Sr. Program Manager, Leadership Development Programs
DESCRIPTION
The Advertising, IMDb, and Grand Challenge PXT Centers of Excellence organization seeks a Sr. Program Manager, Leadership Development Programs, to deliver impactful solutions that support the development of our world-class leaders.
This role must be based in Seattle or New York.
Who You Are
You are a critical player in developing and delivering experiences which enlighten, educate, and inspire the world’s most talented leaders. As an experienced member of the learning and development profession, you know that building best-in-class solutions is half the battle; delivering those solutions in a way that captivates our customer’s attention, promotes a frictionless experience, and integrates that experience into a learner’s ecosystem is essential. Your customer obsession and change enablement skillset enables you to develop launch strategies that mobilize our customer to action and ultimately deliver an impact to the business. Your high degree of ownership and results orientation drive you to obsessively collect, analyze, and report on data to ensure our learning solutions exceed a continuously rising quality bar. Your consultative skillset allows you to partner effectively with a wide range of senior leaders and subject matter experts to design and develop delivery mechanisms which drive adoption of our solutions. Your razor-sharp planning and project management skills allow you to manage multiple priorities and pivot with agility when circumstances change or a new direction is set. A builder at heart, your experience in adult learning, inclusive leadership development, and instructional design enables you to roll up your sleeves and to build solutions when opportunities arise. You are self-driven with a high degree of ownership and thrive in a fast-paced environment where you regularly must balance speed and quality.
If you are a highly versatile leadership development professional that aspires to ply your skills at the highest level, we look forward to getting to know you.
Key job responsibilities
• Define the needs of the business in partnership with HRBPs, business leaders, and peer leadership development leaders
• Creatively design and deliver leadership development programs for several core Amazon businesses
• Evaluate current programs for effectiveness and relevancy and develop a roadmap for iteration, deprecation and/or creation of future programs.
• Raise the bar on our training experiences by measuring the impact and seeking customer feedback to determine areas for improvement
• Building development experiences with an inclusive, global mindset
About the team
Amazon Advertising, IMDb, and Grand Challenge strives to reinvent the way advertisers and agencies build brands and drive performance in their advertising. By using Amazon’s foundation in e-commerce, we help brands connect with the right customers through creative solutions and formats across screens and devices, and in the physical world. Our team delivers comprehensive, scalable learning strategies and solutions that build leadership capability, drive a culture of innovation, and position Amazonians to continue delivering novel products and services which delight customers across the globe.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 5+ years in program or project management
• Experience with adult learning theory, instructional design principles, and learning industry trends and best practices.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• A deep understanding of DEI concepts, theories, and practices.
• Demonstrated experience building scalable, engaging, learner-centered interventions.
• Demonstrated experience with key technologies such as Storyline, Captivate, Adobe Creative Suite, or equivalent.
• Proven ability to collaborate and influence across cross-functional teams in global environment without positional authority.
• Proven analytical capabilities; experience deriving relevant insights, trends, and themes from large amounts of data and developing summary reports for consumption by senior stakeholder.
• Demonstrated proficiency in assessing training effectiveness and ROI to stakeholders and leaders.
• Proven track record of serving in a “trusted advisor” capacity to customers and executives.
• Successful track record of building, implementing, and improving operational processes; familiarity with continuous process improvement methodologies, such as Six Sigma or LEAN.
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, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $114,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $189,600/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.