Operations Approvals Manager

1 week ago


Sydney, Australia AWS Australia Pty Ltd Full time

5+ years of business, finance, legal, or other comparable experience - Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience

Job summary

Amazon Web Service’s Private Pricing Operations (PPO) team is looking for a talented Approvals Manager to support AWS’ dynamic and rapidly growing business. Amazon Web is at the forefront of the "" computing and service industry providing IT infrastructure such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, delivery, database, browsers and more.

The Approvals Manager will be primarily focused on supporting the Private Pricing program for AWS, preparing and managing approvals for public sector and/or worldwide commercial sales based on approved deal structures. This position requires an individual who can autonomously operate within established frameworks with mínimal guidance, while managing multiple, approval cycles at various points in the approval process. This individual will have highest standards and a bias for action to achieve deal velocity while exercising high judgment and autonomous decision making in often ambiguous situations. They must be able to take ownership of the approval process, driving internal and external teams, such as Legal, Operations, Finance, and Executive Approvers.

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more tasks in the future.
- Approvals experience interfacing in a commercial and public sector setting - Ability to work autonomously while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams - Strong written and oral communication skills - Legal experience, or strong finance background demonstrating a high level of analytical aptitude - Ability to demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations - Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines - Strong analytical skills Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.


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