Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud (cloud computing). With AWS you can procure compute power storage and many other services gaining access to a suite of elastic IT infrastructure services as your business demands them. AWS is the leading platform for designing and developing applications for the cloud and is growing rapidly with hundreds of thousands of companies worldwide on the platform.
The Business and Product Operations Manager will support a growing global AWS Business and Product Operations team in EMEA while maintaining their own individual contributor responsibilities. This candidate will partner with management in Sales Enterprise Support Professional Services Legal Marketing Sponsorship Finance and SMGS Ops to enhance the customer experience related to contract drafting operations and support.
Candidates must possess the ability to manage a team of contract specialists and operations analysts performing within diverse work streams and be able to provide career development and coaching to their direct reports. The candidate will be expected to steer relationships with stakeholders in the region while partnering with global functional team owners.
Candidates will contribute to the creation improvement of data and metrics by analyzing trends and recommending and implementing process improvements that will have senior leadership visibility. They will also be responsible for their teams performance against functional KPIs and service levels. Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and an ambiguous space with changing priorities is necessary.
The candidate should be passionate about their work self-motivated detail oriented and have excellent problem-solving abilities. They will be able to communicate analytical results both written and verbally in a clear and easy to understand way.
Key job responsibilities
Manage a team of contract specialists and operations analysts across distinct work streams including contract drafting operations and support in a cross-functional working environment. Lead the hiring process provide coaching and development where needed
Support and implement existing team goals and vision while fostering a culture of inclusion
Maintain individual contributor responsibilities in one of the teams work streams
Responsible for helping to shape the culture of the team and ensure adherence to HR policies and global department best practices
Proactively identify and implement operational improvements enhancements and system customizations for functional teams that meet business requirements
Drive continuous process improvement while developing relationships with business partners and stakeholders for long term solutions
Retrieve and analyze data using Excel and other data management/BI systems to present to global functional leaders and management
Support team and help implement compliance protocols across all relevant functions.
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This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state
Extensive relevant professional experience in either contracts operations or sales analyst work streams
Extensive People Management experience
Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) across all functions and levels of the organization
Experience being part of a team of managers working to support a larger team with a unified vision
Knowledge and understanding of EU regulatory changes
Working knowledge of contracts
The ability to guide and influence leadership
Experience with stakeholder management
Prior Operations experience
Prior experience working as part of an international team or with global clients cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Bachelors degree
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