Amazon

Workforce Development Manager, AWS Workforce Development

Amazon$152K — $206K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • 7+ years' experience in education leadership, workforce development, economic development, or public policy
  • Ability to travel domestically and globally, sometimes on short notice
  • Experience with curriculum development tools and practices (preferred)
  • Knowledge of education funding sources and programs (preferred)
  • Experience in large economic development projects (preferred)
  • Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

  • Create and lead a portfolio of programs to develop sustainable economic and workforce development partnerships
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key external and internal stakeholders
  • Drive successful implementation of curriculum and program development
  • Create workforce development plans to meet the needs of expansion projects
  • Manage program deliverables within budget and timelines
  • Assess existing workforce programs against labor market demands
  • Work with the research team to map workforce competencies and evaluate program effectiveness

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Mental health support and resources
Full Job Description
Application deadline: Jul 25, 2026

Key job responsibilities

- Create and lead a portfolio of programs within our team's broader efforts to develop sustainable and durable economic and work force development partnerships in communities.

- Build and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders (e.g. political, economic development, and education leaders, faculty, and employers) and internal teams (e.g. infrastructure, training, public relations, public policy, and recruiting).

- Drive successful implementation, including curriculum and program development, educator professional development, employer engagement, collaboration with government, non-profit organizations, and other workforce development organizations.

- Create strategically aligned workforce development plans that meet the short and long term needs of expansion projects

- Manage program deliverables within budgetary, resourcing, and scheduling requirements against defined project milestones and deadlines.

- Systematically assess existing workforce development offerings against evolving labor market demands, expansion timelines, and community partner capabilities to identify where current programs fall short or where new programs are needed.

- Work with the research and analysis team to map in-demand workforce competencies and evaluate program effectiveness of existing and new program offerings.

A day in the life

The role will be responsible for identifying evolving opportunities and leading an entrepreneurial approach to developing new solutions and approaches, building consensus internally and externally, iterating through real world pilot launches, fostering adoption, and driving implementation to scale. This includes analyzing labor demand and supply side dynamics, building novel partnership models and approaches, marshaling internal and external resources, aligning external political leadership, and partnering with other allied employers and educational institutions.

About the team

AWS Economic Development is a part of the Global Public Policy team. We work seamlessly with our public policy teammates, internal customers, and partners across Amazon.com to drive a robust and highly successful portfolio of data center infrastructure-based workforce development programs.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent

- 7+ years' experience in education leadership, workforce development, economic development, or public policy

- Ability to travel based on business needs, domestically and globally, and sometimes on short notice.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with and/or knowledge of curriculum development tools and practices

- Knowledge of education funding sources and programs

- Experience working in the context of large economic development projects

- Ability to effectively prioritize in a highly ambiguous environment.

- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

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, , - 152,300.00 - 206,100.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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