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Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud provider, offering virtualized infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, analytics, and other web computing services to customers all over the world. AWS operates a globally distributed environment at massive levels of scale, offering over 200 fully featured services to millions of active customers around the world—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—to power their infrastructure. The Global Sales Strategy and Operations (GSSO) supports the AWS Global Sales (AGS) organization through strategy, strategic initiative design and implementation, program management, and business insights and reporting. GSSO is routinely trusted to create and seamlessly deliver transformative insights, programs, and mechanisms at scale for AGS’ most critical initiatives.

We are seeking a Strategic Planning Analyst to join the AGS Worldwide Strategic Planning (WSP) team. In this role, you will support the launch of annual and multi-year strategic initiatives through cross functional collaboration to build requirements to drive modifications to planning and operations tooling, define performance metrics and KPIs, automate reporting and reporting tools, integrate initiatives into current business performance tracking mechanisms and create repeatable and scalable processes to analyze data and support informed decision-making.

The ideal candidate thrives in an ambiguous environment, has a passion for innovating and solving complex problems, and possesses advanced analytical and problem-solving skills. Coupled with a passion for delivering insights that drive business success we seek candidates who are excellent communicators, self-motivated, flexible, and hardworking, with a keen sense of fun. This role offers an excellent opportunity for growth in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Key job responsibilities

• Build and deploy robust tooling and automation solutions, building consensus with stakeholders on strategic initiative priorities and requirements, technical feasibility, and development effort.

• Document software designs and data flows for frontend UI and backend data integration.

• Partner with data science and planning tool teams to design reporting tools and dashboards that measure results and provide real-time insights.

• Lead the development and tracking of metrics, KPIs and goals for new strategic programs to provide deep insights into strategic initiative performance.

• Set up and manage business rhythms, including recurrent meetings, program wiki pages, document repositories, and Wisdom pages.

About the team

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

About Sales, Marketing and Global Services (SMGS)

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.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of business or financial analysis experience

• 1+ years of sales operations, sales planning experience or equivalent

• Basic understanding of project management principles and tools. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with both business and technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience

• Experience with SQL.

• Experience with AWS products or services is a plus

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $79,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $169,500/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.