Aurelia Austin-Nowicka
Edinburgh
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in programme and portfolio leadership, driving Microsoft-enabled transformation and cloud platform migration. Demonstrates proficiency in enterprise governance and PMO, financial and commercial management, and C-suite stakeholder engagement. Skilled in agile and hybrid delivery, risk and controls, vendor and alliance management, business case and ROI modelling, change adoption, supply chain strategy development, and cost optimisation techniques. Committed to leveraging these competencies to optimise organisational performance and deliver strategic value.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Head of Concessions Program
Amazon
Edinburgh
2024.04 - 2026.02
- Programme director accountable for the delivery, governance and commercial performance of Amazon’s global concessions technology ecosystem.
- Own and lead a global portfolio of digital platforms and services supporting billions of customer interactions annually, operating as a regulated, risk-managed enterprise system across technology, finance, operations and compliance.
- Designed and implemented performance frameworks (financial, risk, operational, customer) used by VP and Director leadership to govern investment, prioritisation and platform evolution.
- Led a large-scale platform migration moving high-risk users from a legacy concessions tool to alternative enterprise platforms, including target architecture design, delivery sequencing, capacity planning and risk controls.
- Accountable for $316m annual OPEX savings achieved through portfolio-level optimisation, governance reform and technology-enabled process redesign.
- Built and ran the 2025 and 2026 enterprise roadmaps, aligning delivery capacity, technology investment and business risk across multiple engineering and operations teams.
- Act as executive escalation owner for major delivery risks, customer-impacting issues and cross-platform failures, driving resolution through senior technical and business leadership.
- Lead and develop a global PMO and delivery organisation, embedding best practice in programme management, reporting, controls and assurance.
Head of Category Management
Amazon Fresh
US
2022.01 - 2024.04
- Programme and commercial lead for Amazon Fresh’s largest digital retail category and vendor.
- Owned the end-to-end governance, delivery and commercial performance of multi-year digital and commercial transformation programmes with strategic F&B partners.
- Led a $300m, three-year transformation programme with PepsiCo, aligning data platforms, digital merchandising, promotions, forecasting and supply chain execution across Amazon and partner systems.
- Built programme governance, KPIs and delivery cadences (QBRs, steering groups, financial tracking) ensuring executive-level transparency and accountability.
- Delivered 50%+ year-on-year growth through technology-enabled planning, data-driven investment models and execution discipline.
- Partnered with engineering, finance, operations and vendor teams to ensure programmes were architected, funded, prioritised and delivered at scale.
Senior Vendor Manager
Amazon Fresh
2021.01 - 2022.01
- Ran multiple concurrent transformation programmes across digital merchandising, data, promotions and supply chain integration.
- Implemented performance dashboards, investment governance and delivery controls to ensure digital initiatives produced measurable ROI.
- Led cross-functional teams through process digitisation and system integration.
Omni Channel Senior Buyer
Saks Off Fifth & Bloomingdale’s
, US
2016.01 - 2021.01
- Ran $45m–$60m digital and omnichannel portfolios, driving platform modernisation, vendor system integration and commercial transformation.
- Built multi-vendor governance models, financial controls and performance reporting.
- Led high-growth digital programmes delivering 72% YoY growth.
Education
Executive MBA - Corporate Strategy, Digital Business Models
Quantic School of Business & Technology
US 2021.05 - 2022.06
MA (Hons) - Ancient History
University of St Andrews
2005.09 - 2009.06
Skills
- Programme & Portfolio Leadership
- Microsoft-Enabled Transformation
- Cloud & Platform Migration
- Enterprise Governance & PMO
- Financial & Commercial Management
- C-Suite Stakeholder Engagement
- Agile & Hybrid Delivery
- Risk & Controls
- Vendor & Alliance Management
- Business Case & ROI Modelling
- Change & Adoption
- Supply chain strategy development
- Cost optimisation techniques
Accomplishments
Highest Gross Profit Buyer 2018
Timeline
Head of Concessions Program
Amazon
2024.04 - 2026.02
Head of Category Management
Amazon Fresh
2022.01 - 2024.04
Executive MBA - Corporate Strategy, Digital Business Models
Quantic School of Business & Technology
2021.05 - 2022.06
Senior Vendor Manager
Amazon Fresh
2021.01 - 2022.01
Omni Channel Senior Buyer
Saks Off Fifth & Bloomingdale’s
2016.01 - 2021.01
MA (Hons) - Ancient History
University of St Andrews
2005.09 - 2009.06