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Strategy & Program Manager India Public Sector

At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented and driven people. Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud product line of Amazon is a platform where motivated employees thrive and ownership leads to meaningful results. AWS Cloud enables customers of all sizes and industries to run their applications on Amazon’s industry-leading cloud computing infrastructure. Today, AWS Cloud is growing rapidly with over a million companies across 190+ countries on the platform.

For people who like to invent, there’s no better place to build than in AWS India. We have a strong culture of making data-driven decisions, requiring timely, accurate, and actionable intelligence that drive significant business value it is as simple as this: Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History. Amazon aims to be the most customer centric company on earth. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers critical applications for hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. We are looking for a hands-on and motivated self-starter who is passionate about using data to help us measure every area of the business and influence decision-making.

The individual will be part of the India task force in the Public Sector team. This core team shall operate as an internal business and strategy consulting & execution team, driving a wide variety of projects on behalf of the leadership in the organization. A long-term growth path for this role is envisioned as leading new businesses and supporting incubation of new ideas.
This is the right role for a candidate with a very high level of analytical rigor, attention to detail, and a strong bias for action with limited supervision. In this position, you will work across teams to gain alignment, develop, and execute a common plan across multiple stakeholders. This requires working effectively with all business owners in AWS India to ensure the delivery and execution of projects. Cross-team coordination, project management, and excellent communication skills are essential. To work effectively in the role, the candidate would be required to develop a deep understanding of the organization’s commitment to serving the customer and the strategic business direction.

Key job responsibilities
Roles & Responsibilities:

The work would be highly project oriented (similar to consulting) and different projects would be assigned from time to time based on business requirements. This overall breadth of projects could include:
• Conceptualizing and implementing strategic organizational/process improvement projects
• Driving large scale programs with specific business/customer outcomes
• Account planning and identification of new areas of growth
• Enabling streamlining of existing mechanisms and putting structure mechanisms/cadences in place
• Coordinating large scale initiatives by playing a pivotal role in bridging the internal (cross functional) and external (Customer / partner) connects for effective execution
• Participation in strategic business planning to build the mid-term & long-term road map for the Federal business aligned to the public sector growth trajectory.
• Assist in the long-term opportunity identification in alignment with the AWS strategic priorities in India.
• Partnering locally and globally with extended teams like partners, public policy, programs & specialist teams.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 12 plus years of experience in analytical problem solving in industry or consulting, track record of achievement in career positions and high level of academic achievement.
– Ability to structure ambiguous business situations into clear analytical frameworks with limited supervision. Self-Starter with very high attention to detail. Good communication skills to interact with and convey structured arguments to high-level business stakeholders. Prior experience in Cloud Computing would be an advantage.
– High proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau and similar tools to handle large data sets of have a solid experience in the IT industry. Comfortable working with diverse teams across functions, with a proven record of bringing a higher level of performance and providing them direction to achieve their goals. Distinctive ability to communicate complex ideas in succinct and compelling ways. Behavioral traits: Self-motivated, high passion, detail oriented, tenacity, and drive for success, enjoys challenging assignments.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– Master’s Degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
– Good understanding of Government processes would be preferred