Program Manager, AWS Sales and Marketing Legal

Amazon.com, Inc; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a talented Program Manager to support its AWS Sales and Marketing Legal team. In this role, you will manage a variety of projects, ensuring clear communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have experience in program management, strong communication skills, and a Bachelor's degree. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on continuous improvement and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in program or project management.
• Ability to clearly communicate across all levels of the organization and influence others.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with legal colleagues and PMO's customers on various projects.
• Ensure all stakeholders are informed on project deliverables and timelines.
• Use writing skills to share project updates and draft documents.

Skills

Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PMP

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• As a PM, you will collaborate with your legal colleagues and the PMO's customers on projects of varying size, through project meetings, email, and instant messaging services.
• You might work on projects with colleagues in other geos, like EMEA and APJC, which may require flexibility.
• You will work on a variety of projects, such as process improvement, tool builds, creating reporting mechanisms, drafting updates to our internal website, and more.
• It is your responsibility to ensure that all stakeholders are informed on project deliverables, timelines, and other pertinent information. You will use your writing skills to share project updates, draft PRFAQs, and other documents as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams
• Experience in program or project management
• Bachelor's degree
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to clearly communicate across all levels of the organization, and influence others

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP
• Experience in analyzing data to drive decisions
• Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience in driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Demonstrated ability to deliver both strategic and tactical results from inception to completion

About Amazon / AWS

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.

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