Ontologist, Learning Taxonomy, AWS Training & Certification

Our Training & Certification (T&C) Products and Services team is looking for an enthusiastic and creative thought leader with a strong background in product innovation to lead our efforts to scale training content creation for technical learning solutions to help customers develop practical skills using AWS services. You will own the definition and governance of the T&C learning content model and taxonomy. You will help the team build mechanisms tools and automation to dramatically increase (5X) the amount of content we can create and get this content to customers faster.

AWS is revolutionizing how companies build and deploy technology through innovative cloud-based services. The AWS T&C organization has a vision to accelerate the growth of AWS through seeding the IT market with hundreds of millions of highly-skilled AWS professionals by offering the leading cloud training and certification programs in the industry. We are an innovative global organization with activities that support all services across AWS to deliver differentiated customer experiences. We provide a wide range of learning opportunities from initial cloud skills at education institutions to career re-training to in-depth proficiency for the experienced professional.

The successful candidate must have problem-solving skills business judgment and experience working with cross-functional teams. We are looking for the ability to execute both strategically and tactically and someone who is excited to take on new ambiguous projects that will define new learning opportunities. This position requires a technical background to produce concrete specifications develop prototypes and drive this position you will define product requirements product delivery and go-to-market strategy while increasing product adoption and revenue for a portfolio of innovative products. This role requires thinking big and the ability to thrive in an ambiguous collaborative and startup-like environment.

Key job responsibilities
- Supports business strategy and objectives in order to identify requirements and resources for complex initiatives for AWS training
- Be the single-threaded owner for the T&C learning content model and taxonomy standards. Innovate on tools and mechanisms (including governance) for the definition organization adoption and use of the taxonomy across curriculum development and publishing workflows.
- Innovate on scaling mechanisms including processes tools and automation for creating learning content through crowdsourcing and AI content generation.
-Identify sources of existing content in AWS and define learning products that can be curated at scale by reusing that content.
-Innovate on new self-paced digital learning offerings based on learner needs
- Manages a product roadmap and lifecycle of initiatives that enhance the T&C learning experience
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to understand use cases and learning challenges
- Perform market analyses usability studies and research to identify new opportunities for innovation to solve customer learning challenges
- Establish goals and reviewing metrics to identify opportunities and deliver success
- Work with development teams to deliver customer experiences

About the team
As cloud technologies continue to transform businesses skilled individuals are in high demand. At AWS Training and Certification (T&C) we are passionate about revolutionizing the way people advance their cloud skills and careers. We equip diverse builders of today and tomorrow with the knowledge they need to leverage the power of the AWS Cloud. Join our dynamic fast-growing team and help us empower our customers to build cloud skills.

AWS Global Services
AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design build operate and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services upskill with AWS Training and Certification optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners AWS Sovereign Cloud AWS International Product and the Generative AI Innovation Center. Youll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.

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- 5 years of customer-facing product development and product management including defining launching and optimizing product and services experience
- 5 years of experience in building learning products software or services
- Bachelors Degree business or technical degree in information science or related technical discipline (management information systems computer science engineering) or 5 years of experience working with engineering teams to develop products or associated data models

- Knowledge of UX and/or CX design and usability
- Experience with problem solving and disruptive innovation developing technology programs and working across customer organizations
- Experience owning program strategy end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience with Learning & Development and course facilitation or an equivalent professional qualification or experience in a training role including technical training or a mix of training performance management and coaching/mentoring
- Experience in communicating with users other technical teams and management to collect requirements evaluate alternatives and develop processes and tools as needed to support the organization

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $92400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $206700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.