Sr. Business manager, AWS GDSP A&I

Amazon • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Do you like to work at the center of business strategy, first to help define and
evolve that strategy, then cross-functionally operationalize against that
strategy to deliver impact? Are you energized by opportunities to work closely
with leadership and stakeholders exercise your business acumen and deep
Amazonian muscles? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Strategy Lead to join
the Private Pricing Programs and Experiences (3PX) team.

As the Strategy Lead, you will lead complex, highly visible efforts that help
the organization make meaningful progress toward high-impact goals. You will
dive into data to understand business trends, and connect dots across the
organization to uncover the holistic story. You will own the annual strategic
planning cycle and help produce the VP-level strategic plan presented to AWS
senior leadership.

You will drive and orchestrate key reporting mechanisms such as the monthly goal
updates and recurring business reviews. In addition, you will tackle special
projects including reviewing analyst reports, crafting executive communications
on for senior leadership, driving mechanisms and workstreams for
cross-functional efforts, and more. Through this work, you will help the Private
Pricing business rally around a clear strategic vision, achieve ambitious goals,
and drive step-change business growth.

Requirements

• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
• Experience explaining complex technical concepts to various business and technical audiences
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 7+ years of sales, business or corporate strategy experience
• 5+ years of Tableau Desktop, Quicksight or other relevant data visualization software experience
• 5+ years proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• 5 + years experience owning business reporting to senior leadership and driving related discussions

Nice To Haves

• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
• Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Experience working and communicating with multiple stakeholders, C-level executives and cross-functional teams
• Experience with written and verbal communication and presentation
• Experience owning and successfully delivering strategic Amazon documents
• Experience in AWS Sales or sales enablement
• Ability to thrive as a strong owner in a fast-paced, high-bar environment and drive measurable results
• Data-proficient; ability to marry data and insights to surface new conclusions/insights
• Strong judgment; can effectively determine when to move quickly vs. when to pause and assess more deeply
• Highly organized and operationally excellent

Responsibilities

• Own the annual strategic planning cycle and hold the pen on the annual VP-level strategic plan in partnership with senior leaders
• Drive key reporting mechanisms inclusive of monthly goal updates and recurring business reviews
• Deepen the broader org’s business understanding through deep-dive analyses and delivery of documents/reports on focused topics
• Craft executive communications and reports for senior leadership including being the conduit between deep analytics reporting/dashboards and packaging up for business decision-making.
• Strengthen org cohesion and effectiveness by driving mechanisms/workstreams for cross-functional efforts
• Support senior leadership with other projects and initiatives as needed.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level