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

• Amazon also offers 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
• parental leave
• Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.