Program Manager, Supplemental Funding Sources, Amazon Career Choice Job at Amazon.com Services LLC, Seattle, WA

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  • Amazon.com Services LLC
  • Seattle, WA

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

As a Program Manager working on identifying supplemental funding models for Career Choice, you will be responsible for researching, designing, implementing, and evaluating supplemental funding models to support continued growth of the program. This includes exploring options like Title IV aid, FAFSA, Pell Grants, state workforce development funds, and merit-based institutional grants. You will need a deep understanding of the existing funding landscape, the ability to identify gaps and opportunities, and to work cross-functionally to develop and execute robust strategies. Key responsibilities will involve understanding funding sources available, requisite application processes, how each stakeholder type (student, school, employer, government) interacts with the process, and the data sharing required for each stage, then integrating these components to create a seamless experiences for participants and school partners.

If you enjoy solving hard problems and have experience designing, building, and launching cross functional tools and business processes at scale, you will fit right in. We rely heavily on data to create solutions from our customer's perspective, and we build mechanisms to ensure we're able to track impact and outcomes at scale.

If you are passionate about expanding educational and career opportunities, and excited to play a key role in shaping the future of the Career Choice funding ecosystem, we encourage you to apply for this impactful Program Manager role.

Key job responsibilities
1. Conduct in-depth research to deeply understand the existing Career Choice funding landscape, including available sources, eligibility criteria, application processes, data sharing requirements, and ability to report on awarded amounts.
2. Develop innovative strategies to expand access to supplemental resources like FAFSA, Pell Grants, state workforce funds, and merit-based institutional grants.
3. Work cross-functionally with both internal teams like Finance, Education Teams, and Legal, as well as external teams like School Partners and the US Department of Education to design, plan, and implement new funding solutions.
4. Evaluate the data sharing requirements and stakeholder interactions for various funding sources, then integrate these components to create seamless experiences for Career Choice participants and school partners.
5. Track the impact and outcomes of newly implemented funding models, and use data-driven insights to continuously improve the program.

About the team
Career Choice is an education benefit that empowers eligible employees to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere. Since launching in 2012, Career Choice has helped over 200,000 employees pursue an education at one of 400 education partners across 14 countries in 9 languages. We, Career Choice, believe that everyone who comes to Amazon should be able to build their career, and we are ready to support our employees wherever they are on their educational journey! We’re committed to empowering our employees by providing them access to the education and training they need to grow their careers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Prior experience navigating complex financial aid systems and processes.
- Demonstrated track record of securing supplemental funding to support educational and workforce development initiatives.
- Strong program management and project delivery skills, with the ability to turn insights into actionable plans.
- Proficient data analysis and visualization capabilities to inform decision-making.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

Job Tags

Full time,

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