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Deal Desk Program Manager, AWS Partner Agreements

Amazon.com Inc
  • Seattle, WA
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    AWS Partner Agreements is building the operational backbone for how AWS structures, executes, and governs its partner agreement programs at scale. We are looking for a Deal Desk Program Manager to run the engine: processing high-volume partner agreement nominations, executing deals end-to-end, managing post-signature compliance, and building the automations that make the entire operation faster.

    You will operate a system-driven deal desk where bulk partner nominations flow through automated qualification gates, then land on your desk for execution. You will process deals through automated workflows, triage edge cases, coordinate across legal, finance, and field teams, and own the full post-signature lifecycle. You will

    also be the person who identifies where the system breaks and builds the tactical fixes: scripts, workflow enhancements, CPQ improvements,

    and process automations that increase throughput.

    This is a high-ownership, high-volume role. You will be the first and last person to touch most deals. Your feedback on friction points, system gaps, and edge cases directly shapes how the deal desk evolves.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Operate the deal desk at scale: process partner agreement nominations through qualification, approval, execution, and documentation workflows
    • Triage nominations that fall outside standard criteria, assess edge cases, and route exceptions to senior leadership or BD leads when strategic judgment is needed
    • Own post-signature operations: compliance tracking, partner onboarding, reporting obligations, and agreement lifecycle management
    • Build tactical automations across the deal cycle: identify manual bottlenecks and create scripts, workflow enhancements, CPQ improvements, and system integrations that increase throughput
    • Maintain data integrity in systems of record and produce operational reporting on deal volume, cycle times, and funnel health
    • Coordinate across legal, finance, field teams, and BD leads on deal-level questions, process improvements, and exception resolution
    • Surface patterns from deal execution to inform workflow refinement and program iteration

    A day in the life

    You start the morning processing a batch of partner nominations through the deal desk: checking eligibility, moving deals through approvals, triaging the edge cases. By midday you"re coordinating with legal on a contract question and updating a field team on deal status. After lunch you review compliance checkpoints on active agreements and build a quick script to automate a manual step that"s been slowing you down. You end the day pulling operational metrics, spotting a pattern in where deals get stuck, and feeding it back to improve the system. Every day is a mix of execution, coordination, and building.

    About the team

    We"re a small team responsible for how AWS runs its partner agreement programs end-to-end. We design the programs, bring partners in, execute the agreements, and track performance after the ink is dry.

    The team sits at a crossroads: legal, finance, sales operations, field teams, and engineering all intersect here. You will work with all of them regularly. Our internal customers are the AWS field teams and partner managers who rely on us to move agreements efficiently. Our external customers are the partners themselves.

    We"re in the middle of a transformation from manual, spreadsheet-driven processes to a scalable, automated platform. That means there"s a lot

    to build and a lot of ownership available. If you like greenfield work, fast iteration, and seeing your improvements show up in the numbers the next week, this is that kind of team.

    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

    AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

    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.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSeattle, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
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    Skills

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Operationsunmatched
    • Home Automationunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • Legal Support Skillsunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Onboardingunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Sales Operationsunmatched
    • Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
    • Spreadsheetsunmatched
    • Startupunmatched
    • System Integration (SI)unmatched
    • System Operationsunmatched
    • Systems Maintenanceunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
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