As a Briefing Program Manager, you are responsible for the overall success of onsite executive briefings. This includes managing planning timelines, stakeholder expectations & communications, executive engagement, and the successful execution of briefings.
In this role you will work with internal sales stakeholders to provide strategic consultation on the design of briefing engagements. You will work backwards from the customer's business objectives to develop bespoke briefing agendas and experiences that solve specific customer challenges and drive adoption of AWS services.
You will work closely with supporting briefing team members to develop, plan, and execute unique and impactful engagements for our customers which deepen relationships, accelerate cloud adoption, and inspire customers through the art of the possible.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter with the ability to build partnerships. They will have excellent project management and analytical skills and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively with executive stakeholders and deliver independently on both strategic and tactical program initiatives. The candidate should be organized, comfortable establishing processes and guidelines, collaborative, and able to work backwards from the customer to make complex data-driven decisions.
The position is in Seattle, WA.
Key job responsibilities
• Manage end-to-end briefing planning process for executive briefings hosted in the Seattle, WA Executive Briefing Center
• Develop briefing agendas and facilitate experiences that connect AWS executive leaders, technical subject matter expert, and customers for strategic, 1:1 outcome-based discussions
• Create mechanisms and drive efficiencies to deliver briefings at scale
• Build key relationships to drive the successful delivery of a streamlined experience to internal stakeholders and customers
• Partner with key stakeholders including EBC programming, sales, marketing, and technical communities to develop enablement materials for AWS sales teams to promote program value and adoption within assigned industries.
• Improve, and in some cases, develop standard operating procedures
• Utilize exceptional communication skills to set appropriate expectations with internal and external stakeholders throughout the briefing planning process
• Identity opportunity to continually raise the bar for stakeholders by driving YoY process improvements
• Travel: <10% time
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Operational background with the ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience in stakeholder management, working with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- Familiarity with sales methodologies and value based selling
- Understanding of cloud computing concepts and/or AWS technology solutions
- Comfortable generating big ideas, driving process improvement, and executing details and administration
- Thrives in an ambiguous environment and can independently remove blockers and make decisions quickly and autonomously
- Ability to perform well in a highly dynamics, diverse, and rapidly changing environment
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $142,800/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.