Senior Funding Operations Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Macedonia, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Act as the main coordinator for all AWS funding initiatives, ensuring accurate submission and timely follow-up.

• Maintain a centralized tracking system for ongoing funding requests, which includes request owner, AWS program, submission date, approval status, and expiration date.

• Evaluate program guidelines in relation to AWS eligibility requirements and internal policies.

• Guarantee timely customer review and approval, escalating issues to avert bottlenecks and hasten approvals.

• Collaborate with AWS account teams as well as internal Sales, Finance, PM, and Engineering departments.

• Prepare and share weekly/monthly dashboards or reports.

• Inform stakeholders regarding missing documentation, incomplete applications, or inconsistencies.

• Conduct audits of funding requests to ensure accuracy, project scope, budget alignment, and compliance.

• Gather and validate supporting documentation.

• Complete post-approval activities, including obtaining deliverables and submitting proofs of performance to AWS.

• Update the statuses of funding requests in real-time.

• Work with Finance on invoicing matters.

• Identify and address gaps between committed activities and actual deliverables to minimize clawback risks.

• Enhance workflows and templates to streamline processes and decrease cycle times.

• Document processes, best practices, and lessons learned.

• Lead training sessions for ad hoc funding programs.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in program coordination and administration, particularly in managing funding programs, tracking requests, and ensuring compliance with guidelines, ideally within a technology services or consulting setting.

• Proven track record of adhering to program guidelines and conducting data validation, with careful documentation review to ensure compliance with program rules and validation of submitted data.

• Familiarity with AWS services and AWS funding mechanisms is highly advantageous.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Exceptional organizational skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• CV submitted in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Every other Friday off (26 additional days off per year).

• Remote-first culture.

• Explore and Relocation programs (three months of work abroad or full international relocation).

• Paid sick days and local holidays.

• Business English classes program.

• Continuous Learning Support.

• Fitness and/or Mental Health Subscriptions.

• Access to LokaLabs™, our internal research and development program.

• Clearly defined career path.