Are you excited about partnering with United States Federal Civilian Agencies to drive high-visibility and strategic programs and projects? Are you equally comfortable working with technical and non-technical teams to meet business requirements? If so, the AWS Federal Delivery Organization – Federal Civilian Program Management Office is looking for a Program Manager with a proven record of delivering results.
This position focuses on the delivery of AWS services to our US Federal Civilian customers. This role requires influential, cross-functional leadership across diverse teams to solve complex problems, identify requirements, design processes, and manage timelines for programs and projects supporting US Federal customers. It involves delivering results by driving diverse teams, such as sales, capture, business operations, legal, cybersecurity, solution architects, and software development, towards a common goal. It entails regular communication with senior management on project status, business opportunities and risks.
We seek an innovative program manager who has experience in delivering solutions to the US Federal Government. To be successful in this position, the candidate must have the ability to solve complex, technical/non-technical problems with simple and practical solutions. This person must be comfortable with ambiguity and display a willingness to dive deep to uncover additional insights into such problems. A strong candidate is customer-obsessed and displays ownership and a bias for action in everything they do. The ability to effectively communicate with senior management and other departments within the organization is key to success.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US citizen.
A day in the life
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About the team
The AWS Federal Civilian Program Management Office (PMO) is at the forefront of delivering cloud solutions directly to U.S. federal agencies. Our team manages the intricate landscape of federal contracts, ensuring AWS services meet the unique and often complex requirements of government clients. We relentlessly innovate to deliver tailored solutions, working across AWS while ensuring compliance. Join us in transforming federal cloud adoption through customer-focused program management!- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 3+ years of demonstrable experience in program/project management and coordinating/driving schedules
- 3+ years of experience working with or for the US Federal Government
- 3+ years of experience working cross functionally with technical and non-technical teams
- 3+ years of experience communicating with multiple levels of leadership involving both business and technical sides of the business- 5+ years of experience working in or with US Federal Civilian Agencies
- 3+ years of experience managing or supporting US Government contracts
- Experience managing US Government projects built using cloud technologies; knowledge of the challenges involved with providing technical solutions to US Government customers
- Experience with Cloud Financial Operations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of presenting to senior management
- Demonstrated maturity, judgment, negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
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