Chief Digital Advisor

1 week ago


Manama, Bahrain AWS Bahrain W.L.L. Full time

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years in a technology-related leadership/executive position, preferably supporting public sector
- 5+ years of government digital services experience
- 5+ years in leading government transformation programs

Job summary
Are you a highly creative problem solver that works to inspire, motivate, and define cutting edge solutions? Are you a deeply technical generalist that can adapt quickly to new situations, identify opportunity, and build capabilities? Are you able to speak both the language of business and the language of technology?

As we grow our business, the Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS) Middle East team is seeking to hire a Chief Digital Advisor, responsible for leading AWS’ government transformation engagements with public sector customers in the Middle East.

The Chief Digital Advisor will help government and other public service leaders accelerate their modernization and Transformation programs. You will be a trusted advisor to your customer. You will take end-to-end ownership of migration projects within a single organization or across several organizations. You will leverage your program management, technical, organizational, and transformation expertise to understand your customer's strategic business and technical goals, translate them into an executable plan, track and report progress, and drive migrations and modernization successes by working with the customer, AWS, and our partners.

Passionate about customer value creation, you will be adept at measuring, quantifying and reporting on customer value realization, ensuring our customers realize the value of their Transformation. You will be a proven leader with the ability to gain stakeholder buy-in, communicate confidently at both the executive and project team level, and collaborate with a wide range of technical and non-technical teams. You work to ensure partners are on-boarded and involved in the transformation as needed. You will be an active participant of steering committees and governance structures regardless of who is leading the transformation and act as the point of contact for escalations if the transformation hits barriers. You will be proactive in assessing migration progress and design and implement plans to mitigate any risks or delays. In addition to your customer facing responsibilities, you will help shape the rapidly growing transformation team, by assisting with the definition and implementation of new processes and mechanisms.

About the team
Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life 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. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
- Articulates to senior level public sector stakeholders the value proposition of transformation and an inspiring vision for change, creating opportunities to develop markets and customers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to effectively deliver information to the C-suite/VP level.
- Demonstrated ability and experience working across cross-functional teams to deliver complex IT solutions.
- Hands on experience with AWS services.
- Experience as a Chief Technology Officer, Chief Engineer, or Chief Architect.
- Established voice via blogs, books, presentations, or other thought leadership activities


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