The Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) organization is responsible for creating the spaces that inspire Amazonians to make history. The globally diverse team manages Amazon’s corporate offices in more than 60 countries. GREF provides real estate transactions expertise, business partnering, space and occupancy planning, design and construction, capital investment program management, facility maintenance, and operations all contributing to the employee experience and leveraging places and programs to enable culture to thrive at Amazon.
GREF’s Project Management Office (PMO) drives and supports consistency and scalability for delivery of GREF projects, processes, and documentation across all regions (AMER, EMEA, APAC). The Manager of Project Delivery role executes projects of various scale and complexity that transform GREF and help constantly raise the bar for customers. The PMO delivers tools and methodologies that help GREF self-manage projects and build visibility over all initiatives taking place globally.
As the Manager of Project Delivery you will prioritize and lead delivery of global projects, while overseeing a team of third-party Project Managers. You will build strong governance mechanisms over project prioritization, timely delivery, and outcome delivery. Working closely with service line leaders across GREF, you will help them strategize on the transformational direction for their organizations and identify opportunities for them to accelerate delivery by translating strategic objectives into feasible action plans. The successful candidate will have excellent program & project management capabilities, a thorough understanding of the office workplace environment and corporate real estate, and display traits such as quick learning, flexibility, and agility.



Key job responsibilities
• Provide project management and oversight for global, cross-functional initiatives, from scoping to successful delivery and handoff with stakeholders.
• Lead vendor team and ensure high quality delivery through active involvement in project scoping, risk identification/mitigation, and project closure activities
• Support project sponsors and stakeholders in defining business requirements, including collaborating with technology teams.
• Align the team on the most important priorities and adapt to shifting needs
• Assemble project teams, identifying the right resources to ensure project success
• Ensure consistent and accurate communication of project status to stakeholders.
• Maintain staffing levels, hiring high-quality talent, and motivating the team to achieve goals.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement solutions and innovation opportunities
• Develop and maintain scalable mechanisms and playbooks.
• Build strong partnership with leadership and program managers to support for key organizational goals
• Manage escalations requiring immediate action and problem solving.
• Act as a thought leader on project management best practices within the organization.
• Strategize with project sponsors, challenge outcomes and propose fit for purpose solutions.
• Identify lessons learned and apply them to the growth of the PMO organization.
• Contribute to the refinement of the organization’s project management methodology.