Strategic leader managing technology (Independent Software Vendors (ISV)) partner business for AWS’s Strategic Accounts, ensuring alignment between ISV partners and AWS sales teams to deliver the best outcomes for our mutual customers. Identify trusted ISV partners within the AWS partner eco-system (tens of thousands of partners) to drive and increase AWS adoption, resulting in millions in AWS revenue. Coach and align with ISV partners on go-to-market strategy on “better together” messaging/value proposition.

Global program management leader that led the design, launch, and execution of AWS's first large-scale, prescriptive partner enablement program including end-to-end partner journey. Influenced and led highly matrixed teams across 50+ stakeholders including engineering, marketing, tax, legal, business leaders resulting in 10K+ partners trained on how to transform their business and build specialized products on AWS, generating $10M+ in AWS revenue. Led highly complex and high-impact projects to completion on time. Team leader responsible for the overall strategic direction including global alignment, adoption, marketing, content, roadmap, team design, and hiring. Quickly assessed problems and roadblocks, determined options, executed to address critical business issues, and creatively cleared obstacles where necessary.

Global program management leader responsible for leading cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams including engineering, marketing, tax, legal, business leaders to launch high-impact business initiatives and leading sophisticated projects to completion on time. Responsible for the overall build, launch, execution and maturity of AWS Competency Programs leading to thousands of technology and consulting partners building specialized products and offerings on AWS, generating millions in revenue. Led program strategy and vision across programs, including marketing and benefits. Quickly assessed problems and roadblocks, determined options, executed to address critical business issues, and creatively cleared obstacles where necessary.

Global HR program management leader for international expansion/M&A in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Led program and project management for highly complex, high-impact business initiatives including launching new countries, business expansion, and M&A deals with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams including 30+ matrixed teams including HR, tax, legal, R&D, AWS, and technical stakeholders, from due diligence through integration resulting in $10M+ deals and millions saved. Drove continuous process improvement and global program best practices to scale with Amazon's global expansion initiatives. Quickly assessed problems and roadblocks, determined options, executed to address critical business issues, and creatively cleared obstacles where necessary.

Strategic business partner to internal clients including recruiting, mobility, HR and business managers to manage immigration sponsorships across multiple business units and geographic regions. Act as the Program Manager responsible for the U.S. permanent residence program for 4,000+ U.S. based foreign nationals. Responsible for facilitating the immigration sponsorship needs of global offices based in Canada, APAC and LAR regions. Manage multiple vendor relationships across regions and business groups. Work with cross-functional teams on program initiatives to ensure program scalability. Lead the integration of acquired entities and subsidiaries into the Immigration Program. Responsible for mentoring junior staff. Launched a business aligned and strategic U.S. PR sponsorship program to meet increasing demands of the business in a highly competitive recruiting environment for tech roles. Launched Canadian immigration sponsorship program including managing multiple vendors, developing internal processes and partnering with the business to ensure alignment with country growth goals. Leader for emerging country-to-country immigration programs including for India, Brazil, and Japan.

Managed the day-to-day activities for the U.S. non-immigrant visa (NIV) sponsorship program. Developed and delivered immigration trainings and created collateral for dissemination to partners and customers including recruiters, candidates, employees, business managers and HR. Managed vendor relationships supporting the full lifecycle of the immigration process. Proactively managed the tactical aspects of a dynamic NIV program which experienced 100% YOY growth during each year of tenure.

Managed enterprise-wide immigration program for approx. 600 sponsored foreign national employees. Consultant to recruiters and hiring managers on immigration sponsorship matters. Oversaw the company’s compliance obligations for foreign national employees including tracking visa status expirations, managing I-9 compliance and coordinating the foreign worker termination process. Managed vendor relationships including maintaining rigorous SLA compliance metrics with outside counsel.  Participated in high impact discussions with senior leadership to craft difficult communications regarding the company’s immigration sponsorship processes and policies.

Program manager for 1,500+ USA in-bound NIV cases including F-1 to OPT, H-1B, E-3, L-1 and TN cases. Oversaw outside counsel’s management of employee immigration matters. Drafted case petitions for submission to various government agencies. Responsible for immigration related compliance programs including LCA, I-9 and PERM audit files.

Provided paralegal support to multiple clients on USA in-bound immigration petitions including preparing family and employed based permanent residence applications and temporary work authorization petitions including for H-1B, E-3, L-1 and TN applicants. Developed training and SLA maintenance metrics for Immigration Practice Group to increase client satisfaction and to standardize and maintain case tracking standards. Responsible for mentoring junior paralegals.