business to manage the sequence of delivery and intent, build requirements, and execute against strategy. You will also:
- Oversee multiple Partner projects and programs concurrently;
- Provide risk analysis and consulting to cross functional business areas, providing guidance to implementing risk mitigation plans, compliant execution strategies and business growth opportunities;
- Own and lead business-wide initiatives aimed at improving team approaches, team engagement and/or our underlying risk policies and processes;
- Manage and continually refine the Partner Governance inspection and audits for ProServe
A day in the life
Business Management and Stakeholder management; acting as a business partner to Professional Services leadership team, providing insights to help shape the strategy of the business. Be comfortable with leading difficult conversations as needed, having backbone to respectfully challenge leaders in order to ensure they are doing what is best for the business and its people.
Provide support to diverse and geographically dispersed team of Professional Services
Act as point of contact and subject matter expert on the business, providing guidance and serving as a secondary escalation point.
About the team
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 personal and professional life is critical. 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.
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 10+ years of Microsoft Excel experience
- Experience developing and implementing systems/tools utilized for CRM, variable compensation, revenue reporting, forecasting, Salesforce automation, etc.
- Experience defining, refining and implementing sales processes, procedures and policies or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience using Salesforce (or other CRM tool) or BI tools
- Experience presenting to senior leadership
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