Amazon
AWS Certification Program Leader, AWS Certification
$195K–$290K
Austin, TX +4 · Full-time · Posted Mar 17, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
New York, NY
Portland, OR
Herndon, VA - Experience
- 7+ years in people management and 7+ years in technical program management; preferred: 7+ years of work in internet-related program or technical product management in a software applications environment.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads the global AWS Certification portfolio, from exam development and technical validation to launch, recertification, and innovation in cloud-skills assessment.
What you'll do
- Own certification portfolio strategy and lead global exam delivery, including content creation, technical validation, go-to-market execution, and recertification.
- Partner with content, engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to align the roadmap with customer and business needs.
- Manage the roadmap and metrics, drive assessment innovation, and communicate progress and trade-offs to senior leadership.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of people management experience.
- 7+ years of technical program management experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience managing cross-functional projects, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules; experience managing certification and/or skill assessment programs at scale.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of cloud computing services or deployment architecture.
- Experience communicating with technical and non-technical audiences, including executive stakeholders or clients.
Pay
214,100.00 - 289,700.00 USD annually (base salary); 194,700.00 - 263,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
AI focus
Apply AI adaptive assessment techniques and emerging psychometric models to evolve cloud-skills assessment toward continuous validation of real-world skills.
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