Sr. Global Commodities Manager, AWS battery team

Amazon Data Services, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Program Delivery lead for BESS initiatives across global data center programs in Seattle.

You will drive end-to-end delivery, manage milestones, budgets, and risks, and coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure seamless integration into power systems. The role requires 5+ years in energy/utility technology programs, strong leadership, and the ability to influence executive decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years developing, negotiating and executing business agreements.
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• 5+ years solving problems with technology in Energy & Utilities industries.
• 5+ years working with advanced compute technologies (e.g., Accelerated/High Performance Compute).
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience influencing leadership decisions at the organizational level.
• Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams and coordinating release schedules.
• Experience explaining complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Experience presenting to technical and executive audiences.
• Experience leading multi-year cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of BESS solutions across data center programs globally.
• Define and manage milestones, schedules, budgets, risks, and critical path for concurrent deployments.
• Develop integrated program plans aligning BESS with broader data center timelines.
• Resolve cross-functional blockers and expedite risks to senior leadership.
• Establish and track KPIs for BESS delivery performance, quality, and safety.
• Coordinate across regions to ensure consistent delivery standards while adapting to local requirements.
• Coordinate with the infrastructure engineering organization to align BESS tech with data center design standards and power architecture.
• Partner with electrical, mechanical, and controls engineering for seamless BESS integration into power systems.
• Collaborate on design reviews and trade studies to optimize BESS configurations for performance, reliability, and cost.
• Support development of BESS specifications, standards, and best practices with engineering stakeholders.
• Ensure engineering deliverables (drawings, specifications, commissioning plans) meet schedule and quality.
• Interface with BESS suppliers to manage delivery, quality, and performance.
• Lead supplier selection including RFP/RFQ, evaluation, and negotiation support.
• Maintain strong supplier relationships with reviews and scorecards.
• Drive supplier accountability on schedules, FAT, logistics, and milestones.
• Collaborate with procurement to manage POs, lead times, and inventory.
• Monitor and mitigate supply chain risks including dependencies and material constraints.
• AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of AWS global infrastructure.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Problem solving in energy tech

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree or PMP

Job description

BESS Program Delivery & Execution

• Lead end-to-end delivery of BESS solutions across multiple data center programs globally, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and on-spec execution
• Define and manage program milestones, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and critical path activities across concurrent BESS deployments
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans that align BESS delivery with broader data center construction and commissioning timelines
• Drive resolution of cross-functional blockers and expedite risks proactively to senior leadership
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for BESS delivery performance, quality, and safety
• Coordinate across regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC) to ensure consistency in delivery standards while adapting to local requirements

Infrastructure Engineering Collaboration

• Manage and work closely with the infrastructure engineering organization to align BESS technical requirements with data center design standards and power architecture
• Partner with electrical, mechanical, and controls engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of BESS into facility power systems
• Collaborate on design reviews, value engineering exercises, and technical trade studies to optimize BESS configurations for performance, reliability, and cost
• Support the development of BESS specifications, standards, and best practices in partnership with engineering stakeholders
• Ensure engineering deliverables (drawings, specifications, commissioning plans) are completed on schedule and meet quality standards

BESS Supplier Interface & Management

• Interface and work closely with BESS suppliers (OEMs, system integrators, and component manufacturers) to manage delivery commitments, quality, and performance
• Lead supplier selection processes including RFP/RFQ development, technical evaluation, and commercial negotiation support
• Establish and maintain strong supplier relationships, conducting regular business reviews, performance scorecards, and capacity planning discussions
• Drive supplier accountability on manufacturing schedules, factory acceptance testing (FAT), shipping logistics, and site delivery milestones
• Collaborate with procurement and supply chain teams to manage purchase orders, lead times, and inventory strategies
• Monitor and mitigate supply chain risks including single-source dependencies, geopolitical factors, and raw material constraints

About the team

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.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
• 5+ years of solving problems with technology in the Energy & Utilities industries experience
• 5+ years of working with Advanced Compute technologies including, but not limited to: Accelerated Compute, High Performance Compute, Visual/Spatial Compute, and/or IoT. experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience explaining complex technical concepts to various business and technical audiences
• Experience presenting to both technical and non-technical executive audiences
• Experience leading complex, multi-year initiatives that may be cross-functional and/or span business and technology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business, data science, public administration, finance, engineering, human resources, or related field, or PMP certificate
• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
• Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling workforce development programs across large-scale operations, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions
• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations across leadership and cross-functional teams
• Experience using analytical tools for workforce metrics and reporting

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