Infrastructure Performance Manager, Strategic Portfolio Management

About the role

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. #DCPD_Delivery

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in enginnering or equivalent, or 4+ years of vendor management experience
• Master's degree in management, business administration, economics, engineering, marketing, or Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of multi-million dollar contract negotiation experience
• 4+ years of vendor management experience
• 2+ years of data center engineering or operations experience
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Additional Information

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, and low-cost cloud platform that powers thousands of businesses in over 190 countries. AWS' Data Center Capacity Supply Team works to deliver capacity supply options across multiple network footprint opportunities to meet the needs of customer demands. We are a team of highly motivated professionals who enable the capacity needed to support AWS customers and optimize the largest cloud services company on earth! The AWS Infrastructure Performance Management (IPM) team performs a vendor management function for Colocation (colo) Data Center vendors with which AWS has deployments. The team manages AWS' colo vendor performance through internal feedback mechanisms as well as a formal business review program where vendors are measured on operational performance, contractual compliance, and infrastructure reliability. This is a key business management function that is required to satisfy AWS System and Organization Controls (SOC) compliance. IPM is responsible for commercial transactions including MTSA's, amendments, and expansions. In addition, IPM serves as an escalation point for both our internal and external partners, manage contractual service level violations, and infrastructure risk reduction projects. Finally, the IPM team serves as a subject matter expert that works cross-organizational with other teams in AWS to deliver service level improvements and scaling initiatives by leveraging the commercial and contractual relationships with AWS' colocation vendors. Through these activities, the function supports and empowers Operations, Security, Engineering, and other key stakeholders, both internal and external, to drive continuous improvements in order to deliver a better and more reliable AWS customer experience. Key Responsibilities for this position . Support and/or drive special projects for infrastructure improvements and risk mitigations - Identify and drive targeted improvement initiatives . Manage the commercial and operational relationships with assigned infrastructure partners . Own cadence and content of our team's internal business review schedule, including reporting . Manage and evolve our IPM partner performance dashboards . Support the need for reporting from our business support systems

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