Senior Issues Manager, AWS Corporate Communications

Responsibilities

• This senior communications manager will partner closely with technical, legal, and business teams across AWS and provide strategic counsel to senior leaders in high-profile situations.
• This person will frequently operate at the center of a cross-functional team and must be comfortable working across a range of countries, cultures, and business units.
• A strong candidate enjoys diving deep into issues to understand how they are impacting customers and shaping industry dialog, then explaining these topics to media and third-parties so they can better educate and inspire customers.
• This person is motivated by a dynamic and highly creative environment with endless potential to break new ground and redefine best practices.

Requirements

• 10+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred

• Experience working proactively and independently, meeting deadlines, and delivering on projects and tasks
• Experience in media relations and issues management
• Current experience managing media relationships, and a network of media contacts
• A track record of successfully representing high-profile companies or issues
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and organizational skills

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits