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Description

Partner with US State and Local Government leadership to explore the art of the possible with the most sophisticated modern data, analytics, and digital experience tools available in the cloud today. The D2T team collaborates with AWS Field Teams and dedicated subject matter experts to drive necessary people and process change to help public sectors customers become more resilient and intelligent consumers of cloud infrastructure. The D2T team is motivated to solve for real government data needs, drive policy change through better data analytics and insights, and leverage innovative technology as an implementation accelerator. The D2T team develops and explores mental models, frameworks, and repeatable patterns to meet challenges faced by state and local government customers every day. The team shares findings nationally and disseminates best practices and lessons learned across states to improve the scope of impact.

As part of the D2T team, you will have exciting opportunities to engage with innovative state and local government leaders to improve data-driven and human-centered capabilities. The team leads with empathy and understands the importance of change management and stakeholder engagement for the most effective modernization and transformation projects. Cloud technology today is sophisticated and can feel complex. The D2T team leverages team expertise and decades of experience serving state and local government to help shepherd successful adaption and adoption of modern data and digital experience best practices in the cloud for our customers. We enjoy working hard to drive data and analytics growth by removing people and process barriers to successful implementation.

The technology world is rapidly evolving, and the D2T team is constantly learning and being curious about what is next for state and local government, and updating foundational models to improve outcomes and deliver real results, using risk reduction, "built for change" frameworks that allow states to grow and evolve in a changing technology and data landscape.

Join this team and bring your expertise in policy research, data science, change management, and modern data best practices to support state and local government data modernization and digital transformation at scale.

Key job responsibilities

• Engage and build trusted partnerships with State, Agency and Department leadership related to data, technology, and policy, especially at the directorate and executive level (e.g., CDO, CIO, CTO, Secretary, Director, Deputy Director, etc.).

• Deliver against known patterns for innovation and data modernization, bringing coaching skills and implementation science to build sustained change management across organizations.

• Translate executive goals across technical, data, and policy leadership. Provide the frameworks necessary to help executives understand and support each other across diverse lines of business, data, and technical capabilities.

• Work with AWS partners to influence and develop solutions and delivery mechanisms that align with the D2T Team's best practices and mental models for public sector.

• Perform business development functions to lead strategic engagements, partner with internal AWS teams, and support AWS partners in the field.

• Develop strategic messaging, research and develop patterns and implementation strategies, and look around corners to anticipate how technology development will intersect with update operational and business of SLG consumers.

• This role requires some travel to work in-person with states, often in state capitols. This role will focus on eastern state implementation.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Boston, MA, USA | Los Angeles, CA, USA | New York City, NY, USA | Philadelphia, PA, USA | San Francisco, CA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience

• 5+ years of professional or military experience

• Bachelor's degree

• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level

• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations

• Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/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.