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Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Global Executive Marketing
Amazon Jobs, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Overview
AWS Marketing is looking for a skilled program manager to drive and deliver experiential customer-facing spaces. You'll orchestrate the full lifecycle - from design iterations to implementation and launch - while managing multiple stakeholder relationships across AWS's ecosystem and external firms. Working with global teams, you'll maintain a unified strategy that aligns with AWS's business objectives and guidelines to deliver world-class customer experiences. Success requires equal parts creative vision, execution, risk mitigation, and strong project management capabilities to track project progress and manage relationships with vendors and workstream leads, while continuously evaluating and optimizing program effectiveness through feedback.
On a typical day This role engages with various internal and external teams to align and develop compelling immersive customer experiences. They participate in and lead cross-functional meetings with stakeholders and vendors, maintain detailed project trackers, and contribute to regular business reviews and status reports. The role involves audience and industry research to ensure experiences resonate with customers, while also reviewing and implementing vendor recommendations. Success in this position requires a balance of strategic thinking, attention to detail, creative expertise, and operational rigor, along with the ability to influence and collaborate across global teams to deliver impactful customer experiences.
Key job responsibilities
Manage project workback plan and drive workstream progression across various internal and external teams
Inform the design process and oversee the creation of design plans for site builds
Contribute to rhythm of the business reporting and status updates
Manage tracking and digital file sharing for respective program materials
Support related to side projects
This role requires travel a few times a year to perform site visits and facilitate pre-launch and launch activities.
A day in the life
Engage with workstream leads regarding workstream progression, identifying and raising risks and recommendations to mitigate and remove blockers
Updating and maintaining workback plans
Participating in and leading cross functional calls with stakeholders including vendors on design plans and activations
Managing communications including, but not limited to contributing to rhythm of the business updates, agendas, action items, recaps, and follow ups
Review vendor recommendations, scenario planning, identify gaps and risks and recommended approach
Research and understand customer audience and industry standards for customer-facing spaces
About the team This role is part of Global Executive Marketing (GEM), the heartbeat of AWS's executive customer marketing. GEM programs help architect the relationships between C-suite customers and AWS that help shape the future of cloud computing and AI. Every day brings a new challenge, a chance to innovate, and an opportunity to influence decision-maker customers.
Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
4+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience
Experience managing or working within cross-functional marketing and creative teams
Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
Knowledge of project management tools
Experience in vendor management
Knowledge of enterprise cloud strategies and distributed applications
Knowledge of design process
4+ years of experience in executive customer-facing programs
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit the following URL for more information: this text intentionally omits the hyperlink and provides the URL as plain text: https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $70,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $151,700/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 this plain-text URL: https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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On a typical day This role engages with various internal and external teams to align and develop compelling immersive customer experiences. They participate in and lead cross-functional meetings with stakeholders and vendors, maintain detailed project trackers, and contribute to regular business reviews and status reports. The role involves audience and industry research to ensure experiences resonate with customers, while also reviewing and implementing vendor recommendations. Success in this position requires a balance of strategic thinking, attention to detail, creative expertise, and operational rigor, along with the ability to influence and collaborate across global teams to deliver impactful customer experiences.
Key job responsibilities
Manage project workback plan and drive workstream progression across various internal and external teams
Inform the design process and oversee the creation of design plans for site builds
Contribute to rhythm of the business reporting and status updates
Manage tracking and digital file sharing for respective program materials
Support related to side projects
This role requires travel a few times a year to perform site visits and facilitate pre-launch and launch activities.
A day in the life
Engage with workstream leads regarding workstream progression, identifying and raising risks and recommendations to mitigate and remove blockers
Updating and maintaining workback plans
Participating in and leading cross functional calls with stakeholders including vendors on design plans and activations
Managing communications including, but not limited to contributing to rhythm of the business updates, agendas, action items, recaps, and follow ups
Review vendor recommendations, scenario planning, identify gaps and risks and recommended approach
Research and understand customer audience and industry standards for customer-facing spaces
About the team This role is part of Global Executive Marketing (GEM), the heartbeat of AWS's executive customer marketing. GEM programs help architect the relationships between C-suite customers and AWS that help shape the future of cloud computing and AI. Every day brings a new challenge, a chance to innovate, and an opportunity to influence decision-maker customers.
Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
4+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience
Experience managing or working within cross-functional marketing and creative teams
Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
Knowledge of project management tools
Experience in vendor management
Knowledge of enterprise cloud strategies and distributed applications
Knowledge of design process
4+ years of experience in executive customer-facing programs
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit the following URL for more information: this text intentionally omits the hyperlink and provides the URL as plain text: https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $70,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $151,700/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 this plain-text URL: https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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