Apprenticeship Programs Lead - APAC Growth

Amazon; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd in Australia seeks a seasoned program manager to lead end-to-end apprenticeship operations across multiple countries. You will partner with HR, Legal, recruitment, and leadership to remove blockers, plan cohorts, and drive conversions from apprentices to full-time employees.

You will establish training provider relationships, ensure compliance with country regulations, and design engagement initiatives to monitor health metrics and report outcomes to leadership

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience.
• Experience in HR shared services, IT services, operations and/or compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day apprenticeship programme operations across multiple countries, partnering with HR, Legal, recruiting, and business leaders to remove blockers, manage cohort planning, and drive apprentice-to-employee conversions.
• Establish and manage relationships with training providers, registered training organizations, and government-funded skills bodies, including overseeing provider selection, contract negotiation, curriculum alignment, and quarterly performance reviews.
• Ensure compliance with country-specific apprenticeship regulations and funding frameworks by maintaining documentation for government funding claims, tracking on-the-job and off-the-job learning requirements, and reviewing terms of employment with Legal and local HR.
• Design and deliver apprentice engagement initiatives, monitor programme health through completion rates and satisfaction data, and report outcomes to leadership with clear, data-driven narratives.
• Leverage AI support tools and government compliance expertise to standardize processes, implement digital workflows, and build scalable operating models that support sustainable programme growth across new markets.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd in Australia seeks a seasoned program manager to lead end-to-end apprenticeship operations across multiple countries. You will partner with HR, Legal, recruitment, and leadership to remove blockers, plan cohorts, and drive conversions from apprentices to full-time employees.

You will establish training provider relationships, ensure compliance with country regulations, and design engagement initiatives to monitor health metrics and report outcomes to leadership