Description
Would you like to help the AWS WW Professional Services (ProServe) business at Amazon Web Services (AWS) more effectively support customers? Do you have the business background necessary to manage a Partner Focused Governance Risk and Compliance function?
AWS WW Professional Services (ProServe) is building a Partner Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (PGRC) team that will support the overall worldwide ProServe practice of rules, policies, and standards that guide business decisions. The role will develop and pilot strategies and provide governance structures with audit inspection that ultimately impact how we manage and report operational risk to the ProServe Business.
You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive global initiative and KPIs, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in, and get the job done! Maturity, high judgment, ability to influence, analytical talent and leadership are essential to success in this role.
The successful candidate will have hands-on, operations management experience, strong analytical and problem solving skills, and excellent business judgment. Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast paced environment, where tactical and strategic activities are driven in parallel, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
Key job responsibilities
This role will drive improvements in operational risk oversight, challenge, and reporting by connecting drivers of future trends to historical behavior, creating operational risk frameworks and models, and testing hypotheses using rigorous monitoring and analysis. As a GRC specialist, you will coordinate with stakeholders across risk management and lines of business to manage the sequence of delivery and intent, build requirements, and execute against strategy. You will also:
Oversee multiple Partner projects and programs concurrently;
Provide risk analysis and consulting to cross functional business areas, providing guidance to implementing risk mitigation plans, compliant execution strategies and business growth opportunities;
Own and lead business-wide initiatives aimed at improving team approaches, team engagement and/or our underlying risk policies and processes;
Manage and continually refine the Partner Governance inspection and audits for ProServe
A day in the life
Business Management and Stakeholder management; acting as a business partner to Professional Services leadership team, providing insights to help shape the strategy of the business. Be comfortable with leading difficult conversations as needed, having backbone to respectfully challenge leaders in order to ensure they are doing what is best for the business and its people.
Provide support to diverse and geographically dispersed team of Professional Services.
Act as point of contact and subject matter expert on the business, providing guidance and serving as a secondary escalation point.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Work/Life Balance
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About Sales, Marketing and Global Services (SMGS)
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of Microsoft Excel experience
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
Experience defining, refining and implementing sales processes, procedures and policies or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of finance, business management and sales operations experience
Experience working within a high-growth, technology company
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $79,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $169,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
