Security Technology Help Desk Manager, Amazon Corporate Security
Amazon
Description
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Amazon Corporate Security (ACS) manages all aspects of physical security at Amazon Corporate locations and is a leader in security management, policy, and best practices. ACS is looking for a new team member who embodies the Amazon Leadership Principles of Customer Obsession and Deliver Results, to join our team as the Regional Security Technology Help Desk Lead.
You will join a team of security professionals who are responsible for managing Amazon’s Corporate Security programs worldwide. The high-visibility position will report to the Global Security Help Desk Lead. This security professional will be responsible for delivering ACS’s promise of a safe and secure work environment for all Amazonians by ensuring our vast ecosystem of connected security devices remains functionally available and accurately programmed. You will be responsible for managing a regional team of help desk professionals who are collectively responsible for the intake of reported device issues and programming requests, triage of those requests, execution of response run books, and engagement of external vendors where necessary.
You will be responsible for developing tactical relationships with internal stakeholders such as Global Real Estate and Facilities, IT, and Corporate Security, as well as external stakeholders including security vendors to execute a unique and exciting help desk program. You will be expected to leverage these relationships to execute responses to issues both routine and unique, and develop processes to efficiently respond to recurring issues.
Key job responsibilities
- Manage a regional team of help desk professionals located across time zones responsible for responding to security device break/fix issues, preventative maintenance, and system programming updates for over 100,000 connected security devices.
- Manage the regional vendor responsible for providing staffing for the Global Help Desk, through monthly and quarterly business reviews and ad-hoc communications as needed.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for regional device issues, responsible for communicating to internal and external stakeholders on the status of resolution to those issues.
- Ensure the accurate execution of help desk response run books, and provide insights into the ongoing development and evolution of those run books over time.
- Assist in the development of strategies to help reduce overall issue intake, response, and resolution times while improving device programming accuracy.
- Provide insights to other ACS teams that will help inform design standards, construction means and methods, and software development that may be used to automate routine tasks.
A day in the life
A typical day for this fast-paced role will involve ensuring the success of the regional help desk team and the accurate execution of run books. You may assist with complex device issues or outages, or engage other stakeholders when necessary. You will serve as a key escalation point for regional customer issues, and will be responsible for communicating to those customers clearly and transparently. You will oversee the performance of the regional help desk staffing provider, routinely reviewing work products and providing feedback through regular business reviews. You will provide strategic insights that may influence the structure of vendor contracts.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security 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.
Why Amazon Security?
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
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.
Training & 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, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
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
Preferred Qualifications
-2+ years of driving process improvements experience
-Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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.
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