Les Williams
Partnership Engagement Manager at Netflix
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLes Williams is a partnership and product leader with over 15 years’ experience in telecommunications and cloud ecosystems, now driving ISP and edge collaboration as Partnership Engagement Manager at Netflix. He has a strong track record negotiating strategic interconnection deals and shaping Amazon’s Global Interconnection Strategy at AWS to deliver scalable, cost-effective cloud services worldwide. Les combines commercial P&L ownership and product management—from Tata Communications and Telstra—to operational know-how rooted in early hands-on networking and teaching roles. Known for building go-to-market functions and migrating enterprise services to cloud and edge architectures, he regularly bridges engineering, legal, and policy to accelerate network innovation. Fluent in technical and business disciplines (MS in Telecommunication Management plus cloud certifications), he brings a rare mix of carrier-grade networking experience and marketing/strategy chops that consistently expands market footprint. An atypical detail: his background spans frontline network operations to board-level strategy, giving him a practical lens on what it takes to scale global interconnection.
8 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Institute of Public Administration and ManagementMS Telecommunication Management, MS Telecommunication Management at Stevens Institute of TechnologyAAT Diploma Accounting, AAT Diploma Accounting at Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), UKGrammar School, FreetownDiplome French, Diplome French at Alliance FrancaisBSTCM Telecommunications Management, BSTCM Telecommunications Management at DeVry University
English, French, krio
Github Skills (162)
microsoft-azure10
arm10
encryption10
linux10
github-desktop10
azcopy10
ofx10
powershell10
azure10
shell10
documentation-generator10
skype10
azure-storage-explorer10
ssl10
speedtest10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
awsles/AzureServices
Apr 2019 - Jan 2025
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 9 months
awsles/AwsServices
Apr 2019 - Dec 2022
Contributions:71 commits, 88 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 8 months
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