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Senior Startup Investor Manager, VC (or Angel), AWS Worldwide Startups
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A Technology Brand Ambassador represents and demonstrates a technology brand in order to promote brand awareness and sales in their market.
$143,567 / year median in New York
+8% projected growth
Job Description
DescriptionWould you like to shape the future of cloud computing by identifying and working with the most promising early-stage startups and venture capital firms? Do you have the technical depth, business acumen, and investment insight to help establish AWS as the foundation for the next generation of technology companies? Trusted by more startups around the world, AWS makes the power of cloud computing accessible to all. We give founders everywhere access to the same technology that powers the world's largest companies. With nearly 20 years of experience, gained from supporting hundreds of thousands of startups, the AWS Startups team helps founders prove that their world-changing ideas are possible, at any stage of growth, and any level of funding. This is why more startups, and over 80% of unicorns, choose to launch on AWS. As a Senior Startup Investor Manager within AWS, you will work with venture capital firms and angel investors to accelerate portfolio company success. You'll work with key investors to help unlock the potential of their portfolio companies on AWS, enabling faster innovation and scaling. Your role focuses on supporting meaningful initiatives between the investment community and AWS, helping startups leverage cloud to achieve breakthrough growth. You'll combine technical understanding of cloud and emerging technologies, such as generative AI, with business acumen to identify opportunities and ensure startups have access to the tools, expertise, and support needed to build world-changing products on AWS infrastructure. Key job responsibilities
- Own and drive strategic relationships with VC and angel firms, serving as their primary point of contact into AWS
- Design and deliver tailored engagement strategies for each fund based on their investment thesis, portfolio composition, and stage focus
- Identify high-potential portfolio companies and connect them with the right AWS teams, account managers, programs, credits, and technical resources at the right time
- Translate early-stage signals from investors and founders into actionable insights for AWS product, sales, and leadership
- Evaluate the technical architecture, technology stack, and market opportunity of early-stage startups to prioritize engagement
- Serve as a technical advisor to portfolio companies, helping them optimize their cloud architecture, leverage generative AI services (Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, Trainium/Inferentia), and accelerate their go-to-market About the team Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences.
- Experience managing competing priorities and using metrics to drive business decisions
- 7+ years of experience in technology industry with focus on startups, ideally in combination with technical roles
- Strong understanding of cloud computing architectures, services, and best practices and familiarity with generative AI technologies
- Understanding of technical patterns and architectures for workloads relevant to startups
- Bachelor's degree in technical or technical management field or equivalent experiencePreferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree, or MBA
- Experience with analytical tools and ability to dive deep into metrics and reporting
- Experience at startups or venture capital/angel firms
- Experience building and scaling cloud-native applications from the ground up
- Experience with commercial aspects of fast-growing technical businesses
- Ability to understand and evaluate emerging technologies Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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