The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Executive Briefing Program (EBC) is seeking an experienced Sr. Briefing Program Manager to manage and deliver high value executive briefings to our customers in our Executive Briefing Center in Seattle, WA.
As a Sr. Briefing Program Manager, you are responsible for the overall success of onsite executive briefings. This includes managing planning processes, timelines, stakeholder expectations & communications, executive engagement, and the successful execution of briefings. In this role you will partner with internal stakeholders to provide strategic consultation during the briefing planning process. You will work backwards from the customer’s business objectives to develop bespoke briefing agendas that solve specific customer challenges and drive adoption of AWS services. You will work closely with account executives and business leaders from across AWS to regularly review key EBC metrics, identify gaps in content offerings and recommend solutions, and educate stakeholders on the value of the program
The ideal candidate is a self-starter with the ability to build partnerships. They will have excellent project management and analytical skills and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively with executive stakeholders and deliver independently on both strategic and tactical program initiatives. The candidate should be organized, comfortable establishing processes and guidelines, collaborative, able to work autonomously with limited guidance form leadership, and able to work backwards from the customer to make complex data-driven decisions.
The position is in Seattle, WA. Relocation assistance offered from within the U.S.
Key job responsibilities
• Manage end-to-end briefing planning process for executive briefings hosted in the Seattle Executive Briefing Center
• Develop briefing agendas and facilitate experiences that connect AWS executive leaders, technical subject matter expert, and customers for strategic, 1:1 outcome-based discussions
• Create mechanisms and drive efficiencies to deliver briefings at scale
• Build key relationships to drive he successful delivery of a streamlined experience to internal stakeholders and customers
• Work with sales, marketing, and technical communities to develop enablement materials for AWS sales teams to promote program value and adoption
• Improve, and in some cases, develop standard operating procedures
• Utilize exceptional communication skills to manage leadership reviews, team meetings, and post briefing debriefs
• Identity opportunity to continually raise the bar for stakeholders by driving YoY process improvements
• Travel:
About the team
The AWS Executive Briefing Center (EBC) Program connects customers with AWS executives and subject matter experts for customized, collaborative discussions in a dedicated space called an Executive Briefing Center (EBC). EBCs provide high-touch, one-to-one customer engagements that directly address a customer’s business objectives, including challenges or blockers that a customer is facing and is looking to AWS to help solve. Bespoke agendas are crafted to address customer challenges via the procurement of relevant speakers (e.g., SMEs) and customized content commensurate with the level of attendees (e.g., 100-200 level for non-technical executives) and the cloud maturity of their respective companies. EBCs create new relationships with CxOs, deepen existing relationships with CxOs, address compete opportunities, and drive adoption of AWS services.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– 6+ 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
– Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or relevant field of study
– 6+ years’ experience in marketing, sales, sales enablement, and/working with C-suite clients in a technology setting
– Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional programs
– Experience working with broad groups of stakeholders including senior leadership
– Experience managing multiple projects at the same time, and navigating competing priorities and goals
– Experience using data and metrics to measure impact and determine improvements
– Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel to manipulate and analyze data
– Experience presenting metrics and progress to goal to senior leadership
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Familiarity with sales methodologies and value based selling
– Understanding of cloud computing concepts and/or AWS technology solutions
– Operational savviness and the ability to prioritize work on multiple projects simultaneously
– Ability to focus on execution and consistently delivers bar-raising results
– Comfortable generating big ideas, driving process improvement, and executing details and administration
– Thrives in an ambiguous environment and can make decisions quickly and autonomously
– Ability to perform well in a highly dynamics, diverse, and rapidly changing environment
– Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
– Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $92,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.