DescriptionAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.Are you passionate about creating and building inspirational, stimulating, and exciting experiences to bring people together and fostering connections, community, and growth? The Director, AWS Events will lead highly visible, large-scale events. Our events educate customers and prospects at scale, engages with AWS partners, promotes new products and services, drives revenue pipelines, builds and fosters our AWS community, and has press and analyst reach.The Director of AWS Events will conceptualize, plan, lead, and execute events for global audiences. In this role, you will grow and establish our large-scale events (60K+ customers & partners). You will lead a team of logistic experts, event production specialists, and partner with our product marketing, technology, service, and sales teams to develop and execute on the vision and strategy for our events. You will own the global budget and revenue streams and create measurement strategies to understand and report on the effectiveness and impact of these events. You will be responsible for the entire customer journey from influencing the creative, messaging, event websites, SWAG, ticket pricing, to the onsite experience – keynotes, content, transportation, mobile app, registration, badges, breakout sessions, signage, and expo as an example.Come build the future with us! What unites all Amazonians (across teams and geographies) is that we are all striving to delight our customers and make their lives easier. In pursuit of delighting customers, Amazonians have developed many products and services that have transformed the way our customers live their lives and run their businesses. Together we are building the future, one innovative product, service, and idea at a time.A day in the lifeTo be successful in this role, you will be a creative, technically savvy leader who is driven to deliver exceptional event experiences. You have proven experience in event strategy, technology, and production. You are able to manage large scale event budgets and revenue. You are ready to lead and deliver global events that will foster connections with a growing community. You are able to simplify and articulate complex concepts to senior business leaders, while working in a fast-paced, highly cross-functional organization. You are experienced with building, developing, and running a high-functioning, diverse team. Manage significant efforts within the team, including operational planning, annual planning process, budgets and revenue, overall hiring plan, and the many efforts required to get the project to market and build the business. Design and execute project plans, communicate with key stakeholders, summarize project findings, and formulate action plans. Lead cross-functional teams in different geographies and business units Set the strategy and long-term thinking for the team Willingness to travel 30% or more as needed for the roleBasic Qualifications
15+ years building and developing teams responsible for complex, high-profile events
Demonstrated track record of inventing new event concepts and taking them from inception to implementation
Experience managing organization sizes of 30+ individuals
Proven ability to define and track key metrics for event experience across registration, attendance, and event quality
Strong oral and written communication skills, with a history of writing detailed strategy documents
Demonstrated experience maintaining high accuracy and attention to detail in professional environments
Preferred Qualifications
Experience business intelligence or reporting tools
A creative and analytical mind that thrives in a data-driven environment
Strategic thinker who can take broad visions and concepts and develop structured plans, actions and measurable metrics and then execute on those plans
Demonstrable history of defining event strategy and executional excellence
Proven experience delivering both large scale (10k+ people) and more intimate executive (C-suite) events to a very high standard on behalf of a broad range of customers and prospects.
Skilled contract negotiator with a demonstrated track record of finding creative ways to do more with less within the confines of allocated budgets.
Drive for results, with the ability to manage independently and take calculated risks
Decisive, action-oriented, and able to motivate, inspire, and lead cross-functional teams in different geographies and business units
Self-starter with a sense of urgency and a desire to be part of building something new.
Ability to succeed in a innovative, and rapidly evolving industry and business organization
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 $187,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $278,800/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.