Americas Head of Events & Regional Growth

Amazon Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 156,000 - 232,000; Full time

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Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Head of Events for the Americas (AMER) to own the regional events strategy and delivery across North, Central, and South America.

You will lead a multi-country team, drive a unified global framework, and balance local priorities with global strategy to deliver in-person, hybrid, and virtual programs. The role requires deep experience in event marketing leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and managing significant budgets and ROI.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience.
• 5+ years of team management experience.
• Experience communicating results to senior leadership.
• Experience leading across multiple locales.
• Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing significant budgets and P&L responsibility in the region.
• Experience managing end-to-end event experiences for the technology industry in the region.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to drive event marketing initiatives worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategic design and delivery of AWS's AMER regional events portfolio, partnering with local marketing and sales to align programs with business objectives, customer priorities, and growth targets.
• Deliver the AMER regional events plan in active partnership with the Heads of EMEA and APJ events, ensuring all three regional portfolios ladder into a single global events framework.
• Serve as the global AMER interlock, representing AMER in planning forums and translating the global framework into regional execution while feeding regional insight back into the global plan.
• Partner with Content, Platforms, GTM, Keynotes, Product Marketing, and Area Marketing to deliver strategies that align with global messaging while staying relevant to each region.
• Partner directly with the Integrated Demand Center to align regional event strategy with global demand generation priorities, pipeline targets, and measurement standards.
• Manage the regional events portfolio and budget with full P&L responsibility, delivering a connected in-person, hybrid, and virtual strategy tailored to local audiences, languages, and regulatory environments.
• Design and implement measurement frameworks to track the impact, ROI, and effectiveness of regional events across every channel.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team, with clear goals, mentorship, career development, and succession plans across a highly matrixed global organization.

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Head of Events for the Americas (AMER) to own the regional events strategy and delivery across North, Central, and South America.

You will lead a multi-country team, drive a unified global framework, and balance local priorities with global strategy to deliver in-person, hybrid, and virtual programs. The role requires deep experience in event marketing leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and managing significant budgets and ROI.