Strategic Cloud Engagement Leader

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Denver (CO); On-site; USD 131,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in the United States is seeking an Engagement Manager to lead multi-team IT projects for State, Local Government and Education customers. You will align stakeholders, define goals, and manage scope, schedule, and budget while guiding cross-functional teams to successful delivery.

You will leverage AWS knowledge to craft governance plans, ensure risk mitigation, and deliver measurable outcomes, frequently traveling to client sites and collaborating with vendors as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leading the delivery of IT projects with external customers or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of program or engagement management work leading other project managers to deliver a program with multiple and concurrent projects experience.
• 1+ years of working as a Scrum Master or Product Owner across multiple cross-functional teams.
• 3+ years of cloud computing experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Responsibilities

• Work with State Local Government and Education customers to help them envision transformational cloud initiatives.
• Deliver deliver business objectives by managing a matrixed team across multi-stream, agile, technical engagements for customers.
• Plan, organize, and manage all phases of a project lifecycle to ensure successful delivery.
• Ensure goal alignment across stakeholder groups which may include customers, internal teams, and partners. Create and deliver communication tailored to the audience, ranging from executive level project updates to detailed sprint plans and financial reports.
• You will apply judgement and tact to challenge, recommend, and redirect teams as well as manage client expectations during the engagement.
• You are a strategic thinker who can demonstrate understanding of requirements, foresee risks, make decisions guided by policies, procedures and a business plan with limited guidance.
• This is a customer-facing role, required to travel to client locations and deliver professional services as needed.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Engagement management

Scrum Master / Product Owner

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in the United States is seeking an Engagement Manager to lead multi-team IT projects for State, Local Government and Education customers. You will align stakeholders, define goals, and manage scope, schedule, and budget while guiding cross-functional teams to successful delivery.

You will leverage AWS knowledge to craft governance plans, ensure risk mitigation, and deliver measurable outcomes, frequently traveling to client sites and collaborating with vendors as needed.