Head of AMER Events — Global Programs Leader (Hybrid)

Amazon Web Services (AWS); New York (NY); On-site; USD 172,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Head of Events, Americas (AMER) to own the strategic direction and delivery of AWS's regional events portfolio across North, Central, and South America. This is a regional leadership role, and you will have the opportunity to shape how flagship event programs come to life across multiple countries, languages, and business environments.

You will lead a team of event marketers, own a multi-country portfolio and its P&L, and work alongside regional peers in

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, with demonstrated success in building relationships with major agency and venue partners.
• Experience managing end-to-end event experiences for the technology industry in the region, encompassing the full lifecycle from strategic planning, demand generation, and platform development through event design, delivery, post-event reporting, and lead management.
• 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 rather than operating as independent plans.
• 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.

Skills

Marketing leadership

Team management

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Event marketing

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Head of Events, Americas (AMER) to own the strategic direction and delivery of AWS's regional events portfolio across North, Central, and South America. This is a regional leadership role, and you will have the opportunity to shape how flagship event programs come to life across multiple countries, languages, and business environments.

You will lead a team of event marketers, own a multi-country portfolio and its P&L, and work alongside regional peers in