While this is an individual contributor role, you will work in close partnership with senior leaders and development professionals worldwide. You will need strong learning and listening skills and the gravitas and experience to partner with senior leaders. You will also contribute programmatic and strategic improvements to better the program including interpreting critical themes and writing documents to share these insights with senior leaders.
Key job responsibilities
Success in this role requires the ability to:
- Analyze and interpret individual leadership and organization capability requirements.
- Translate these requirements into an effective and relevant coaching solution.
- Strategically project manage, organize and provide executive coaching services.
- Conduct strategic leadership behavioral observation during programs (including simulations).
- Translate observations into concrete and actionable feedback to senior leaders.
- Facilitate breakout sessions and peer-to-peer dialogue during programs
- Debrief leadership assessments to create insights and individual learning objectives for programs
- Support participants in embedding acquired learning and capability beyond the program to their roles and organizations.
- Measure, track success so that we can iterate and constantly improve coaching solutions.
A day in the life
You will never have a boring day in this role. We are a fast-paced, energetic team delivering some of the most impactful executive level programs and experiences for Amazonians.
About the team
We are a small, scrappy team who are building development solutions based on research and existing leadership wisdom, perspective and skills that have supported Amazon’s success, and the identification of the future-facing leadership capabilities required to invent on behalf of our customers. No task is too small, or too big, and there is never anything that isn't in our job description. We love Learning, Being Curious, and Delivering Results!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of Executive-level coaching including a minimum of PCC certification through ICF or equivalent governing body.
- 10+ years of direct senior leadership experience in a complex business environment.
- Strong facilitation skills both in-person and virtual delivery forums.
- Ability to travel both domestically and globally 30% of working schedule.
- Deep experience with 360 and other psychometric assessments.
- Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills; a role model for the use of the concepts and skills we teach.
- Familiarity with business, financial, and process improvement tools, concepts and methodologies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ideally as an author or content creator on relevant topics.
- Strong analytical skills and experience using and presenting data to make decisions.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience is required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MCC level coaching certification with ICF or equivalent governing body.
- 10+ years of executive coaching experience for senior level leaders
- Experience with team/group coaching at the executive level.
- Experience with leadership simulations and other intensive, experiential training methodologies.
- Strong understanding of how adults learn, and develop and adopt new behaviors and mental models - with grounding in behavioral, cognitive and social psychology.
- Strong understanding of capabilities necessary to lead in large scale, rapidly growing, highly innovative organizations.
- Experience developing other senior facilitators and trainers.
- International experience developing leaders, designing and delivering learning solutions in multiple countries and across diverse cultures.
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 $134,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $222,800/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.