Kim Murphy

CEO

London, United Kingdom35 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Three decades of leadership experience in tech.
Expert in coaching and mentoring for career growth.
Proven track record in organizational transformation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Leadership Coach specializing in SaaS and organizational development.

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Skills

Core Skills

CoachingPeople ManagementCoaching & MentoringCareer DevelopmentMentoringOperations Management

Other Skills

CommunicationTeam LeadershipCareer Development CoachingLeadership DevelopmentCareer ManagementInterpersonal CommunicationPeople DevelopmentBusiness StrategyMentoring New HiresSales EnablementEMEAPartner ProgramsPartner ManagementBusiness AlliancesGo-to-market Strategy

About

I work with senior leaders and executive teams who want to elevate their impact, lead with humanity, and unlock their people's potential. My approach blends hard-won experience with evidence-based frameworks - practical, challenging, and grounded in what actually works. After three decades navigating organisational transformation - from banking in the 80s through building global training powerhouses at Veritas, Symantec and AWS - I’ve learned that leadership isn't about titles or tech. It's about people who can think clearly, act decisively, and bring others with them (with a bit of fun thrown into the mix! 😜) What I do: - Lead your leadership team through critical conversations and strategic offsites that bring results - Help you motivate teams to perform at their best without sacrificing the human touch - Coach individuals navigating complex career decisions I've built teams across continents, led large-scale transformation programs, and mentored leaders at every level. Now I focus on helping others do the same: with a clear path, conviction, and enough humour to keep things real when the work gets heavy.

Experience

35 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

7 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Kim murphy coaching ltd

Exec Leadership & Career Coach

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Global · Hybrid

Leadership isn’t about louder voices or longer hours - it’s about clarity.
Through executive leadership coaching, you’ll uncover the habits, mindset, and communication tools that help you lead with confidence and consistency.
Twenty plus years leading and mentoring in fast-moving environments taught me this: effective leadership isn’t about having every answer; it’s about creating the conditions for others to do their best work consistently.
My coaching & mentoring helps you do that with clarity and composure.

CoachingMentoringPeople ManagementCommunicationTeam LeadershipCareer Development Coaching

Amazon web services (aws)

3 roles

Career Growth & Mentoring, AWS Global Services

Apr 2021 – Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Led the Mentoring Program for AWS Training & Certification employees, fostering professional growth within the team and across the broader organization.
Established a framework for a “Career Growth Hub”, which would enable individuals from AWS Training & Certification, AWS Support, and AWS Professional Services to explore new career opportunities within Amazon Web Services and beyond.
Contributed to an employee development initiative centred around Amazon's Leadership Principles, supporting career progression and leadership capabilities.

Coaching & MentoringCareer DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentCareer ManagementInterpersonal CommunicationPeople Development

Head of Global Delivery Readiness, AWS Training & Certification

Jul 2019 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

Developed sales onboarding programs for WW technical & sales teams to drive productivity to within 90 days
Responsible for onboarding & continuous learning programs for Training & Certification field organization
Developed and implemented global programs leveraging the Authorized Instructor community
Scaled programs for onboarding, ever-boarding, and release readiness for T&C global sales team
Managed Sales enablement processes and best practices supporting Geo Sales managers
Defined the strategy around regional Instructor Enablement Resource requirements, including hiring, developing, onboarding & managing such resources

Mentoring

Head of AWS Training & Certification - EMEA

Jul 2012 – Jun 2019 · 6 yrs 11 mos

Created and ran the AWS Training & Certification (T&C) Business in EMEA
Developed a comprehensive strategy, ongoing operations & execution of Training Delivery objectives in EMEA
Onboarded new employees, trained account managers on AWS selling methodology and oversaw the enablement of technical instructors worldwide to redeliver AWS training courses
Established the initial Amazon Training Partner program in EMEA
Responsible for the initial rollout of AWS Academy program in EMEA
Managed and drove training investment programs, including philanthropic sponsoring or funded training projects for customers, AWS partners or a wider audience
Drove training engagements at the CXO level as well as with Line of Business Leaders across complex organizations, conducting Training Needs Assessments to build detailed training proposals and plans to help accelerate adoption of AWS Services
Managed a large & diverse team across EMEA & WW

MentoringOperations ManagementPeople ManagementPeople DevelopmentBusiness Strategy

Settld

Advisor

Dec 2020 – Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos

MentoringMentoring New Hires

At home

Sabbatical

Dec 2020 – Feb 2021 · 2 mos · Germany

Focus on my passion around coaching & spread some positivity and support those people less fortunate than myself during the festive period and the COVID pandemic.