Colocation Contracts Manager - Data Centre , Data Centre Supply Solutions

The Amazon Web Services Infrastructure Global Expansion team is looking for a Colocation Contracts Manager within our EMEA region. You'll have the ability to dive deep into data, existing processes, people, and systems to improve complex processes. In addition, you'll be experienced in meeting tight deadlines while managing multiple projects.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated; analytical; possess a strong sense of ownership; have exceptional organizational skills, high integrity and accountability; and have a passion for process improvement.



Key job responsibilities
- Analyse contractual gap analysis in colocation contracts
- Manage data centre agreements with third-party suppliers,
- Support contract transactions; generating and processing service orders; vendor communications; obtaining internal financial, technical, and legal approvals.
- Manage remediation transactions: validate stakeholder inputs,
- Engage with vendors with guidance from Technical Business Developers, Prepare business cases and drive contract execution with legal partners.
- Track and manage individual gap remediation projects
- Manage a global portfolio of commercial agreements for critical data centre infrastructure.
- Lead process improvements for automation and scalability
- Develop metrics and analyse trends


A day in the life
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- Minimum 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: finance operations, procurement, project management, asset management, lease management
- Experience working with cross-organizational teams in an international organization


- Minimum of 5+ years of demonstrable experience in one or more of the following areas: contracts management and/or lease management
- Minimum of 3+ Year Data Centre commercial contract experience
- Proven experience of delivering Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent






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