Program Manager, AWS Sales and Marketing Legal

Description:

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented and motivated Program Manager to support Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS is at the forefront of the cloud computing and service industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, browsers and more. The successful candidate will join the AWS Sales and Marketing Legal team and work closely with legal team members and cross-functional business partners to manage and run projects of varying complexity and size.

Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate will use their program management superpowers to support the legal team by creating and managing tools, educating and coaching legal colleagues on project management, and designing projects for global roll-out. The candidate will have the ability to see the big picture and incorporate problem solving, strategic thinking, and tactical execution with a focus on taking ownership of improving the team’s systems and processes. The candidate must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard and being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations. A high level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion in handling confidential information, as well as the ability to work well with people at all levels is essential.

A day in the life
In this role, you will be part of a global team of PMs who comprise the Program Management Organization (“PMO”). The mission of the PMO is to raise the bar on project management across the Sales and Marketing Legal org, and to deliver high-impact projects effectively and efficiently. We will use your solid PM skills to help us achieve this mission.

As a PM, you will work on a variety of projects, like process improvement, tool builds, creating reporting mechanisms, drafting updates to our internal website, and so on. You might work on projects with colleagues in other geos for which you will need to demonstrate flexibility.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Sydney, NSW, AUS

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to clearly communicate across all levels of the organization, and influence others- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment
- Experience in analyzing data to drive decisions
- PMP certificate
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Ability to influence others without direct authority.

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.