Group Technical Program Manager: Cloud & Platform Ecosystems

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Role Overview :

The Cloud & Platform Ecosystems group strives to enable the use of AWS as part of our Connected Cloud, empowering teams to leverage the full potential of Public Cloud — minimizing abstraction layers while fostering acceleration and innovation while providing low latency experiences for customers of  Technical Program Managers have demonstrated experience leading teams that lead large cross-organizational software development projects, and have a deep technical background, ideally within enterprise software companies, platform and shared technology experience, and working with regulatory and compliance best practices.

They must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means they are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up their sleeves, dig in, and help drive change. An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected.

They should be entrepreneurial, innovative individuals who thrive on solving tough problems. This is a high visibility role and maturity, high judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent, and leadership skills are essential to success in this role.

This role manages a team of ~8-10 people (including 1 IC contractor) and is responsible for setting clear direction, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture, encouraging professional development and growth, and promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties :

Your day to day will be dynamic and diverse, but will focus on leading your team to drive and deliver cross department initiatives that span infrastructure tooling and platform development to supporting onboarding and change management initiatives. Manage the Technical Program Management Team. Set clear direction for the team, translating department and portfolio priorities into practical programs, objectives, roles, expectations and near-term focus.

Provide regular one-to-one support, coaching and feedback, helping each team member remove blockers, make sound decisions and grow their impact.

Own performance management for direct reports, including goal setting, continuous feedback, development planning, calibration and performance improvement where required.

Build and maintain a healthy, inclusive and high-performing team culture based on trust, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Create an environment in which team members can operate with appropriate autonomy while receiving timely support,challenge and escalation when needed.

Lead continuous improvement of the team’s ways of working, using delivery insight, team feedback and outcome data to improve predictability, quality and business impact.

Active member of the Cloud & Platform Ecosystems Leadership Team As a member of the Cloud & Platform Ecosystems Leadership team you will be responsible for collaborating with Directors, Senior Directors, Architects, Principal and Group level leaders in crafting the strategy and direction of the Cloud & Platform Ecosystems department. This may include…