Senior Program Manager, AWS re/Start, Skilling & Social Impact (SSI)

AWS Skilling and Social Impact (SSI) offers AWS re/Start as cohort-based, workforce development training program that helps adults build AI and cloud skills, utilizes AWS certifications to validate those skills, and connects graduates with employment opportunities. The program is free to the learner and focuses on helping unemployed and underemployed individuals launch careers in cloud and AI.

Through coursework, projects, and hands-on labs with real world scenarios, learners can gain the skills they need for entry-level tech roles. AWS re/Start provides introductory AI/ML training for developers and prepares learners for job interviews through interview coaching, resume support, and professional skills sessions.

Graduates of the AWS re/Start program can bring value to AWS customers and Partners looking to hire AI-trained, job-ready talent. AWS re/Start develops talent from non-traditional sources, amongst unemployed and underemployed groups who may otherwise have had the opportunity to learn to build in AWS.

SSI is seeking a dynamic, organized, and experienced Program Manager who is passionate about skilling and workforce development programs for underserved communities. This individual will join the AWS re/Start team and be focused on the United Kingdom and Ireland, Nordics, and Benelux, in addition to owning projects with global scope.


A day in the life
• Use local knowledge to deepen stakeholder network externally, deepening funding channels across public bodies, charities, and corporate organizations
• Engage with AWS account teams in public sector and commercial organizations, as well as externally with AWS customers and Partners, to identify opportunities to introduce adult skilling programs as a solution to customer needs
• Serve as the key AWS point of contact for collaborating organizations, answering questions and directing collaborating organizations
• Work with local AWS public relations teams to showcase program opportunities and success

About the team
Our mission is to fuel, align, and amplify the good that AWS does in the world. Focusing on education, health, and climate resilience, with an emphasis on AI for good, we aim to position AWS as the go-to cloud and AI provider for developers and organizations working to transform the world for the better.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in program or project management
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions

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