Senior Technical Program Manager, Global Engineering Strategy

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help. Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Global Engineering Strategy (GES) is seeking a Sr. Program Manager to drive programmatic execution across the GES organization. GES is a global team responsible for leading the engineering due diligence efforts for new and expanding regions site master planning and overall site design strategy while maintaining the highest performance standards and utilizing innovation to reduce budgets and increase efficiency . The team operates at the intersection of data center engineering real-estate energy water pre-construction procurement and product teams to ensure AWS can scale its global infrastructure.
This role will own the program mechanisms that enable GES to scale: tracking and reporting on goals and KPIs driving the cadence of business reviews managing deployment plans for new DC design transitions/intercepts and ensuring alignment across regional teams. The Sr. Program Manager will be the connective tissue between strategy and execution ensuring that what is agreed at leadership level is tracked measured and delivered.
Key Responsibilities
Program Governance and Execution
Own the GES program cadence: MBRs quarterly reviews goal tracking and leadership reporting
Drive programmatic oversight and reporting of design intercepts and new template deployment
Maintain the single source of truth for design project delivery status across all regions
Develop and maintain tooling and databases for design attribute tracking
Facilitate execution of design project strategy approvals
Facilitate execution of design project strategy change approvals
Maintain current design strategy pipeline and initiate trigger of hibernated project for GES Pre-DesignTrack and report on team KPIs including design efficiency metrics schedule performance and resource utilization
Stakeholder Coordination
Coordinate across regional leads to ensure alignment on process deliverables and timelines
Partner with stakeholders to manage cross-team dependencies
Prepare materials and drive outcomes for leadership reviews with senior leadership
Process and Scaling
Facilitate maintainance of the GES Runbook the single point of truth for GES project delivery processes
Drive process formalization as the team scales transitioning from ad-hoc to established mechanisms and with consistency across global teams.
Portfolio Visibility
Maintain a programmatic overview of design intercepts and deployment of new products across the global portfolio
Provide leadership with clear visibility into pipeline status resource constraints and delivery risks


Travel will occasionally be necessary but shouldnt be more than 25%. International support will be part of the job.

About the team
oWhy AWS
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- 5 years of technical product or program management experience
- 7 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 3 years of software development experience
- 5 years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules

- 5 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPIs/SLAs used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Herndon - 148700.00 - 201200.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 148700.00 - 201200.00 USD annually