Sr. Manager, Solutions Architecture, Generative AI Startups, AWS Full-time

Do you like startups? Are you an expert in the development and practical application of deep learning and generative AI? Are you interested in the intersection of cloud computing, generative AI, and disrupting innovation? Yes? We have a role you might find interesting.

Startups are the large enterprises of the future. These young companies are founded by ambitious people who have a desire to build something meaningful and challenge the status quo. They seek to address underserved customers, or to challenge incumbents. They usually operate in an environment of scarcity: whether that’s capital, engineering resource, or experience. This is where you come in.

We are looking for technical builders who love the idea of working with early stage startups to help them as they grow. In this role, you’ll work directly with a variety of interesting customers and help them make the best (and sometimes the most pragmatic) technical decisions along the way. You’ll have a chance to build enduring relationships with these companies and establish yourself as a trusted advisor.

As a member of the Generative AI Startups team, you will work directly with customers to help them successfully leverage cutting-edge AWS technology to develop, train, tune, and deploy the next generation of generative AI foundation models at scale.

As well as spending time working directly with customers, you’ll also get plenty of time to learn new technologies and keep your skills fresh. We have 200+ services across a range of different categories and it’s important that we can help startups take advantages of the right ones. You’ll also play an important role as an advocate with our product teams to make sure we are building the right products and features for the startups you work with. And for the customers you don’t get to work with on a 1:1 basis you’ll share knowledge more broadly by working on technical content and presenting at events.

Key job responsibilities

-Work with peers in Account Management and Business Development functions to develop comprehensive pursuit and engagement plans that meet the needs of startup customers in the Generative AI space

-Act directly as a technical executive sponsor for our most critical accounts

-Champion your area’s customer needs with senior leaders (Director, VP) inside AWS

-Hire, on-board, train, and develop Solutions Architects from internal and external sources

-Develop mechanisms to ensure your team is well-positioned to deliver high value to customers and the right results for the business

-Maintain a high bar for operational excellence; define and maintain appropriate cadences for inspecting the business in your area

-Own the talent management strategy and outcomes for your team (performance management, promotion pipelines, leadership development, mentoring programs etc.)

A day in the life

Startups are the large enterprises of the future. These young companies are founded by ambitious people who have a desire to build something meaningful and to challenge the status quo. To address underserved customers or to challenge incumbents. They usually operate in an environment of scarcity: whether that’s capital, engineering resource, or experience. This is where you come in.

The AWS Startup Solutions Architecture team is dedicated to working with startup companies as they build their businesses. We’re here to help them deploy the best, most scalable, most secure, cost effective and easy to operate architectures.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 5+ years of management of technical, enterprise customer facing resources or equivalent experience

– 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience

– Bachelor’s degree

– Experience architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $180,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $312,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.