Do you have an aptitude for analyzing customer requests and creating innovative business solutions/programs to address customer needs? The ability to translate complex scenarios into simplified mechanisms to enable customer outcomes? The knack to drive consensus across broad stakeholder groups? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Customer-obsessed Customer Support Specialist to join the Private Pricing Programs and Experiences (3PX) team.
The Senior Design Strategist, 3PX will partner with UX researchers, product management, and partners across the Private Pricing organization. As a driver of a cross-functional and highly visible initiative, the ideal candidate will have experience in both B2B and B2C settings with a proven ability to document the customer experience to identify gaps and opportunities, then work collaboratively to ideate and deliver solutions.
You will be responsible for designing features and accountable for driving key initiatives and projects in areas such as Private Pricing tooling, the customer experience, process improvement, and launching new innovative offerings. By understanding and improving the customer experience, you will unlock efficiencies in the Private Pricing deals process, improve existing features, and implement new features to be used by the sales team that drive value for the Private Pricing team, and in turn, end customers.
Key job responsibilities
• Application of human-centric approaches for strategic initiatives with cross-functional groups across 3PX and Private Pricing.
• Operationalize data (i.e. user feedback, technical constraints, business analytics, and usability findings) to translate business goals and recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures for continuous improvement.
• Own the Customer Experience (CX) Intake Mechanism to help GDSP builders have successful launches and adoption of their idea by considering the implications their ideas have on the Private Pricing Experience and providing recommendations, with input from other 3PX leads.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously. For select launches, coordinate end-to-end activities with teams across and external to GDSP to execute against timelines.
• Use expertise and judgement to work across teams for complex initiatives; work backwards from the customer through discovery, design, and execution.
• Deliver independently with a bias for action oriented on results; take the lead on both tactical and strategic initiatives.
• Define, measure, and analyze post-launch metrics to continuously optimize design and end-to-end experience.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent post-secondary degree in business or related field
- 7+ years of experience delivering end-to-end design solutions in B2B and B2C settings
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated experience defining program requirements, managing resources, identifying and mitigating risks, and using data and metrics to determine improvements.
- Facilitation skills and experience leading diverse teams through iterative, human-centric sprints and workshops
- Experience using best practices for user-centered design process (i.e. Design Thinking) and prototyping tools such as Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, Virtual Whiteboarding tools (i.e. Mural, Miro)
- End-to-end experience driving a large cross-functional workstream with a variety of stakeholders
- Impeccable communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
- Strong track record of iterative design and delivery, from inception through implementation and continuous improvement
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/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.