AWS Certification Program Leader, AWS Certification
About the role
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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Owns the end-to-end certification portfolio, from exam content creation and technical validation to go-to-market execution and recertification.
- Serves technical practitioners, enterprises, and AWS Partners worldwide.
- Drives the strategy, development, and global delivery of AWS Certification exams.
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
Qualifications
- 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
Skills
- Experience in internet-related program or technical product management in a software applications environment
- Experience in cloud computing services or deployment architecture
- Experience in managing certification and/or skill assessment programs at scale
- Experience in project management and cross-functional team coordination
- Experience in communication with technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
Basic Qualifications: 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
Preferred Qualifications: 7+ years of work in internet-related program or technical product management in a software applications environment, 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
Pay
Base salary range: $194,700.00 - $263,400.00 USD annually
Schedule
Full-time