Sr. Program Manager, Data Center Planning

Amazon • $115K — $160K *

Seattle, WA 98115In-Person

Information Technology

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Qualifications

5-7 years of experience in program management and strategy.
Proven ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership.
Strong analytical skills, utilizing data and metrics for decision-making.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and projects.
Master's degree or MBA preferred; experience in similar domains is a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategies to enhance operational planning processes.
Create review mechanisms for strategic investment opportunities and execution risks.
Oversee operational planning execution, identifying inefficiencies and critical paths.
Define metrics to assess performance against prior plans and identify improvements.
Communicate complex ideas to diverse stakeholders and executives for alignment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
401(k) matching program to support long-term savings.
Paid time off and parental leave for work-life balance.
Mental health support and employee assistance programs.
Flexible Spending Accounts and adoption reimbursement options.

Full Job Description

This role will lead organization wide programs to support critical operational planning cycles, creating timelines, leading tiger teams, and owning executive communications. This role will also bridge multiple business teams and finance functions by leading 3-year planning for asset categories that are critical to unblocking AWS' expansion plans, including Data Center build, long lead equipment, site and shell. This is a high impact role offering an opportunity to drive and influence business-critical decisions impacting the long-term future of AWS. The ideal candidate for this role is a leader with strong business judgment, a passion for making lasting program improvements, an ability to define strategy and vision, and an ability to align cross-functional organizations and teams around their vision.

Key job responsibilities

- Developing strategy and roadmaps to improve Operational Planning processes. This involves partnering with Finance, Tech and Business teams to automate plan generation and reduce cycle times for building and budgeting plans.

- Creating and scaling mechanisms to review strategic investment opportunities and assess execution risks. This ensures alignment across stakeholders on infrastructure capacity plans for delivering data center space and power.

- Overseeing the execution of operational planning processes. This includes identifying critical paths and removing inefficiencies. It also involves demonstrating strategic thinking on when plans should be updated.

- Developing metrics, reviewing performance against previous plans, and identifying improvements to close gaps.

- Identifying opportunities to simplify processes, mitigate business risks, and implement scalable solutions.

- Communicating ideas clearly to a range of stakeholders and executives to facilitate understanding and buy-in.

A day in the life

Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of the data centers. You will prioritize your activities to support data center capacity availability and safety focusing on the actions that are most impactful. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally.

Start your morning collaborating with global teams across time zones

Lead dynamic tiger team sessions to solve complex infrastructure challenges

Develop and present strategic recommendations to executive leadership

Partner with finance teams to optimize multi-billion dollar investment decisions

Drive innovation in data center planning and execution

Mentor team members and foster cross-functional relationships

Shape the future of AWS's global infrastructure footprint

Impact You'll Make

Drive critical operational planning cycles that shape AWS's global presence

Lead 3-year strategic planning for essential infrastructure components

Influence billion-dollar decisions that define AWS's future

Create lasting improvements in how we plan and execute massive-scale projects

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

- 3+ years of program or project management experience

- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

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Size

1,608 employees

Market Cap

$832.6 billion

Industry

Retail & Consumer Goods

Net Income

$21.3 billion

Founded

1994

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