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Senior Business Strategy and Engagement Manager, US SLG
Amazon.comUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Jun 2024
About the role
Amazon Web Services (AWS) U.S. State and Local Government team is leading a new paradigm shift in tax administration by leveraging cloud to increase security and resilience, fuel innovation, and amplify customer experience.
The Finance & Administration (F&A) Vertical team is seeking a highly qualified individual with direct experience in helping tax authorities achieve their digital transformation goals. In this role, you will help build next generation tax systems and solutions.
Key job responsibilities
You will lead tax strategy, programs, and implementation efforts and work directly with tax authorities, including Commissioners, Directors, CIOs, and CISOs, as well as technology partners. You will dive deep into business challenges, propose solutions, and facilitate technical discussions in a fast-paced, demanding environment. A successful candidate demonstrates an ability to earn trust, take ownership, and deliver results.
Serve as a highly knowledgeable and credible expert in tax administration with ability and passion to discuss modernizing systems to improve tax administration and transform the taxpayer experience.
Identify business trends and industry challenges to develop vertical strategy and transformational solutions to help customers accelerate cloud adoption.
Cultivate and nurture relationships with executive business and IT leaders, and AWS partners.
Work with internal teams and partners to build solutions, programs, and frameworks that help tax authorities modernize and digitally transform their systems.
Support customers’ journey working with internal teams, partners, and external stakeholders to achieve customers’ strategic goals.
Identify gaps in solutions and influence joint AWS and partner solution development.
Analyze and report on market trends and performance KPIs.
Provide thought leadership through presentations, white papers, blogs, and social media to capture customer mindshare.
Travel 30% to 40% and work autonomously.
About the team
The Finance & Administration Vertical team supports SLG customers administering tax, unemployment insurance, retirement and employee benefits, insurance, licensing, and back office operations including HR, payroll, purchasing, and finance. Our team has a ton of hard-won expertise in the mission of government. We are customer-centric, strategic thinkers, and consummate problem solvers.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Chicago, IL, USA
- 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
- 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.
The Finance & Administration (F&A) Vertical team is seeking a highly qualified individual with direct experience in helping tax authorities achieve their digital transformation goals. In this role, you will help build next generation tax systems and solutions.
Key job responsibilities
You will lead tax strategy, programs, and implementation efforts and work directly with tax authorities, including Commissioners, Directors, CIOs, and CISOs, as well as technology partners. You will dive deep into business challenges, propose solutions, and facilitate technical discussions in a fast-paced, demanding environment. A successful candidate demonstrates an ability to earn trust, take ownership, and deliver results.
Serve as a highly knowledgeable and credible expert in tax administration with ability and passion to discuss modernizing systems to improve tax administration and transform the taxpayer experience.
Identify business trends and industry challenges to develop vertical strategy and transformational solutions to help customers accelerate cloud adoption.
Cultivate and nurture relationships with executive business and IT leaders, and AWS partners.
Work with internal teams and partners to build solutions, programs, and frameworks that help tax authorities modernize and digitally transform their systems.
Support customers’ journey working with internal teams, partners, and external stakeholders to achieve customers’ strategic goals.
Identify gaps in solutions and influence joint AWS and partner solution development.
Analyze and report on market trends and performance KPIs.
Provide thought leadership through presentations, white papers, blogs, and social media to capture customer mindshare.
Travel 30% to 40% and work autonomously.
About the team
The Finance & Administration Vertical team supports SLG customers administering tax, unemployment insurance, retirement and employee benefits, insurance, licensing, and back office operations including HR, payroll, purchasing, and finance. Our team has a ton of hard-won expertise in the mission of government. We are customer-centric, strategic thinkers, and consummate problem solvers.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Chicago, IL, 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.
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