Principal Engagement Manager

Overview

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The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a highly skilled and versatile Engagement Manager (EM) to join our team and lead the delivery of complex cloud solution projects. In this role you will combine technical expertise with strong project leadership skills to drive successful implementations of AWS-based solutions for our clients. You will bridge business requirements with technical solutions, facilitating technical discussions and ensuring alignment with customer objectives. Applying AWS frameworks like Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption Framework while demonstrating technical credibility across diverse stakeholders, you will distill customer needs into clear technical requirements, decompose complex problems, and make informed trade-off decisions considering performance, scalability, security, and business impact.

Possessing strong technology and program/project management experience, you will validate technical solutions against business goals, recognize when additional technical evaluation is needed, and manage technical risks. You will be expected to achieve and maintain relevant AWS certifications, develop domain-specific expertise, and effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and business audiences. As you progress, you’ll lead increasingly complex technical projects, shape cross-organizational technical strategies, and establish best practices in your domain. In this role you will apply your management and leadership capabilities to successfully execute project plans, proactively identify and manage risks, resolve issues, escalate when appropriate, and drive projects to successful completion, while exceeding customer expectation.

The AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. We also deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices, which cover a variety of solutions, technologies, and industries.

• Leading and managing complex cloud migration and implementation projects
• Leveraging comprehensive knowledge of AWS services, architectures, and best practices to guide technical decisions and strategic planning
• Bridging business requirements with technical solutions, facilitating engineering discussions and ensuring alignment with customer objectives
• Distilling customer needs into clear technical requirements and mapping them to business objectives
• Decomposing complex technical problems into actionable, deliverable solutions
• Contributing to technical documentation and define documentation standards

• 8+ years of experience in cloud computing, preferably with AWS
• 10+ years experience in project management of technical programs
• Customer facing experience, interfacing with executive stakeholders, and leading delivery for large transformation programs
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience
• Ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills in Spanish and English

• Active project management certification (PMI-PMP, CSM, SAFE)
• AWS experience and certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience preparing project communications and presenting to diverse audiences
• Proven success managing multiple stakeholders in complex enterprise environments
• Demonstrates ability to present to C-level executives and technical experts, driving discussions on best practices, project management, and risk mitigation
• Experience in technical problem-solving

Company - Amazon Web Services Colombia S.A.S.

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