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About the episode

This episode focuses on managing a globally distributed team in a massive organization like Amazon AWS. We will discuss how to operate a “startup” within a large organization, and how to keep people engaged and help them contribute by building out a supportive environment online. Federico Maffini, Head of Business Operations at Amazon AWS weighs in with his management experience and insights.

About the guest

Federico Maffini is Head of Business Management within the Customer Optimization and enablement organization at Amazon Web Services, where he leads a large team of Business Analysts and Program Managers located across 4 different geographies (UK, US, IT, DE).

In the past 8 years, he worked within several teams across Amazon and covered various roles in Finance, Program Management, and Sales Operations. Moving across Transportation, Operations, Customer Experience, and Cloud, he gained first-hand experience working on complex and strategic initiatives, making him a rounded leader with interdisciplinary expertise. Throughout, he built teams and supported stakeholders all across the globe.

Federico is a problem solver who marries data with business insights to drive decision-making. He is deeply passionate about mechanisms, which he leverages for multiple purposes, from fostering collaboration to increasing transparency and visibility to ensuring accountability and record-keeping - especially in asynchronous manners and with remote teams.

Connect with Federico on LinkedIn or via his website.

About the host

My name is Peter Benei, founder of Anywhere Consulting. My mission is to help and inspire a community of remote leaders who can bring more autonomy, transparency, and leverage to their businesses, ultimately empowering their colleagues to be happier, more independent, and more self-conscious.

Connect with me on LinkedIn.

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