Sr. Mgr, Product Management Tech, Aws Skills Center

24 hours ago


Cape Town, South Africa Amazon Web Services SA Pvt Ltd Full time

Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Marketing, Business Administration or similar field - 5+ years of direct management experience including a salaried workforce - Experience leading and interacting with cross-functional teams - Experience developing and managing large project budgets - Experience operating and leading in high levels of ambiguity - Excellent written and verbal communications skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences - Understanding of how to obtain, plan and effectively manage physical spaces, including financial models for long-term resource planning - Experience in building diverse global teams to support physical environments - Bias for Action and a willingness to take risks - Strong analytical and problem solving skills - Possesses a broad operational background and has the ability to “roll up their sleeves” and jump in to execution when necessary - Ability to travel internationally (25%)

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced product and program leader who is passionate about transforming the AWS Training and Certification experience on behalf of Amazon and its customers by helping develop the AWS Skills Centers. The AWS Skills Center initiative is a new global program that enables customers and partners to engage with AWS training products onsite in live learning environments, as well as through virtual experiences. The goal of AWS Skills Centers is to help close the global technical cloud skills gap by providing programs with curriculum specific to AWS and cloud industry job requirements. The Sr. Product Manager-Tech, Skills Center Launch, will work with Training and Certification leaders to conduct research and planning to develop the right format, locations, content and promotion that will drive thousands of new learners to Skills Centers in the coming months in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). They will lead the regional execution of this initiative, partner with Real Estate stakeholders to develop and oversee the construction of the Skills Center site design, and hire and manage the initial Skills Center Operations Teams.

Key job responsibilities
- Drive Skills Center design and building layout to ensure specific country operational and safety requirements and needs are met
- Identify and partner with key real estate, design, and construction stakeholders to facilitate Skills Center launches on schedule
- Collaborate with Training and Certification technical stakeholders to align Skills Center site design with technical content delivery requirements
- Collaborate in curating and transposing existing T&C content and products for Skills Center delivery, as well as in the creation of new products
- Partner with AWS Field and T&C stakeholders to ensure curriculum selection aligns with field strategy and goals
- Create a high level of standardization within the project portfolio for SSA, form quality initiatives, process change initiatives, and other Lean initiatives for continuous improvement enabling their teams to meet and exceed business plans
- Monitor and report on the progress of all project activity including significant milestones and any conditions that would impact cost or schedule
- Hire and develop top talent, including regional and local Skills Center Operations teams
- Provide technical and training support for Skills Center staff, and at Skills Center events and summits as needed.



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