Head of Events - AMER, 1P Global Events

Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a Head of Events, Americas (AMER), to own the strategic direction and delivery of AWS's regional events portfolio across North, Central, and South America. This is a regional leadership role, and you will have the opportunity to shape how flagship event programs come to life across multiple countries, languages, and business environments. You will lead a team of event marketers, own a multi-country portfolio and its P&L, and work alongside regional peers in EMEA and APJ to ensure the AMER portfolio connects seamlessly with a broader global events framework. If you are an event marketing leader who is energized by building an event portfolio and balancing local market priorities with global strategy, we want to hear from you.

Key job responsibilities
- Own the strategic design and delivery of AWS's AMER regional events portfolio, partnering with local marketing and sales to align programs with business objectives, customer priorities, and growth targets
- Deliver the AMER regional events plan in active partnership with the Heads of EMEA and APJ events, ensuring all three regional portfolios ladder into a single global events framework rather than operating as independent plans
- Serve as the global AMER interlock, representing AMER in planning forums and translating the global framework into regional execution while feeding regional insight back into the global plan
- Partner with Content, Platforms, GTM, Keynotes, Product Marketing, and Area Marketing to deliver strategies that align with global messaging while staying relevant to each region
- Partner directly with the Integrated Demand Center to align regional event strategy with global demand generation priorities, pipeline targets, and measurement standards
- Manage the regional events portfolio and budget with full P&L responsibility, delivering a connected in-person, hybrid, and virtual strategy tailored to local audiences, languages, and regulatory environments
- Design and implement measurement frameworks to track the impact, ROI, and effectiveness of regional events across every channel
- Lead and develop a high-performing team, with clear goals, mentorship, career development, and succession plans across a highly matrixed global organization

About the team
The AMER Events team delivers AWS's flagship event programs across North, Central, and South America, as part of the Events, Sports and Sponsorships organization. Our mission is to create compelling event experiences that address the unique market needs and cultural considerations of our customers and partners, while contributing to a cohesive global events portfolio. We build at the intersection of global strategy and local execution, turning a worldwide framework into programs that feel authentic to each market. This is a chance to help shape a regional event portfolio and influence how AWS shows up for customers across the region.

Basic Qualifications

- 10+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience
- 5+ years of team management experience
- Experience communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience leading across multiple locales
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
- Experience managing significant budgets and P&L responsibility in the region, with demonstrated success in building relationships with major agency and venue partners
- Experience managing end-to-end event experiences for the technology industry in the region, encompassing the full lifecycle from strategic planning, demand generation, and platform development through event design, delivery, post-event reporting, and lead management
- Experience leading cross-functional teams to drive event marketing initiatives worldwide

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working with executive leadership in large organizations
- Experience leading across full range of marketing disciplines
- Deep understanding of AMER markets and business practices, including field marketing experience and knowledge of local cultures and business environments

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.