Principal - Southeast, AWS Workforce Development

Role Description

Are you passionate about building meaningful workforce development partnerships with local stakeholders — ones where everyone wins? Do you thrive on the challenge of designing innovative programs and fresh approaches to workforce development? Amazon is seeking a dynamic team member to do exactly that, playing a key role in driving our economic development initiatives forward in our US Southeast regions.

• Own the full workforce program lifecycle, from gap identification and solution design through pilot execution and scaled delivery. Ensure programs are delivered on time, within budget, and informed by data.
• Assess current workforce development offerings against labor market demands and expansion timelines. Identify competency mismatches and build a pipeline of new program concepts to address unmet needs.
• Set a multi-horizon strategic vision for workforce development that operates across national, state, regional, and local levels. Translate that vision into a prioritized roadmap aligned to talent needs.
• Cultivate high-trust relationships with political, economic development, and education leaders at all levels of government. Secure the policy, funding, and institutional support needed to bring programs to scale.
• Represent the workforce development mission through public speaking, written content, convenings, and coalition-building with policymakers, educators, employers, and community organizations.
• Champion the needs of internal teams and external partners to continuously increase program quality and relevance.
• Partner with the research and analysis team to evaluate program effectiveness, make evidence-based decisions, and communicate outcomes to senior leadership and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant discipline (e.g. Law, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Economic Development)
• 10+ years of experience in education leadership, workforce development, economic development, or public policy
• Ability to travel frequently, domestically and globally, based on business needs, sometimes on short notice.

Requirements

• Experience negotiating complex deals with customers and partners or equivalent
• Experience with instructional design, curriculum architecture, or training program development
• Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines
• Knowledge of program management lifecycle and project management tools/methodologies
• Experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining large scale projects.
• Knowledge of education funding sources, policies, and legislation
• Strong verbal and written communication, and presentation skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive 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