Senior New Regions Planning Manager, New Regions Strategy and Planning

Amazon Web Services (AWS); London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior New Regions Planning Manager to spearhead the expansion of data centers into new geographies. This strategic role involves assessing technical and financial factors, leading infrastructure planning, and influencing key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise and business acumen, ensuring the successful launch of new regions while maintaining AWS's high standards for safety and efficiency. Join a diverse team that values collaboration and creativity, and help shape the future of cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product or program management.
• Ability to bridge technical and business teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end infrastructure planning for new data centre regions.
• Communicate infrastructure plans to AWS executive leadership.

Skills

Product Management

Program Management

Technical Knowledge

Financial Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

P&L Statements

Job description

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Description

AWS is seeking an infrastructure expansion professional to focus on deploying Amazon’s data centre footprint into new geographies. The New Region Strategy and Planning team within AWS Infrastructure assesses the technical, financial and local factors that need to be considered when determining the best approach for launching a new region, scaling the business and delivering for AWS customers.

Description

AWS is seeking an infrastructure expansion professional to focus on deploying Amazon’s data centre footprint into new geographies. The New Region Strategy and Planning team within AWS Infrastructure assesses the technical, financial and local factors that need to be considered when determining the best approach for launching a new region, scaling the business and delivering for AWS customers.

In this role you will lead end-to-end infrastructure planning for new data centre regions and will be expected to draw conclusions from financial models, formulate recommendations and communicate the final infrastructure strategy to AWS executive leadership. This role focuses on launch footprint, expected data centre demand and capacity utilization, networking topology, utility infrastructure delivery and overall project cost. This role necessitates fast-paced decision-making and driving highly impactful strategic workflows between multiple cross-functional teams including data centre operations, networking, hardware engineering, capacity planning, design engineering, supply chain, energy, water, procurement, legal, real estate and construction.

You will work across the organization to develop infrastructure deployment options whilst meeting our standards on safety, security, availability and cost efficiency.

Our Senior New Regions Planning Managers think strategically and Think Big, but have excellent tactical execution skills needed to hit project milestones. They engage with, present to and influence senior stakeholders and are results oriented. They also engage externally as needed. They work in capex/opex financial planning.

Key job responsibilities

In this role you will;

• Driving due diligence in the country - spanning real estate, utilities (water and power), network, security, HR, legal, tax and public policy, selecting metro/sites and having a robust view of risk and opportunities to be factored in when planning and building an AWS region.
• Establishing a compliant infrastructure strategy and operating model in new countries or geographies.
• Driving cost estimates for new AWS regions spanning all aspects of infrastructure and driving long term financials and P&L statements.
• Communicating to AWS executive leadership on status/progress of new regions, and presenting infrastructure plans for review and approval, to drive long-term multi-billion-dollar investment decisions.
• Engaging with customers, sales and internal teams to influence them towards infrastructure solutions that can best serve their needs. Engaging externally as needed.
• Identifying patterns from previous deployments to improve our processes and planning accuracy and creating economic frameworks for different kinds of infrastructure solutions.
  
  

About The Team

We are open to hiring candidates in London, UK or Dublin, Ireland.

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re 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 we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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 you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience bridging technical and business teams to collect and refine requirements, prioritize incoming work requests, and ensure all committed work is delivered on time.
• 7+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
• History with cloud infrastructure, data centre program/project management.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in technical product management, program management or engineering
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
• Knowledge of data centre technical engineering requirements.
• Familiarity with P&L statements and long-term cash flow projections/NPV.
  
  

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Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.


Company - Amazon Data Services UK Limited

Job ID: A2931817

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology, Consulting, and Engineering

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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