AWS Certification Program Leader, AWS Certification

Amazon • Portland, OR

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About The Position

The AWS Certification Program Leader drives the strategy, development, and
global delivery of AWS Certification exams—the industry standard for validating
cloud expertise. This role owns the end-to-end certification portfolio, from
exam content creation and technical validation to go-to-market execution and
recertification, serving technical practitioners, enterprises, and AWS Partners
worldwide. At the forefront of skills assessment innovation, this leader
reimagines how cloud expertise is measured—harnessing AI, adaptive assessment
techniques, and emerging psychometric models to move beyond point-in-time
testing toward continuous, meaningful validation of real-world cloud skills at
scale.

About the team
AWS Global Services
AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers
design, build, operate, and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate
with AWS Professional Services, upskill with AWS Training and Certification,
optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services, and meet objectives with AWS
Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS
Partners, AWS Sovereign Cloud, AWS International Product, and the Generative AI
Innovation Center. You’ll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of
countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.

About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred
qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates
to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,
or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
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.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s
Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and
other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded
professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the
expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of
our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,
there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Requirements

• 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 projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience managing certification and/or skill assessment programs at scale

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of work in internet-related program or technical product management in a software applications environment experience
• Knowledge of cloud computing services or deployment architecture
• Experience working in an internet-related program or technical product management in a software applications environment
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level