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Amazon Solutions Architect Business Applications AMER PSA United States, Colorado, Denver
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Application deadline: Dec 18, 2025You will be a technical leader within the cross-functional team, passionate about growing technology adoption of ISVs. You will collaborate with some of the largest ISVs and consulting companies to ensure they build scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions on AWS. You will be as comfortable white boarding complex software architectures with a room full of engineers and engaging directly with technical leaders, C-level executives and influencers. You will get the opportunity to work with an array of AWS partners, from well-established tech & consulting giants to innovative startups that were born in the cloud. You will author white papers and reference architectures that the global Solution Architect (SA) community will leverage within AWS. You will deliver technical webinars, speak at public events and file patents for what might be a future AWS product or feature. As the ideal candidate, you will possess the technical acumen to engage at all levels of an organization; as well as the ability to dive deep and build cloud-optimized architectures.Candidates should demonstrate the ability to think strategically and long-term about the needs of global businesses, financial implications, and are deeply familiar with complex legacy IT environments, as well as new native digital environments. Experience working directly with enterprise customers is required, and prior experience working with technology companies is a plus. Previous AWS experience is preferred but not required. Strong Public speaking and writing skills are required. This is a senior level position with the ability to scale for the right candidate.Up to 25% travel may be required.Key job responsibilities
• Working backwards from customers and ISVs identify portfolio of solutions, their themes, and demonstrate AWS value proposition.
• Working together with the business development teams, and solutions, architects develop the technical strategy and approach for enhancing the AWS offerings of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).
• Build and maintain Establish technical credibility in sales cycles (personally or with the broader technical team), and drive discussions with CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, Chief Architects, and/or Senior Developers from our partners and customers.
• Collaborate with AWS partners to realize cloud-based solutions offerings, including development of reference architectures, creation of thought leadership collateral, and public industry presentations.
• Serve as the voice of our partners and customers with our internal service teams to promote functional enhancements to AWS service offerings. Collaborate with AWS field sales, training, and support teams to ensure partner success.
• Exhibit Thought Leadership by evangelizing services and solutions offered by AWS that benefit customers. Share best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, white papers, reference architectures and public speaking events such as industry conferences, and AWS re:Invent.
A day in the lifeDiverse ExperiencesAWS 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.Mentorship & Career GrowthWe’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
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 5+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Experience designing and implementing cloud-native applications
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Amazon Backbone Network Business Developer Americas Development United States, Colorado, Denver
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Application deadline: Jan 12, 2026You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.Key job responsibilities
Network Strategy & Development- Drive AWS's LATAM backbone network infrastructure strategy and execution- Develop and execute strategic network expansion plans with regular milestone tracking
- Optimize network topology for maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness
- Monitor and analyse telecommunications market trends, emerging technologies, and industry developmentsVendor & Partnership Management- Identify and evaluate strategic suppliers for wavelengths, dark fiber, and submarine cable capacity
- Lead technical vendor strategy across AWS's LATAM network topology
- Develop and maintain key commercial and technical partnerships within LATAM
- Manage supplier onboarding, performance metrics, and service quality standards
Financial & Project Management
- Manage risk assessment, escalations, and technical constraint resolution
- Balance business requirements with technical limitations and cost considerationsAbout the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.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
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working at a large network operator, OTT or Internet Service Provider.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate customer requirements and build strategic plans.
- Experience interacting with senior executives and other management within your own company and externally; and working across commercial, technical, domestic, and international arms of an organization
- In-depth knowledge of the latest optical communications developments.
- Demonstrated ability to formulate data driven decisions that lead to results. Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills are critical to success in this position.
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Amazon Infrastructure Technical Business Developer Network Planning... United States, Colorado, Denver
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Application deadline: Dec 30, 2025
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.Key job responsibilities
· Serve as a key member of the NASA (North American/South American) Network Development team with a focus on the NA markets, helping to drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy.
· Work closely with service owners to understand product roadmaps and devise programs to meet capacity requirements.
· Develop network infrastructure plans for approval by internal customers and stakeholders.
· Identify vendors and develop commercial solutions that solve for wavelengths, dark fiber and other network infrastructure capacity.
· Negotiate key vendor contracts from a business and technical perspective in partnership with AWS legal teams.
· Track and maintain information on overall telecom market segment trends and developments in terms of vendor technologies, coverage, cost and deal structures
· Work closely with finance partners, collaborating on budget creation, business case development, deal analysis, and supplier invoicing.
· Participate in strategic network topology planning for our global backbone and metro networks.
· Work closely with network planning to ensure that acquisitions meet our topology requirements and budgets.
· Work closely with internal customers to understand product roadmaps and devise programs to meet capacity requirements.
· Anticipate bottlenecks, manage risk and escalations, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.Diverse Experiences
Amazon 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.Work/Life BalanceMentorship and 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.
- • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- • 5+ years telecommunications industry experience:
- Procurement and negotiations of dark fiber and wavelengths
- Network planning or implementation at ISP, telecommunications operator, or CDN
- • Demonstrated ability to build complex financial models from scratch
- • Strong communication skills: Excellent verbal and written abilities
- - Proven track record working across internal/external organizations
- - Ability to prioritize competing demands while meeting customer deadlines
- • Willingness to travel
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working at a large network operator, OTT or Internet Service Provider. · Quick and clear network strategy recognition in order to provide optimal results for the company. · Experience interacting with senior executives and other management within a company and working across commercial, technical, domestic, and international arms of an organization. · Experience working across Multiple International Markets in LATAM. · Ability to anticipate customer requirements and build strategic plans. · Demonstrated understanding of global fiber and IP networks. · Experience interacting with senior executives and other management within your own company and externally; and working across commercial, technical, domestic, and international arms of an organization · In-depth knowledge of and experience with major internet routing protocols; specifically BGP, OSPF, MPLS, RSVP and ISIS. · Ability to speak multiple languages. 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 for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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Adidas SENIOR DIRECTOR HORIZONTAL COMMUNICATIONS PURPOSE TRAINING &... United States, Colorado, Denver
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Key Accountabilities:
- Responsible for the creation of a yearly NAM strategy for each area under their remit. This should take into account consumer trend and behavior, Global and Market business needs, what has and has not worked previously
- Ensure execution of strategy across each area of the business (taking direction from paper to consumer)
- Direct all channel teams that support Brand, SPW/TR and Purpose (set direction, oversee briefs, ensure they know how they can support, what success looks like, clear obstacles, keep accountabilities etc)
- Support VP Brand Communication in MaEx process: building, managing, analysis, forecasting and reporting
- Be able to look across the categories to coordinate, money and resources strategically to accomplish our business goals
- Ensure the execution of the Global/NAM calendar (including any locally planned and globally approved Market-specific initiatives)
- Lead local Brand Campaign creation within Global guidelines while servicing NAM sport needs
- Partnership with Media team for Brand Media and category media planning, decisions and execution
- Set reactive strategy and coordinate with BUs to ensure a consistent approach and application of best practies
- Responsible for key KPIs for each area of responsibility and corrective actions / learnings against them § Oversight of agency roster and selection to ensure strong relationships, good direction, diversity of skill sets and perspectives and appropriate pricing (in partnership with procurement)
- Oversee sell-in tools for key milestones
- Consistent planning and communication with BU teams to ensure marketing and product plans are complimentary
- Lead by example in driving a high employee engagement and high performance culture
- Identify and develop high-potential talents, to fuel the team's succession plan
- Oversee full team, give feedback, counsel, help to ensuring strongest team possible
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Progressive experience in brand and/or product marketing
- Leading and managing a diverse team
- Proven ability to take projects from high level strategy all the way to consumer touch points
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong presentation, planning, and analytical skills
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.), with an emphasis in Marketing/Business/Sales preferred, and
- At least 10 years sports or other product marketing or related experience, 6 years at the managerial level in the Sporting Goods Industry.
- Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.
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Adidas SR DIRECTOR SALES United States, Colorado, Denver
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Key Responsibilities:
- Drive financials targets and Kpis for WHS team to ensure profitable growth
- Create channel strategy in alignment with country GM and management team / direct stakeholders to reach expected goals
- Develop strong strategic relationship with main retailers to facilitate implementation of our strategy
- Lead the wholesale team to develop people and identify talents
- Maintain the company policies, processes and guidelines at a high level to ensure compliancy in our daily processes
- Influence internal and external stakeholders to reach the expected targets
- Develop a sell out strategy and action plans with his/her team in WHS to ensure high performance standards of our brands in store
- Lead go to market process for WHS to ensure pre sale plan execution
- Lead the strategic planning for major customers (STAPs) both internally and externally to ensure smooth strategy execution
- Influence the local plan as part of the management team to contribute to the success or our company in the country
Key Relationships:
- WHS Sales Development, WHS VP
- Sales Directors, Market Sales Development, Heads of Customer Service, Market Customer Service lead, KA/Field/Fashion, Sales Coordination
- SCM (Demand Planning, warehouses), Credit Management
- Market support functions (OPS, Finance, Marketing, IT, HR)
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Enhanced functional skills with strong systems, tools and process knowledge in Sales and Customer Service
- Service mindset and excellent planning and organizational skills
- Proven track record of delivering versus measurable sales targets
- High leadership and managerial skills
- Proven track record of successfully managing a team/organization and projects in a matrix organization
- Pragmatic approach with the ability to distinguish between the level of research needed to achieve the desired results
- Highly specialized level of business acumen.
- Extensive depth of theoretical knowledge and organizational practice or expertise across several disciplines.
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- University degree in business, ideally with sales and marketing focus or equivalent professional experience
- 8-10 years Sales and/or business development and/ or Finance experience
- 5 years’ management experience
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Adidas DIRECTOR TEAMWEAR BUSINESS United States, Colorado, Denver
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Key Responsibilities:
Business Development and Management
Lead the holistic Teamwear business functions
Design and implement short, mid to long term strategic channel business plan to overlook entire teamwear business from both inline and local creation to Locker Room
Oversee and formulate the teamwear product and marketing strategy (e.g. partnership marketing, sports marketing activation and brand communications) to ensure enhanced offering
Ensure brand equity for both Brand and Commercial channels
Develop the number of teams/clubs/communities/schools and NS to scale the teamwear business
Develop tool and implement Go-to-Market communication
Build strong business collaborative relationships with the major external accounts and partners to maximize growth
Navigate through business ambiguity and complexity to unlock the potential of Teamwear
Engage and collaborate with x-functional counterparts to achieve shared objectives
Systems and Processes
Develop and manage key business processes of responsible channels to ensure key targets achievement including NS, market share and customer satisfaction
Set x-functional operating model to make sure good level of integrity and cooperation on marketing, product, channels, sourcing, and operation side
People Management
Clearly communicate the specific targets and review with each direct report in line
Plan include goals, key job responsibilities, competency development, measures and follow-up activities
Makes sure all team members are able to well understand their job roles and responsibilities and provides proper guidance to secure the quality implementation in daily job
Provide supervisions, coaching and feedback to subordinates, insisting on integrity and openness
Manage, develop and motivate team in alignment with the departmental goals
Work with line manager on team needs decision, buildup, tasks delegation, working load balance etc.
Generate trust-worth and a high level of teamwork spirit across the organization
Key interfaces
Global Locker Room team
GCA Product
GCA Creation Center Shanghai
Sourcing
Internal senior leadership team
External partners
KPI
Net Sales
Market Share
Team/Consumer Satisfaction
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Strategic Planning and overall management skill
Process oriented, yet flexible. Capable of implementing company firmly with staff and clients and of maintaining focus on result
Strong leadership, persuasiveness and people management skill
Tolerance to stress, high energy and strong job ownership
High degree of integrity and loyalty
Good at team work, demonstrating interest in training, coaching and motivating subordinates
Org savvy to comfortably manoeuvre within an MNC organization
Business acumen
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
University degree or above (MBA or other business-related qualification preferred)
Minimum 10 years of experience in sales management or commercial related for a leading consumer goods companies
Leadership: 3+ years of leadership of experts, x-functional projects and people
Cross-functional experience, ideally with marketing / sales / product management
Broad understanding of business value drivers and operations
Global mindset and ability to work cross-culturally
Proficient English required
The job description is part of every adidas employee’s contract. However, this is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.
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Adidas SENIOR DIRECTOR SOURCING OPERATIONS APPAREL & G CENTRAL JAVA United States, Colorado, Denver
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PURPOSE
- Drive Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
- Develop, implement, and manage sourcing strategies in the respective country in order to meet the company objectives relating to quality, volume, delivery, and cost of sourced products.
- Build relationships with and support implementation of key initiatives in supply partners in order to achieve desired performance outcomes.
- Oversee budget, personnel, and office operations for the country where applicable.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Implement sourcing strategies within assigned location in order to meet the company objectives relating to quality, volume, delivery, and cost of sourced products.
- Build and maintain business relationships between adidas Sourcing, its key factories, and suppliers are maintained at the highest level of trust and integrity.
- Implement Supply Performance Framework (“SPIKE”) within the assigned location to ensure the company secures, maintains, and supports the highest quality vendors available.
- Manage risks (e.g., political, economic, strategic, etc.) likely to impact business operations in the source locations.
- Ensure implementation of company policy for all operations (Quality, Delivery, Costing, Development, Planning/Ordering/Shipping, Materials)
- Ensure lead times provided by suppliers are in line with Sourcing’s objectives for speed-to-market.
- Ensure supply partners meet company expectations/targets for social and environmental topics.
- Ensure all operations comply with relevant local laws (general and labour) and respect basic human rights, health, and safety of all employees and the environment.
- Work closely with other Sourcing teams to apply and reinforce best practices, standards, and disciplines in the location.
- Develop strong relationships with the relevant Creation Centres to ensure the sourcing strategy is fully aligned with the needs of the adidas.
- Ensure right level of collaboration and capabilities in Digital, Development, and Manufacturing in Tier1 supply partners.
- Form and maintain the appropriate organizational structures for end-to-end process performance. Identify and develop future talent, and ensure appropriate leadership skills are present at every level through effective motivation, coaching, training, and development of direct reports and teams in the location
- Maintain adidas’ public image at the highest possible level through professionalism, integrity, and contribution to the local community.
- Ensure all sourcing operations and practices fully comply with adidas’ Responsible Sourcing& Purchasing Policy, adidas standards and legal requirements, while managing the relevantprocesses internally and externally.
- Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.
- Develop and coach team to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skillsets and strong succession plans are in place.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Global Sourcing
- Global Brands
- Product Operations
- Other Global Function team: Social and Environmental Affairs / Government Affairs
- Sourcing Supply Partners
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Breadth of management experiences across various industries (especially manufacturing)
- Strong conceptual thinking and business acumen
- Strong influencing and communication skills (written and spoken)
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Strong MS Office Skills
- Strong leadership skills and ability to lead multidimensional teams.
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- University degree in engineering or a technical field (e.g., materials science, chemistry, physics, etc.) or non-technical field coupled with relevant work experiences.
- Minimum 12+ years of relevant business experience and 5+ years of people management experience
- Willingness to travel frequently (including internationally)
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Application deadline: Dec 18, 2025You will be a technical leader within the cross-functional team, passionate about growing technology adoption of ISVs. You will collaborate with some of the largest ISVs and consulting companies to ensure they build scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions on AWS. You will be as comfortable white boarding complex software architectures with a room full of engineers and engaging directly with technical leaders, C-level executives and influencers. You will get the opportunity to work with an array of AWS partners, from well-established tech & consulting giants to innovative startups that were born in the cloud. You will author white papers and reference architectures that the global Solution Architect (SA) community will leverage within AWS. You will deliver technical webinars, speak at public events and file patents for what might be a future AWS product or feature. As the ideal candidate, you will possess the technical acumen to engage at all levels of an organization; as well as the ability to dive deep and build cloud-optimized architectures.Candidates should demonstrate the ability to think strategically and long-term about the needs of global businesses, financial implications, and are deeply familiar with complex legacy IT environments, as well as new native digital environments. Experience working directly with enterprise customers is required, and prior experience working with technology companies is a plus. Previous AWS experience is preferred but not required. Strong Public speaking and writing skills are required. This is a senior level position with the ability to scale for the right candidate.Up to 25% travel may be required.Key job responsibilities
• Working backwards from customers and ISVs identify portfolio of solutions, their themes, and demonstrate AWS value proposition.
• Working together with the business development teams, and solutions, architects develop the technical strategy and approach for enhancing the AWS offerings of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).
• Build and maintain Establish technical credibility in sales cycles (personally or with the broader technical team), and drive discussions with CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, Chief Architects, and/or Senior Developers from our partners and customers.
• Collaborate with AWS partners to realize cloud-based solutions offerings, including development of reference architectures, creation of thought leadership collateral, and public industry presentations.
• Serve as the voice of our partners and customers with our internal service teams to promote functional enhancements to AWS service offerings. Collaborate with AWS field sales, training, and support teams to ensure partner success.
• Exhibit Thought Leadership by evangelizing services and solutions offered by AWS that benefit customers. Share best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, white papers, reference architectures and public speaking events such as industry conferences, and AWS re:Invent.
A day in the lifeDiverse ExperiencesAWS 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.Mentorship & Career GrowthWe’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
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 5+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Experience designing and implementing cloud-native applications
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