About the position
The Amazon Stores Learning & Development (ASLD) team mission is to develop leaders for the Worldwide Amazon Stores organization. We challenge and empower learners to invent new ways of leading, equipping them to adapt and respond to the changing world. We provide functional training and leadership development through a combination of eLearning, in-person experiences, virtual training, and functional cohorts/networks. We're looking for a Senior Program Manager with expertise in facilitation, instructional design, and program management, and flair for innovation. The Senior Program Manager will be responsible for the design and deployment of leadership training for business and product leaders across Amazon's Global Stores organization. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate who has a strong program management background and drive to explore new ways to scale and drive leadership development. The ideal candidate will be someone excited to deploy new, innovative approaches to learning. They must excel at earning trust when working cross-functionally, possess great communication skills, demonstrate high standards, and design with the customer in mind. Successful candidates will have relevant experience in managing multiple projects and enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment to help build a great organization of talented leaders.
Responsibilities
- Designing and delivering leadership training for senior manager-level learners
- Continually striving to raise the bar on our training experiences by measuring impact and seeking customer feedback to determine areas for improvement
- Cultivating senior leaders as guest speakers on innovation and various business leadership topics and skills
- Confidence to speak publicly and influence senior leaders as an expert in learning design
- Facilitating training experiences with credibility
- Developing and executing evaluation strategies for programs
- Working with program and product managers across the Amazon Stores Learning & Development team to create seamless training experiences for participants
- Partnering with internal and external teams to build out development experiences with a global mindset
- Influencing key stakeholders to continually invest in training
Requirements
- Expertise in facilitation and instructional design
- Strong program management background
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to earn trust when working cross-functionally
- Experience in managing multiple projects
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in leadership development
- Flair for innovation in training design
- Experience in public speaking and influencing senior leaders
