Community Engagement Manager, AWS InCommunities

Description

AWS is hiring a Community Engagement Manager to lead InCommunities initiatives for the AWS Data Center Community. This position can be based out of New Carlisle, IN or Chicago, IL and will support the business across the midwest, with a primary focus on our infrastructure across North West Indiana. This is a strategic role that will allow the right candidate to Dive Deep to support the AWS business.

AWS is hiring a Community Engagement Manager to lead InCommunities initiatives for the AWS Data Center Community. This position can be based out of New Carlisle, IN or Chicago, IL and will support the business across the midwest, with a primary focus on our infrastructure across North West Indiana. This is a strategic role that will allow the right candidate to Dive Deep to support the AWS business.

Be a subject matter expert on external issues management and working with our neighbors around our Data Center Infrastructure. You will Identify and collaborate with partner organizations and key stakeholders to understand community needs, build relationships and collaborate on impactful outcomes. You will serve as the region’s community issues manager and lead the identification and deployment of programs designed to have sustaining and lasting impacts in the communities we live and work.

The AWS InCommunities team launches long‑term, innovative programs that will have a lasting impact in our regions around the world where we work, live, and raise our families. AWS InCommunities is obsessed with being good neighbors, and we start with the community and work backwards to represent infrastructure communities inside AWS.

• Lead strategy development and bespoke execution of Community Engagement expertise for major data center infrastructure project.
• Design and execute InCommunites signature events and programs. Provide vision for the sustainable community engagement initiatives across the region, and manage these initiatives with attention to detail and a high bar for quality.
• Communicate the impact of InCommunities programs internally and externally. Represent AWS Infrastructure publicly in meetings with internal and external stakeholders. Utilize multiple communications channels including, but not limited to newsletters, the intranet, social media, and email campaigns to drive employee awareness and involvement in community engagement initiatives.
• Serve as the region’s Issues Manager. Be able to proactively address internal and external issues that pose reputational risks to AWS and business objectives. Serve as the point of contact for community‑centric issues and concerns.
• Support community assessment for new sites in the region, identify potential community related risks and develop a community engagement plan to proactively mitigate the risks. Think strategically in order to scale InCommunities programming as AWS business grows.
• Capture data to demonstrate community engagement’s quantified and qualified impact on AWS Infrastructure, its employees, and the community, and communicate these values internally and externally.
• Work with cross‑functional teams including engineering, operations, real estate, energy, water, sustainability, construction, legal, public policy, and public relations to deliver results.
• Be physically, on‑the‑ground in locations, roll up sleeves and get work done when required.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers…