Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 2 days ago
Ontologist, Learning Taxonomy, AWS Training & Certification
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$92K/yr - $207K/yr
5+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an Ontologist in their Training & Certification (T&C) Products and Services team to lead the scaling of training content creation for technical learning solutions. The role involves defining and governing the learning content model and taxonomy while innovating tools and mechanisms to enhance the learning experience for AWS customers.
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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
Qualification
Required
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
Bachelor's 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
Preferred
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
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.
10001+ employees
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BIRD Foundation
2025-01-22Grant
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Matt Garman
Chief Executive Officer
Anand Desikan
CTO, CXO Advisor, and Enterprise Technologist
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