DESCRIPTION

At Amazon, we strive to be Earth’s most customer-centric company where we can find and discover anything we want to buy online. We hire the world’s brightest minds, offering them an environment in which one can relentlessly improve the customer experience. Innovation and creativity are built into the DNA of the company and are encouraged at all levels of employment. Every day we solve complex technical and business problems with ingenuity and simplicity. We’re making history and the good news is we’ve only just begun.

Amazon's IT Services Support team provides highly-available IT support for Amazon employees worldwide. We provide support for all used client applications, operating systems, email, VPN, mobile devices, and common collaboration services such as SharePoint and Exchange. Our customers may engage us via phone, chat, or trouble ticketing.

You will manage a mix of local and remote resources. You assist the global organization to define the perfect customer experience and own the strategies to create that experience. You will help the group develop and leverage their knowledge base to expedite the resolution of recurrent issues. You will identify ways to proactively reduce requests through automation, documentation, and process improvement. You will set high standards for issue handling, escalation and problem management across the organization and guide the team with metrics and goals that clearly measure their success.

You will work alongside a group of leaders to define the priorities and track the metrics and key performance indicators within the organization as a whole. You will hold service owners accountable to resolve issues on behalf of your customers

Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities include:

• Leading a team of Support Engineers. Recognizing inefficiency and driving process improvement to enhance the productivity of all Amazonian's.

• Measuring, monitoring, and maintaining the team’s ability to meet or exceed contact and resolution Service Level Agreements (SLA).

• Coordinating a variety of projects in an operational environment.

• Written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.

• Working with engineering teams to plan for the support of new tools and services and improving the level of support provided for existing ones.

• Developing and maintaining policies, procedures, and processes.

• Hiring, developing, and retaining great talent.

• Reducing contacts through process improvement and root cause analysis.

• Responding to inquiries, escalations, and establishing partnerships with key customers and service owners.

A day in the life
As a Manager II, ITS (GSD) you will primarily focuses on people management and team development while supporting our IT operations. The role demands interpersonal skills as you will supervise, mentors, and evaluate ITS Associates and Engineers.
Ina typical day, you will meet team embers for one-to-one coaching or development conversations, review customer interactions, performance reports, and ensure effective professional development of team members. While maintaining technical oversight of systems and projects, the ITS Manager II's core function revolves around building and maintaining high-performing teams, fostering a positive work environment, and developing staff capabilities.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of developing a team of technical professionals across multiple locations experience
• 2+ years of leading technology teams as a information technology operations manager experience
• Bachelor's degree, or 4+ years of professional or military experience
• Knowledge of Linux or Unix systems administration

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of hardware architectures

• Experience with system management tools and client/server environments

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.