AWS Sales Marketing and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue adoption and growth from the largest and fastest growing small and midmarket accounts to enterpriselevel customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that worldclass support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building missioncritical applications on top of AWS services.
AWS is one of Amazons fastest growing businesses serving millions of customers in more than 190 countries. We are reshaping the way global enterprises use information technology and we are powering the next generation of global business leaders. From startups to multinational corporations and governments more than 1 million active customers trust AWS every month as their cloud platform.
AWS Support provides global technical support to a wide range of external customers as they build missioncritical applications on AWS services. As a member of the AWS Support team you will be at the forefront of Cloud technologies with interactions with the full breadth of AWS services. You will be surrounded by people that are extremely smart passionate about cloud computing and believe that world class support is critical to customer success.
Amazon Web Services has an opening for an Sr. Readiness Manager focused AWS Support. The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic fastpaced and innovative environment and brings strong experience managing projects and programs leading crossfunctional teams managing risk and driving change. As an Operational Readiness Manager you will be responsible for organizing and managing the process to ensure that the AWS Support team is ready and able to provide world class customer support for the launch of new products/services and features across all our global sites. You will collaborate crossfunctionally with AWS service (product) teams marketing training and our AWS Frontline Support teams to ensure that employees are trained and operationally ready for the launch of new services. You will bring strengths in continuous improvement breakthrough thinking and play a significant role in driving and managing the readiness of our global support team to keep pace with the launch of each new product/service.
Key job responsibilities
Collaborate effectively with AWS Service teams marketing subject matter experts (SMEs) and others on the AWS Support team to develop technical training knowledgebase content and ensure completion of key operational readiness requirements for the launch of new services and features.
Manage multiple projects and programs concurrently
Leverage rapid agile development techniques
Foster strong relationships with teams across AWS leading and influencing others effectively to achieve crossfunctional alignment on goals and successful product/service launch
Perform needs analyses using available data and evaluate program results to continuously improve readiness and the customer experience with support on new services and features
Establish processes tools and tracking/reporting mechanisms to streamline and simplify launch preparations and readiness.
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5 years of program or project management experience
Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
Experience owning program strategy end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership
Experience working cross functionally with nontech teams
3 years of managing stakeholders in crossfunctional project experience
2 years of driving process improvements experience
Masters degree or MBA in business operations human resources adult education organizational development instructional design or related field
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $104100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.