Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Manager - Secure Facilities Build, Region ServicesJob ID: 2682884 | Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry.
As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) Facilities, to join the region Services organization and serve as a technical resource and to take the lead solving some of the toughest operational challenges in some of the most sensitive and mission critical clouds.
The TPM will be responsible for driving large-scale global projects and initiatives, leading cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new workflow features and tools that enhance productivity, open capacity at a faster rate and secure devices to AWS standards.
We are looking for a passionate, deeply technical, and results-oriented Technical Program Manager (TPM) to define and drive Region Services initiatives.
You will have a proven track record of planning and delivering complex programs with multi-year roadmap, using Agile and incremental delivery methods

You will have the opportunity to work closely with Service Teams, Security, Infrastructure and Business Development to design and deliver new AWS regions.
You will work with all stakeholders to develop schedules that ensure timely launch of new regions.
You will assess risks, anticipate issues, overcome technical obstacles, make difficult trade-off decisions, and balance business needs and technical constraints.

Successful candidates will have a strong technical background, be detail oriented, and have excellent problem solving abilities.
You will have a deep understanding of distributed system design and delivery.
You will successfully represent program status senior leadership.
Your program management expertise and operational excellence will influence the team's decisions and drive secure and scalable solutions.
You should be passionate about delivering great customer experiences and researching and developing new region build methodologies.

Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see applicants/eligibility-and-suitability)

Key job responsibilities
Our Technical Program Managers are individuals who demonstrate initiative and proactively seek solutions to problems:
- Demonstrate ownership to improve the safety, security, availability of our data center operations.
- Mentor, train, and develop career progression for indirect reports and members of the organization (Technicians and Technical Program Managers).
- Obsess over team learning and development, both from a technical/functional and soft skills (critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and adaptability) development perspective.
- Develop, improve, and share operational best practices across the region and with peers globally.

A day in the life
Our Technical Program Managers have industry-leading technical abilities and demonstrate a breadth of knowledge:
- You will gather business requirements, document functional and design specifications, define User Acceptance Criteria for testing software, ensure systems capture applicable data to enable the customer to measure how effective their processes and leveraged software are from a day to day basis, identify and assemble the appropriate resources for each project, assign individual responsibilities, and develop the milestones and launch schedule to ensure timely and successful delivery of the project.
- You will contribute with cross-functional business and technical skills, assess and manage risks, measure and report on progress, anticipate and resolve bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs with the technical constraints.
- You rely heavily on influence over authority to drive project deliverables.
- You will manage repair requests in a high-volume environment, as well as managing response to high severity events
- You will present to Sr.
Leadership on a regular basis, demonstrating the ability to synthesize the problems and the solutions into a simple and consumable manner
- You be responsible for data collection, analytics and dashboard creation as a way to help others recognize the best path to make the business better.
- Expect to travel globally where and when needed to manage and/or support initiatives of the teams you will support.

About the team
The Region Services team redefines the way AWS designs, builds, and operates AWS regions to enable new AWS Cloud Infrastructure and Services offerings to customers across every industry and of every size, including start-ups, enterprises, and public sector organizations.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon 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
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform.
We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony.
Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.
When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious.
Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences.
Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
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That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- 5+ years of technical program management involving physical fitout, infrastructure, and facilities management.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community.
We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.
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