Program Manager Data Center Operations
Amazon
Description
Are you passionate about improving the quality of business operations? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment in which you have the opportunity to influence change? Would you like to enable change that drives operational efficiency and optimizes organizational productivity?
Amazon is looking for a Program Manager with a strong delivery record and proven program management experience to own strategic, tactical, cross-functional programs in Data Center Operations.
This role requires scoping and creating project plans, developing processes, coordinating and driving execution, and communicating to management on status, risks and process changes. Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills are essential. The ideal candidate will leverage extensive program management experience, combined with deep analytical capabilities and a keen sense of innovation, to lead programs from conception to completion.
We are actively seeking an experienced Program Manager with a strong background in strategic planning to lead key initiatives that align with our long-term business objectives. This role is ideal for individuals who excel in transforming visions into actionable plans and guiding those plans to fruition. In this role, you will be identifying critical business opportunities and challenges, and in devising innovative solutions to address them. You will work closely with various internal teams and stakeholders, harmonizing different perspectives and ensuring cohesive efforts towards common goals.
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.
Successful candidates are natural self-starters who possess the ability to design, develop and deploy innovative solutions to address operational challenges while driving these solutions to completion. This role requires both independent contribution as well as the ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams (internal operations, engineering, legal, finance, procurement, environmental/health/safety, etc.). This individual has strong communication skills, is organized and thrive in ambiguity.
Key job responsibilities
- Manage and oversee various cross-functional programs, ensuring successful delivery.
- Set clear objectives for programs, leveraging data analytics to drive improvements and achieve metrics.
- Navigate and resolve ambiguities in business scenarios, applying creative problem-solving skills.
- Foster collaboration to optimize resource allocation and project success.
- Bridge gaps in team dynamics, processes, and systems, preventing common program pitfalls.
- Identify and mitigate risks, preventing them from escalating into major issues.
- Regularly communicate with managers, business leaders, and other stakeholders to support key business initiatives.
- Develop, implement, and oversee KPI reporting for a program portfolio, ensuring clear
- Assist Cluster Leader with tactical and strategic deliverables. Manage action plans, communicate direction to the team and provide assistance based on past experience. Manage calendar/schedules, coordinate cluster-wide events/activities.
- Facilitate creation of SOWs with partner teams to be included in contract documents including RFQ/RFPs, change order controls, purchase orders, and invoicing.
- Build strong working relationships with data center leadership teams across multiple sites as well as other internal stakeholders (operations, finance, safety, security, legal, procurement).