Sr. Security Communications Manager, AWS Security, Security Operations

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The AWS Security organization is looking for an extraordinary individual with a progressive career history. The Sr. Security Communications Manager will own the development of internal security communications and engagement strategy for security outreach for the security research community. Delivery will be through executive-level content, including external security engagement planning for security conferences and general research community involvement, executive security research community talking points / scripts, and key messaging documents used by internal security professionals. The right candidate has a strong security technology background combined with a passion for storytelling and experience in communications. In this role, the candidate will have an opportunity to create communication strategies and world-class content with AWS’s senior security leadership team as well as with global AWS service team executive leaders. The candidate will have the opportunity to work with the global security research community directly as well as help to influence the security direction of AWS.

This leader is expected to have a track record of delivering high quality results and best-in-class solutions in a fast-moving environment. We need someone who’s comfortable building teams, developing staff, and leading by example. Our services operate at large scale and on critical workloads, so a passion and discipline for operational excellence is key. We are a mixed discipline team that identifies opportunities to improve the security posture of all AWS infrastructure and drives their implementation across the company. This team helps AWS Service teams and AWS Customers to both build and use the cloud through the implementation of innovative security solutions. The ability to prioritize, communicate clearly and compellingly, and drive a high level of focus and excellence within a strong team is crucial.

This role will be located in either Northern Virginia or Seattle, WA

Key job responsibilities

• Maintain a prioritized roadmap to address gaps and improve practices.
• Communicate threats to leadership, customers, and partners in a consistent voice and format.
• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple groups as part of the organization’s security effort.
• Communicate project issues and status in a concise, accurate, and professional manner.
• Coordinate with partner security teams to build tracking and reporting capabilities to drive down risks.
• Develop and innovate on global security communications strategies, providing clear narrative and clever tactics to engage the security community
• Build and lead a team of security communications professionals to support the business and drive messages and program adoption within AWS Security
• Proactively build and manage relationships with key internal stakeholders across a range of businesses and geographies.
• Provide expert internal communications counsel and training to diverse groups and senior leaders within the organization.
• Responsible for the creation of creative internal security content including video and digital content.

A day in the life
Inclusive Team Culture
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Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-live balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

• Experience working closely with the security research community
• A history of working with Incident Response or Crisis management teams
• A bias for action for developing awesome communications assets (presentations, videos, scripts)
• Ability to easily transition from high level strategic thinking to creative and detailed execution
• Strong leadership and excellent communication with the ability to drive consensus and articulate recommendations and trade-offs to senior executives
• Experience developing creative, effective approaches to difficult communications challenges
• Experience creating metrics to measure communication effectiveness, reach and engagement
• Ability to think and innovate at scale.
• Multidisciplinary experience in intelligence, incident response, forensics, program management, and product development.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity in a rapidly changing business environment.
• A high EQ with the ability to recognize leading indicators for communication and organizational change
• A highly collaborative, engaging style that builds relationships effectively

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